Warm Up

Write 5 sentences on your Fire Up! About

what biotic factor (living thing) is most important to our Earths survival. We will share some ideas in 5 minutes. I will be taking attendance while you complete it, so hold questions until Im finished!

Review
Biotic vs Abiotic

Affect our biomes and actually

characterize our biomes.

Biotic and Abiotic Factors affecting our biomes?

Temperature
Rainfall

Altitude
Type of plant

Latitude
Type of animals

Activity: Gallery Walk

Example:
In the tundra, there is a very low temperature (abiotic

factor). This makes it very difficult for plants (biotic factor) to survive. Only a specific type of animal/animals (biotic factor) can live in this climate. The tundra is in the Northern part of the Northern Hemisphere (abiotic factor) which prohibits some growth and stimulates other growth. Its latitude dictates its weather.

Lets practice
In groups, we will read information on the

biomes. Then, as a group, we will explain how the various biotic and abiotic factors affect the biome and make the biome unique. (15 min) Prepare to share your results with the class (15 min)

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: We will learn the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems.

Energy Pyramid
A diagram showing the transfer of energy through a food chain/web. Each block represents the amount of energy that was obtained from the organisms below it.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: We will learn the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems.

Energy Pyramid
Each level is smaller due to the loss of heat as organisms carry on their life activities.

Now, biodiversity
We are diverse.
What would our class be like if it was just clones of the

same person? What if there were no distinguishing factors? Does our uniqueness benefit our survival? How have we changed over time to survive? What about diseases?

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: We will learn the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems.

Biodiversity
A measurement of the degree to which species vary within an ecosystem.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: We will learn the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems.

Population Fluctuation
Populations tend to increase and decrease in size in a predictable pattern in ESTABLISHED, STABLE, ecosystems.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: We will learn the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems.

Population Fluctuationor not

Over time, the size of populations remains relatively stable.

H I

Habitat loss, including that caused by human-induced climate change. Invasive species (harmful aliens, including predators, diseases, and competitors that displace native species Pollution Population, Human overpopulation to be exact, a root cause of the other four factors Overharvesting, Overuse (hunting, fishing, gathering)

P P O

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: We will learn the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems.

Loss of biodiversity
Removing species from an environment often causes instability due to the loss of organisms that were filling critical ecological niches.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: We will learn the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems.

Biodiversity is GREAT!
It ensures the availability of a rich variety of genetic material, some of which may prove valuable to humans (ex. Rain forests).

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: We will learn the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems.

Dont destroy ecosystems!

If we do, we will lose much of the biodiversity they hold. As diversity is lost, potentially valuable resources are lost with it.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: We will learn the importance of biodiversity in ecosystems.

Ecological Succession
The series of changes by which one habitat changes into another. This can result in species having to find new homes.

Genetic Variation
1. Variations of genomes

between members of species, or between groups of species thriving in different parts of the world as a result of genetic mutation.

Biosphere
All life on Earth
The regions of the surface,

atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms.