6 Characteristics of Living Things 1. Growth and Development 2. Organization (cells) 3. Response to stimuli 4. Homeostasis 5. Use of Energy 6. Reproduction
6 Characteristics of Living Things
1. Growth and Development
2. Organization (cells)
3. Response to stimuli
4. Homeostasis
5. Use of Energy
6. Reproduction
How do living things and the nonliving parts of the environment interact?
What do you think?
Before you begin, decide if you agree or disagree with each of these statements. As you view this presentation, see if you change your mind about any of the statements.
The air you breathe is mostly oxygen.
1. Agree
2. Disagree
Do you agree or disagree?
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Living things are made mostly of water.
1. Agree
2. Disagree
Do you agree or disagree?
Not for a
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Lesson 1 Reading Guide
1. What makes up an ecosystem?
2. How do abiotic factors affect living things (biotic factors)?
Focus Questions
18.1 Abiotic Factors
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• Ecosystem – all the living and nonliving things in a given area.
1. What makes up an ecosystem?
• An ecosystem can be a pond, a desert, an ocean, a forest, or your neighborhood.
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1. What makes up an ecosystem?
Ecosystem
Biotic factors
Abioticfactors
Leave space
under biotic
and abiotic
factors
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Using the picture, work with your team and do a RallyRobin to label the picture with:
- B (biotic factors, living)
- A (abiotic factors, nonliving)
Biotic vs. Abiotic factors
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1. What makes up an ecosystem?
Ecosystem
Biotic factors
Abioticfactors
Living things:
• ________
• ________
• ________
• ________
Nonliving things:
• ________
• ________
• ________
• ________
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examples to
concept map
1. Air (Atmosphere)
• Provides living things with Oxygen
– Atmosphere = 78% N2, 21%O2
• Protects them from certain harmful rays from the sun
Abiotic Factors that affect living things:
2. Water
• All life requires water
• Organisms are made mostly of water
• Need water for important life processes (growing & reproducing)
3. Sunlight
• Source of almost all energy on Earth
• Provided warmth & light
• Plants use sunlight to make food
4. Soil
• Provides water and nutrients for plants
• Home for many organisms
• Soil is made up of bits of rocks, water, air, minerals, and the remains of once-living things.
5. Temperature
• Influences where organisms can survive
• Temperatures on Earth vary greatly.
6. Climate
• Influences where organisms can live
• Climate describes average weather conditions in an area over time.
• A climate’s weather conditions include temperature, moisture, and wind.
Lesson 1
• Ecosystems include all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area.
• Biotic factors are the living things in ecosystems.
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• Abiotic factors are the nonliving things in ecosystems, including water, sunlight, temperature, climate, air, and soil.
The air you breathe is mostly oxygen.
1. Agree
2. Disagree
Do you agree or disagree?
Agree
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Living things are made mostly of water.
1. Agree
2. Disagree
Do you agree or disagree?
Agree
Disagre
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Which term refers to the nonliving things in an ecosystem?
1. climate factors
2. biotic factors
3. abiotic factors
4. atmospheric factors
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Which of these is the layer of gases that surrounds Earth?
1. Ecosystem
2. Atmosphere
3. Climate
4. temperature
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A climate’s possible weather conditions include which of these?
1. soil, temperature, and
moisture
2. atmosphere, moisture,
and wind
3. gases, moisture, and
atmosphere
4. temperature, moisture,
and wind
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On the following slides, you will decide if the
picture shown represents biotic or
abiotic factors.
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