Unit+12+Ecosystems

Unit 12: Organisms and Their Environment

6.12f: diagram the levels of organization within an ecosystem, including organism, population, community, and ecosystem.
Guiding Questions

1. What are the levels of organization within an ecosystem?

2. How does an organism interact with its environment?

3. How are comparative and descriptive investigations used in science?

Google Drive File For Flat Pat Pictures = Vocabulary = **matter** - anything that has mass and volume **abiotic** - nonliving matter **biotic** - living, or once was living matter **organisms** - one individual **populations** - a group of organisms that are the same species **niche** - a job/role an organism plays in its habitat **prokaryotic** - a cell without a visible nucleus **eukaryotic** - a cell with a visible nucleus **unicellular** - an organism composed of only one cell **multicellular** - an organism composed of 2 or more cells **autotrophic** - an organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis **habitat** - where an organism lives; its home **mutualism** - a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit **heterotrophic** - an organism who must get nutrients from other organisms **kingdom - ** a large classification of living organisms (Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protists, Fungus, Plants, Animals) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">**communities** - 2 or more populations that live in an area <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">**classification -** to put into groups <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">**domains** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20px;">- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">classifications even larger than kingdoms (Bacteria, Archae, Eukarya) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">**parasitism** - a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and one is harmed
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5;">commensalism **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5;"> - a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is not affected

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**Important Links** = **Living Things** =

= [|Biotic & Abiotic Factors in Ecosystems] = = = = Food Chains / Trophic Levels = media type="custom" key="25957630" media type="custom" key="25957680" media type="custom" key="25957638" media type="custom" key="25682794"

Interesting Animal Interactions with the Environment
=Jeff Corwin Experience Morocco: Mysterious Desert Ecosystem=



__ **GAMES** __ **Exploring Ecosystems** **Biotic or Abiotic Baseball** **Soccer Biotic or Abiotic** **Food Chains Game** **Bigger Food Chains Game** **Build A Food Chain** **Fun With Food Webs**