Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Ecosystem

    Uploaded by

    api-238589602
    232 views10 pages
    The document discusses ecosystems in Newfoundland and Labrador. It instructs students to create posters of a local ecosystem including plants, animals, non-living features, and human uses. It then discusses important abiotic factors for local ecosystems, the range of tolerance that determines where organisms can survive, types of interactions between living and non-living components, levels of ecological organization from individual to ecosystem, and the concept of niche - the various roles organisms play in their ecosystem. Finally, it prompts students to consider and describe their own human niche.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    ecosystem

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document discusses ecosystems in Newfoundland and Labrador. It instructs students to create posters of a local ecosystem including plants, animals, non-living features, and human uses. It then discusses important abiotic factors for local ecosystems, the range of tolerance that determines where organisms can survive, types of interactions between living and non-living components, levels of ecological organization from individual to ecosystem, and the concept of niche - the various roles organisms play in their ecosystem. Finally, it prompts students to consider and describe their own human niche.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    232 views10 pages

    Ecosystem

    Uploaded by

    api-238589602
    The document discusses ecosystems in Newfoundland and Labrador. It instructs students to create posters of a local ecosystem including plants, animals, non-living features, and human uses. It then discusses important abiotic factors for local ecosystems, the range of tolerance that determines where organisms can survive, types of interactions between living and non-living components, levels of ecological organization from individual to ecosystem, and the concept of niche - the various roles organisms play in their ecosystem. Finally, it prompts students to consider and describe their own human niche.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 10

    1.1ecosystems.

    notebook

    October29,2015

    Ecosystems

    1.1ecosystems.notebook

    October29,2015

    Introductory Activity
    In groups of 3 or 4, draw a poster of an ecosystem
    of Newfoundland and Labrador. Include:

    Plants
    Animals (vertebrates and invertebrates as
    The nonliving natural things
    Human uses of the environment

    Be specific! For example, do not just draw "trees",


    but think of different types of trees, like maples,
    firs, spruces .... Do the same with different types of
    fish, or birds. ...

    1.1ecosystems.notebook

    October29,2015

    Abiotic Factors
    Rain

    Wind

    Fog

    Temperature

    Amountof
    Light

    Current

    Snow

    Depth

    Soil
    Salinity

    Waves

    Dissolved
    Oxygen

    Nutrients

    Permafrost

    What abiotic factors are most important for


    each Newfoundland and Labrador ecosystem?

    1.1ecosystems.notebook

    October29,2015

    Range of Tolerance
    The range of conditions within which an
    organism can survive.

    Whydon'ttreesgrow
    atthetopofamountain?

    Whyaretherenogiraffes
    inMiddleCove?

    1.1ecosystems.notebook

    October29,2015

    Types of interactions
    Bioc/Abioc
    Bioc/Bioc
    Abioc/Abioc

    1.1ecosystems.notebook

    October29,2015

    LevelsofOrganization

    Individual

    Community

    Population

    Ecosystem

    1.1ecosystems.notebook

    October29,2015

    Individual/Population/Community/Ecosystem
    Individual
    caplin

    Population
    Allthecaplinina
    bay

    Community
    Thecaplin+alltheother
    organismsinthebay

    Ecosystem
    Allofthebioticfactors
    +Alltheabioticfactors

    1.1ecosystems.notebook

    October29,2015

    Niche: Arctic Hare


    Preyfor
    eagles

    Preyfor
    coyotes

    Hostfor
    fleas

    Preyfor
    wolves

    Plant
    consumer

    Aeratesthe
    soilbydigging
    burrows

    Fertilizesthe
    soilby
    pooping

    Definition:Groupofrolesan
    organismplaysinitsecosystem
    (Whatdoesiteat?Whateatsit?Dotheycarryparasites?Aretheyahostforany
    organisms?Dotheychangethereenvironment?

    1.1ecosystems.notebook

    October29,2015

    (Howdowefitintoourenvironment?)

    Thehumanniche

    EarlyHumans

    TodaysHumans

    (Nofire/tools/farming/technology)

    1.1ecosystems.notebook

    October29,2015

    JournalWriting
    Describeyourownniche?
    (Whatrolesdoyouplayinour
    ecosystem)
    (Whatdoyoueat?Areyouahostforanyorganisms?Doyouchangeyourenvironment?
    Doyoucauseanychangestootheranimals?

    10

    You might also like