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List the Levels of Organization! Atoms Molecules Which ones do you think are included in ecology? Biosphere Organelles Ecosystem Community Cells Tissue Organ Population Organism System Ecology Organism Population One living Same species, Specific thing. location, Same time Community All of the populations in an area at the same time. (no nonliving) Biosphere Ecosystem Everywhere Living & life can be nonliving found interacting Biome = major ecosystem Biome One of the major ecosystems on earth that cover a relatively large area. Each have unique plant and animal communities. They each have their own climate (video) Tundra Alpine & Arctic Short plants Coniferous Forest “Conifer” = cones Deciduous forest Drop leaves Grassland Rainforest Few trees if any Tropical & Temperate Savanna Rainy & dry seasons Desert Dry! Really, really dry Chaparral Woody bushes Permafrost Taiga, boreal Benefit from fire Diverse Ecosystem •An idea more than a place or set of things. •A system in which there are: • living organisms • nonliving components • a primary source of energy Earth Forest Sealed jar of pond water Habitat - Where an organism lives (address) **Food, water, shelter, space In a workable arrangement living arrangements How does a habitat differ from an ecosystem? Ecosystem = *self sustaining *not missing necessary parts *fueled by primary source of energy Video
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