Planet Earth Questions1.What biome is the video about?2.Name one primary producer in the biome.3.Name one herbivore in the biome4.Name one carnivore in the biome.5.What is one biotic factor that affects this biome?6.What is one abiotic factor that affects this biome?

1. In the picture, what are the pioneer species?

2. A wildfire burns down the forest, and new plants grow. Is this an example of primary or secondary succession?

Notebook check and review sheet today.

First 15 minutes: work on review sheet silently, alone.

Talking? Minus points on notebook check

After 15 minutes we can work in groups!

1. From the activity yesterday, list one source of carbon dioxide.

2. From the activity yesterday, list one sink of carbon dioxide.

3. Circle the correct answer: Due to human activity, there is more or less carbon in the atmosphere than there was 200 years ago.

1st period: Many of you will be out tomorrow for CELDT testing. I will check some of your notebooks today so that you don’t have a 0 in the grade book. For these students only: If your notebook is incomplete, you can finish it up and show it to me for full points by Thursday.

THURSDAY

Community Ecology

The change in an ecosystem that happens when one community replaces another

The result of changing abiotic and biotic factors

The first organisms to live in a new habitat• When soil is present,

tend to be small, fast growing plants

Why aren’t the first organisms gigantic trees?

A new community develops in an area where there was no previous community

Example: surface of a volcano after an eruption

A new community that develops to replace a previous community.

Example: A wildfire burns down a forest, a new one grows

An ecological community in which populations of plants or animals remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment

Test today!Put your bag on the floorGet out your notebook and a writing utensilGet your TALKING out in the first 4 minutes of class!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/crisafulli-blast-zone.html