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Unit 1 Outline — Sustaining Earth’s Ecosystems
Chapter 1: Biomes and Ecosystems
DAY OUTLINE KEY TERMSIntro to SclO & Course outline/expectations 1. BiomeDemo on website 2. AbioticKey Terms Introduction 3. BioticData Booklet IntroductionIntro to Scientific Method - Popbottle ActivityDescribing Biomes Snowball — using pg. 2 photoAssignment: Read p.8-19 in text; Reading Check p. 19
5 Biotic InteractionsShare Biome Projects — Group, Peer and Self EvaluationsGallery Walk — Complete Biome Project PassportAssignment: Study for Quiz on Ch. 1.1
Fill in your name and your group members’ names in the table below. Indicate the percentage of theirassigned task that each person completed (if they did everything they were supposed to, give them
100%). Take into consideration each person’s use of class time, the amount of work done outside of
class time, and the overall contribution towards the project.
Percentage of work completed
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Biomes ProjectSelf and Group Evaluation
Consider the criteria below and write down the mark you think your project deserves.
Mark Out Self Peer Teacher
Breakdown of
Title Title can be read from 2m Readable (1) 3
away. Name of biome(1)Title is informative (name of Name of city/region(1)biome and name of city orregion.)
Content Latitude. Each section 25
Climate. Marked out of 5Physical features. (complete,clear,concise)Plant adaptations.Animal adaptations.
— Climatographs show the precipitation on the right hand y-axis, temperature on the left hand
y-axis and time along the x-axis (bottom)
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Adaptation & Biomes• Biomes are often identified with
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factors.
— Ex. A cactus in the desert, or a caribou on the tundra.• Many of these characteristic factors have special
to better in that biome
Types of adaptations:
that allow the organisms
1.that helps an organism survive.
Ex. A wolf has large paws to help it run in snow.
- a physical feature
2.of an organism that allows it to survive.
Ex. A wolf maintains a constant body temperature.
- a physical or chemical event inside the body
3. - a behaviour that helps an organism to
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CilniatographOsoyoos, British Columbia, 49N
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ex. Wolves hunt in packs to capture large prey.
I ActivityName Date 1.1
Analyzing Climatographs (use with textbook p.30-31) L________________QUESTION: How can you use the information in climatographs to infer which biomes are represented?
PROCEDURE: PART 1: Analyze a Climatograph (see Climatograph A on p.30)1. a) What information is represented on the left-hand vertical y-axis?
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b) What information is represented by the letters along the horizontal x-axis?
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c) What are the units of measurement for precipitation?
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d) What are the units of measurement for temperature?
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e) What is the total amount of precipitation in July?
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f) What is the average temperature in December?
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PART 2: Graph a Climatograph (follow instructions in #2—8 on p.31 and use graph paper in pckg)
PART 3: Compare Climatographs A and B and then make an inference
9. a) How do the monthly precipitation patterns in the 2 climatographs compare?
b) How do the monthly temperature patterns in each climatograph compare?
c) Infer which biome is represented by Climatograph A.
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d) Infer which biome is represented by Climatograph B.
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ANALYZE:
1. How would you describe the climate represented by Climatograph A?
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2. How would you describe the climate represented by Climatograph B?
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3. Which biome do you think is represented by Climatograph A?
5. If temperatures above 5°C are required for plant growth, which biome has the longer growingseason: the biome represented by Climatograph A or B?
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Explain:
CONCLUDE & APPLY
1. One of the climatographs in this activity represents the climate of a city in BC & one represents acity from another province in Canada. Which cities do you think are represented by:Climatograph A:
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; Climatograph B:
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2. Some scientists predict that due to global warming, Earth’s average monthly temperatures will riseby 4°C by 2100. What effect might this have on the growing season in these two Canadian cities?
I VideoName Date Worksheet
L 1.1
BLUE PLANET VIDEO: “FROZEN SEAS”
1. Using the table below, list the differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic.
ARCTIC ANTARCTIC
2. List some abiotic factors that make survival difficult in poUar regions,
3. List some biotic factors that make survival difficult in polar regions.
4. Define the following terms and give at least one example of each from the video.
components- Can be many hectares of land, or the size of an old log.
• Within an ecosystem, there are many
Abiotic Interactions in Ecosystems• It is the
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components that allow the
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to survivein an ecosystem.
Abiotic factors include:•
- produced by green plants & micro-organisms•
- necessary for all life•
- for growth•
- required for photosynthesis•
- contains water & nutrients
Biotic Interactions in Ecosystems• : all organisms that interact within an ecosystem.
