Environmental Science

Environmental Science The Study of Ecology

Introduction Who is the audience? • Grade 6 Science Class • Biology Unit / Environmental • This project will serve as a review and reinforcement of previously introduced material •The focus is on the following terms: • Ecology, population, community, ecosystem, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, scavenger, and habitat. Objectives • Students will demonstrate understanding of the interactions of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms in ecosystems. • Students will be able to identify populations of organisms within an ecosystem and the factors that contribute to their survival within that ecosystem. By: Denise M. Legghio

Definitions Ecology:The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

Population: A group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time

Community: All of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area

Ecosystem: A community of organisms and their nonliving environment

Herbivore: A consumer that eats plants

Carnivore: A consumer that eats animals

Omnivore: A consumer that eats a variety of organisms

Scavenger: An animal that feeds on the bodies of dead animals

Habitat: The environment where an organism lives

Now, are you ready to practice what you’ve reviewed? Ecology is: • The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment • A community of organisms and their nonliving environment • The environment where an organism lives Review Terms

A population is: • A community of organisms and their nonliving environment • The environment where an organism lives • A group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time

A community is: • The environment where an organism lives • All of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area • A group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time

An ecosystem is: • A community of organisms and their nonliving environment • The environment where an organism lives • All of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area

A herbivore is: • A consumer that eats animals • A consumer that eats animals and plants • A consumer that eats plants

A carnivore is: • An animal that feeds on the bodies of dead animals • A consumer that eats animals • A consumer that eats a variety of organisms

An omnivore is: • A consumer that eats animals • An animal that feeds on the bodies of dead animals • A consumer that eats a variety of organisms

A scavenger is: • An animal that feeds on the bodies of dead animals • A consumer that eats plants • A consumer that eats a variety of organisms

A habitat is: • All of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area • The environment where an organism lives • A community of organisms and their nonliving environment

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Ecology:The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment