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Review of Ecology Ecosystems Food Chains Food Webs

Review of Ecology Ecosystems Food Chains Food Webs. Ecology. What is Ecology? Ecology looks at living things and the environments that they inhabit. Ecosystem. What is an Ecosystem? A smaller self contained environment such as a forest, lake, or stream

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Review of Ecology Ecosystems Food Chains Food Webs

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  1. Review of EcologyEcosystemsFood ChainsFood Webs

  2. Ecology • What is Ecology? Ecology looks at living things and the environments that they inhabit

  3. Ecosystem • What is an Ecosystem? A smaller self contained environment such as a forest, lake, or stream Includes its own set of plants and animals, and local conditions such as temperature, wind, and rain.

  4. Food Chains • What is a Food Chain? A series of event in which one organism eats another and obtains energy

  5. Food Webs • What is a Food Web? A Food Web consists of the many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem

  6. Biomes • What is a Biome? A Biome is a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organism.

  7. Biomes • Classifying ecosystems into biomes helps ecologists describe the world. • It is mostly the climate conditions (temperature and rainfall) that determine an areas biome.

  8. Types of Biomes • Ecologists do not all agree on the exact number and kinds of biomes. • 8-10 • Six major land biomes • Two major water biomes • Sometimes Mountains and Ice will be considered biomes

  9. Six major Land Biomes • Rain Forest Biomes - Tropical Rain Forest - Temperate Rain Forest • Desert Biomes • Grassland Biomes • Deciduous Forest Biomes • Boreal Forest Biomes • Tundra Biomes

  10. Two major Water Biomes • Freshwater Biomes - Ponds and Lakes - Streams and Rivers • Marine Biomes - Estuaries - Intertidal Zone - Neritic Zone - Surface Zone - Deep Zone

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