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Environmental Science Chapter 1: Section 1 Living Things and the Environment Double-Column Notes (please complete in your compbook) Double-Column Notes Format • We will set up compbooks together. • 1st Fold your paper in half and draw a line down the middle • 2nd Questions will go on the left-hand side • 3rd Answers will go on the right-hand side • 4th ALWAYS skip lines between questions (everything should line up perfectly) Question 1 • What is an organism? • An organism is any living thing. Question 2 • What must an organism obtain in order to live, grow, and reproduce? • Food, water, shelter, and space Question 3 • What is a habitat? • An environment that provides the things the organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce. Question 4 • Give an example of an area that contains many habitats. • A forest: mushrooms grow in the damp soil, salamanders live on the forest floor, and woodpeckers build nest in tree trunks. Question 5 • Why do different organisms live in different habitats? • Because organisms have different requirements for survival. Question 6 • What are biotic factors? • The living parts of a habitat. Question 7 • What are the biotic factors of a prairie dog habitat? • Grass and plants that provide seeds and berries; the hawks, ferrets, and eagles that hunt the prairie dogs; worms, fungi, and bacteria that live in soil. Question 8 • What are two biotic factors from your environment? • Answers will Vary! Question 9 • What are abiotic factors? • Nonliving parts of an organisms habitat Question 10 • List and explain the five abiotic factors discussed on pg. 8 in the textbook. • (the answers will be on the next slide. Make sure they go on the right-hand side of your compbook. #10 will have a long answer.) Abiotic Factors (#10) • Water: all living things require water to carry out their life processes. • Sunlight: sunlight is required in order for photosynthesis to occur. • Oxygen: oxygen is so important to the functioning of the human body that you can only live a few minutes with out it • Temperature: the temperatures that are typical of an area determine the types of organisms that can live there. • Soil: the type of soil in different areas influences the kinds of plants that can grow there. Soil is also used as a home for many organisms. Question 11 • What are the four levels of organization? • • • • 1. Organism 2. Population 3. Community 4. Ecosystem Question 12 • What is a species? • A group of similar organisms that are physically similar and can mate and reproduce. Question 13 • What is a population? Give an example. • All members of one species in a particular area are called populations. The 400 million prairie dogs in Texas town would be an example of a population. Question 14 • What is a community? • All different populations that live together in an area. Question 15 • To be considered a community, different populations must live close enough to interact. How do populations interact? • Populations interact by using the same resources, such as food, water, and shelter. Question 16 • What is an ecosystem? • The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings. Question 17 • Copy this statement in your compbook on the question side! • The smallest level of organization is a single organism, which belongs to a population that includes other members of its species. The population belongs to a community of different species. The community and abiotic factors together form an ecosystem. Question 18 • What is the study of how living things interact with each other? • The study of ecology!!!!!