Download Day 32 10-8 habitat and unit trigger

Get to work…
1. Pick up the handouts from the front
table.
2. On the “Finding Gold Article” handout,
answer the first question “What is a
species?” Find the answer on textbook
page 101.
Reminders …
1.Cell phones
2.Backpacks, food/drink
3.If you don’t have an ISN grade,
turn it in to ME.
4.We had a unit summative test
last Friday.
5.There is a quiz tomorrow.
Today …
1. We will read and watch a video about Golden
Toads and take notes.
2. We will read and take notes about habitats.
3. We will add to the Aha! Connections page.
Worksheet …
What is a species?
Group of individuals that
interbreed and produce fertile
offspring.
Worksheet …
Where were the “golden toads” found?
Geographic area: __________________
America.
Central
Country: the mountains of __________
__________
Costa
Rica
Local area: Monteverde means “______________
Green mountain
Habitat: the forests are known as
cloud
___________________
forests because they’re
covered by slow-moving clouds.
Worksheet …
Worksheet …
Biotic & Abiotic
What biotic factors are in the forest (list three)
Ferns, Liverworts, Mosses, Clinging Vines, Orchids
What abiotic factor helps the biotic factors?
“organisms that thrive in cool, misty environments.”
Worksheet …
Worksheet …
Population change
How many toads were counted in 1964?
200
How many toads were counted in 1987?
Hundreds but few tadpoles.
How many toads are there now?
None (extinct)
Worksheet …
A cloud forest’s soil, rocks, leaf litter, humidity, plant life, and
seasonal pools of water are all part of a toad’s
HABITAT
Habitats provide organisms with the resources they need to
live. Some of the most important resources are:
Nutrition
Shelter
Breeding Sites
Mates
Worksheet …
Compare and contrast an ecosystem and a habitat.
How are they the same:
Both have abiotic and biotic factors.
How are they different:
The habitat’s boundaries are defined by the organism.
It can be a small section of ground for the worm.
It can be several ecosystems put together for the hawk.
Worksheet …
Worksheet …
Name at least two specific elements of the golden toad’s
cloud forest habitat.
Humidity and pools of water
What changed in the habitat that made it unsuitable to the
golden toads?
Temperature