Download Warm-UP: A habitat gives a species what it needs to survive. For

WARM-UP: A HABITAT GIVES A SPECIES WHAT IT NEEDS TO
SURVIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, A FOREST GIVES A BIRD SHELTER FROM
BAD WEATHER. NAME TWO OTHER WAYS THAT A HABITAT HELPS A
SPECIES.
ECOSYSTEMS
GRAB A NOTE SHEET AND LET’S REVIEW OUR
ECOSYSTEM VOCAB.
BIOSPHERE
The biosphere is the portion of the Earth that
supports life. This includes the top of Earths’s
crust (lithosphere), the water on Earth’s surface
(hydrosphere), and the atmosphere.
ECOSYSTEM
An
ecosystem
is made up
of the
living and
non-living
parts of an
area.
ECOLOGY
Ecology is the
study of the
interactions that
occur among
organisms and
their
environments.
POPULATION
All organisms of a species that live in the same
area at the same time.
COMMUNITY
A community consists of the all the populations in
an ecosystem.
ORGANISM
An organism is any living thing.
REVIEW:
Make a pyramid that shows the different levels from
organism to ecosystem. Select an organism using the
classroom resources.