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Bellringer

Bellringer. Students watched a cartoon either alone or with others and then rated how funny they found the cartoon to be . What is the dependent variable? What is the independent variable? What is the control?. Ecology. WHAT IS ECOLOGY?.

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Bellringer

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  1. Bellringer Students watched a cartoon either alone or with others and then rated how funny they found the cartoon to be. • What is the dependent variable? • What is the independent variable? • What is the control?

  2. Ecology

  3. WHAT IS ECOLOGY? Ecology-the scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environments, focusing on energy transfer Ecology is a science of relationships

  4. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ENVIRONMENT? The environment is made up of two factors: • Biotic factors- all living organisms inhabiting the Earth • Abiotic factors- nonliving parts of the environment (i.e. temperature, soil, light, moisture, air currents)

  5. Biosphere Ecosystem Community Population Organism

  6. Organism -any unicellular or multicellular form exhibiting all of the characteristics of life, an individual living thing. • The smallest level of organization

  7. POPULATION • a group of organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time • Competewith each other for resources (food, mates, shelter, etc.)

  8. Community -several interacting populations that live in the same environment and are interdependent.

  9. Ecosystem -populations in a community and the abiotic factors with which they interact (ex. marine, terrestrial)

  10. Biosphere – the part of Earth where life exists, life supporting portions of Earth composed of air, land, fresh water, and salt water. • The highest level of organization

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