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Basic Ecology Life and the Environment Topics *1011 *1012 *1019 Ms. Morris Life and the Environment • Biosphere – The part of Earth that supports life • Biome – Largest terrestrial ecosystems • Ecosystem – Smaller distinct areas of biomes and biospheres • Community – All living things within an ecosystem • Population – The members of the same species sharing a habitat Biosphere Biome Organism Population Ecosystem Images: www.solarviews.com www.esp.cr.usgs.gov www.flickr.com Community Life and the Environment • Habitat – Where specific plant and animal species are naturally found • Niche – The effects an organisms has on it’s environment, and the effects an environment has on an organism Succession • Progression that results in a stable community • Primary Succession – A series of changes which occur in an entirely new habitat which has never been colonized before • Secondary Succession – A series of changes which take place in a previously colonized, but disturbed or damaged habitat Image: www.geo.arizona.edu Primary Succession Image: www.geo.arizona.edu Secondary Succession Questions: • Explain - in your own words - each of the following: – – – – – – Biosphere Biome Ecosystem Community Population Organism • Explain the differences between – Primary Succession – Secondary Succession • Turn in to Ms. Morris by the end of the day (10 points).
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