• Please pass back the new Ecology Objective Sheet and read the board.

• Thanks!

ECOLOGY – THE STUDY OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Ecology - interactionsBiology – individual structure and function

BIOTIC VS. ABIOTIC

• Mockingbird

• Oak tree

• Bacteria

• Bison

• Human

• Ladybug

• Leaves on the ground

• Deer antler

• Air temperature

• Water pH

• Waves

• Fire

• Wind

• Sunlight

• Humidity

READING IN TEXTBOOK PG 64-65

•Crucial•Alder trees•corpses

CHECK – REREAD AND SHOW MOVEMENT OF ATOM; ADD DETAILS FROM MY SAMPLE

LEGUMES ARE THE STARS!

THESE ARE LEGUMES, TOO!

RHIZOBIUM BACTERIA IN NODULES ON LEGUME ROOTS START THE CYCLE

INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK TIME! (15 MINUTES)

LEFT SIDE• Copy and complete these

statements:

• My body uses nitrogen to . . .

• I get my nitrogen by . . .

RIGHT SIDE• Title: Nitrogen Cycle Observations

Date: Sept12

• Use textbook to fill in the blanks.

• Cut and paste info and diagram into notebook

LAB WORKSHEET

• Purpose• Hypothesis• Draw set up and label• Collect and keep for later

• Focus for this unit: The Gulf Coastal Prairie!