1. Ecology
Ecology is the study of interactions among organisms and their environment

2. What is meant by an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is part of a Biome that includes biotic and abiotic factors.

3. Abiotic vs. Biotic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlnFylwdYH4
Can you identify 3 biotic and abiotic factors?
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?

4. Can you identify our 8 terrestrial biomes on earth?
Tundra
Permeant Ice
Temperate Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
Grassland
Desert
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Boreal Forest

5. What are the two main factors that determine the characteristics of each Biome on our earth?
Temperature
Precipitation

6. How do humans influence our ecosystems?
Human Activities that threaten Biodiversity
What is meant the carrying capacity of our biosphere?
The earth cannot indefinitely support the ever increasingly population
We would exceed to carrying capacity for our biosphere
What have we done as humans to increase our carrying capacity for our Earth?
Technology and science to increase food production

7. Your turn - Brain storm, in groups, ways that humans have impacted our ecosystems.

8. Air pollution
Smog
Oil being spilled into the Pacific Ocean

9. Agriculture Soil compaction Fertilizer use Soil degradation
Monocrop vs Polycrop
Animal agriculture (beside)

10. urbanization Destruction of habitat Fragmentation Deforestation
Urban sprawl (Mexico)

11. Water pollution

12. Overexploitation
Deforestation in BC Cell Phones Oil

13. Next class… Groups of 4 or 5
In your group, choose one of the 8 biomes on our earth
Each member of your group will choose one impact that humans have on the biome.
Research an article that speaks to your ‘impact’ or topic
Morven library website