1. Microhabitats in a School Yard
TEKS 7.10A - Observe and describe how different environments, including microhabitats in schoolyards and biomes, support different varieties of organisms.

4. Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Definitions:
Bio - _____
Biotic Factors:_________ __________________
“A” prefix:_____________
Abiotic Factors: ________
Life
Living or
once living (with life)
Ex. animals, plants
without or no
nonliving
or without life
Ex. Sun, Temperature, Rocks,
Air, Water, Soil (STRAWS)

5. Define……. and Give an Example
Parasitic Worm
1. Habitat 2. The prefix “micro” 3. Microhabitat 4. Ecosystem 5. Biome
The AIDS virus
Habitats

6. Levels of Organization in an Ecosystem:
Individual
(one organism)
Population
(several of same organism)
Community
(several different organisms/
populations)
Ecosystem
(biotic and abiotic factors)
Biome
(global ecosystems)

9. A garden MICROHABITAT Inside a log Flower Bed A Clump of Grass Hole in
A very small specialized space with food, water and shelter for organisms to survive and interact with biotic and abiotic factors.
A Clump of Grass
Inside a log
A garden
Hole in
a Rock
Flower Bed
Underside of a leaf

11. DESCRIPTION OF MICROHABITAT
A 7th-grade Science Class examines microhabitats found on their schoolyard. Students constructed a data table to summarize their findings. Complete the table below by listing the organisms students may have found in each microhabitat.
MICROHABITAT
DESCRIPTION OF MICROHABITAT
ORGANISMS FOUND
OAK TREE
Leaves, branches, trunk, and acorns of the oak tree
SOIL UNDER AZALEAS OR OTHER FLOWERING BUSHES
Shady, moist with dead leaves covering the ground
DECOMPOSING LOG
Log or tree branch on the ground

12. Crack in a rock

13. Write this statement as a complete sentence: I see ___ living things
Clump of grass
Write this statement as a complete sentence: I see ___ living things
in the clump of grass
How many living organisms can you find?

14. ECOSYSTEM
The living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) parts of the environment and how they interact.
Write down what you see:
Biotic Abiotic

15. BIOME
A large region or global area that has the same climate and organisms (plants, animals) in it.

16. MICROHABITAT? Or Not?
Copy the list below. Next to each word, write an “H” for habitat, “M” for microhabitat, or “B” for biome,. Beaver’s Dam Puddle of water Decaying Log Ocean Termite Colony Tundra Goldfish Pond Rain Forest Burrow Coral Reef Desert Forest

17. Draw & Describe a Microhabitat and an Ecosystem
Microhabitat Ecosystem
Write definition and
draw an example of
A microhabitat that
Includes several
biotic and
abiotic factors .
an ecosystem