Mind Stretcher 8-9-17

Which of the following are biotic factors? List all that apply:

LEAF SALT CORAL MUSHROOM

TEMPERATURE DEAD CRICKET

WATER STICK

HOMEWORK: Study characteristics of life notes from Tues & 18-1 notes you are doing today! QUIZ

Friday!!!

“18-1 Everything is Connected”

Write your name, date, and class period in the upper right hand corner

Write the title of the section you are reading at the top middle of the page.

NameDateClass Period

Page setup Draw a vertical line down the page about one third of distance from the left. (or fold your paper)

After finishing your last line of notes, you will draw a horizontal line underneath it.

NameDateClass

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Cornell Notes

Major

Minor

Key words & ideas

Vocabulary and Definitions

So, what about the bottom of my paper?

Summary - review notes as soon as possible after class and write a summary in your own words about the main ideas. Are there any gaps in your understanding? (see next point)

Questions for the teacher.

Doodles - down here they won’t get in the way of the important stuff.

NameDateClass

What belongs in the bottom space?

Summary, questions, doodles

What do they look like?

Studying the Web of Life

Biotic: living factors (alligators, fish)

Abiotic: non-living factors (water, soil, light, and temperature)

NameDateClass

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• 2 parts of an environment

All living things are connected

Ecology: The study of the interactions of organisms with one another and with their environment.

Organization in the environment

Populations

NameDateClass

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Organized into levels: (smallest to largest)• Organism• Population• Community• Ecosystem• Biosphere

Group of organisms of the SAME species that live together (EX: A group of jellyfish in the Pacific Ocean)

Communities

Ecosystems

Biosphere

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All the populations of species interacting in an area(EX: jellyfish, seaweed, & clownfish)

Community of organisms AND the nonliving parts (abiotic)(EX: jellyfish, seaweed, clownfish, water, sand, etc.)

Part of earth where LIFE exists

Summary

Summary - review notes as soon as possible after class and write a summary in your own words about the main ideas.

Are there any gaps in your understanding? If so, list questions for the teacher.

Doodles - down here they won’t get in the way of the important stuff.

Sample Doodle that describes these notes…

biosphere

ecosystem

community

population

organism

Draw an example for each level! State how organisms

are arranged from the smallest level (organism) to

the most broad level (biosphere).

NEXT STEP:

Flip your paper over from yesterday and complete the back side

Draw examples for each abiotic factor on the bottom half

(5 minutes)