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all members of a certain species within an ecosystem.• : all organisms within an ecosystem that have the same structure & who can
reproduce with each other (and produce fertile offspring).
Species can have many types of relationships in a population.•
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refers to the interaction between the members of two different species.
- one species benefits, one is not affectedEx. Barnacles living on a whale
- both species benefitEx. A bee gathering nectar from a flower
•- one species benefits, the other is harmed
Ex. Hookworm living in dogs
Nichesg Competition and Predation
• : the role an organism has within an ecosystem.— also refers to the environment in which a species prospers
• : occurs when a limited resource is desired by 2 or more individuals in aniche.
— this limits the size & health of individual organisms, & perhaps the population.• : the relationship between the “eaters” & the “eaten”.
•
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adaptations to help them catch prey.•
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adaptations to help avoid predators.Eg. spines & shells, camouflage and mimicry.
Biodiversity in Ecosystems
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the variety & number of different individuals & species in an ecosystem.— Healthy ecosystems generally have
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— Most biodiversity losses occur from the
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— Humans often have a
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on biodiversity.
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try to balance human progresswith maintaining biodiversity.
I ActivityName Date 1.2
TYPES OF SYMBIOSIS L__________PROCEDURE: Classify each example:
M = Mutualism: a symbiotic relationship that benefits both organisms.C = Commensalism: a symbiotic relationship that benefits 1 organism
and the other is not affected (not harmed or helped).P = Parasitism: a symbiotic relationship that benefits 1 organism and
harms the other.
EXAMPLES:1. A tick living on a dog.2. The honeyguide bird leading the honey badger to the bees hive; both eat
the honey.3. A tapeworm living in a 10th grade student’s intestines.4. A bird building their nest in a tree.5. The hermit crab carrying the sea anemone on its back.6. The bristle worm living with the hermit crab.7. Head lice living on the human scalp.8. Mistletoe putting its roots into its host tree.9. The ants and the acacia tree living together.10. The egret, an insect eating bird, grazing near a herbivore’s mouth.11. Orchids growing in tall tropical trees; the trees are not harmed but the
orchids get sun.12. Bacteria living on a human’s skin.13. The remora, a type of suckerfish, hitching a ride on a shark, with no
harm to the shark.14. Barnacles living on a whale.15. Bees and flowers.16. Bacteria living in the intestines of a cow to help it break down cellulose.17. The clownfish and the sea anemone.18. A 6 grader and their pet.19. The rhino and the tick bird. The rhino has pests removed by the tick bird
and the tick bird gets nutrients from eating the pests.20. The lichen; a close relationship between a fungus and an algae, that
benefits both.
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Use with textbook pages 39-47.
DateInterpretingIllustrations
Section 1.2
Diotic interactions in ecosystems
1. Use the vocabulary words in the box above to label the Williams Creek ecosystem.
2. Give the ecological hierarchy for these biotic interactions from largest to smallest.
Largest
SmaNest
3. List three populations that interact in your community.
Purpose: To study the relationship between predator and prey populations.
Procedure:
1. Each team should mark off a square approximately 50cm per side on their table. This squarerepresents Hoot Woods, where the mice and owls live.
2. You will simulate 25 generations of owls and mice. The mice can be eaten and the owls canstarve. Surviving mice and owls can reproduce.
3. In each generation, the surviving mouse population will double to form the next generation.For example, if six mice are living in the woods and two are caught by an owl, then four micewill survive. These four mice will each produce one offspring, and the next generation willbegin with eight mice. Remember, the number of offspring is always the same number as thenumber of surviving mice. The maximum mouse capacity of Hoot Woods is 300 mice.
4. In order to survive, each owl must catch at least three mice in every generation. If an owldoes not catch three mice, it will starve. For each three mice that an owl catches, itproduces one offspring. For example, if art owl catches eight mice, it will produce twooffspring, making a total of three owls to begin the next generation.
5. At the beginning of each generation, there must be at least three mice and one owl in the
woods. If the populations drop below these numbers (by being eaten or starving), new miceand owls will migrate in.
6. The simulation is played as follows:
a) Place the mouse squares at random in Hoot Woods. Then, from a height of about 30cm,drop the owl square into the woods. Try to hit as many mice as you can in one drop. Whenan owl square fully or partly covers a mouse square, that is a “catch”. If there is morethan one owl in a generation, drop the owl square once for each owl.
b) Remove and count the number of mice caught by each owl. Record the data on the chart.
c) Example: Suppose generation three begins with 20 mice and 2 owls. You make a drop forthe first owl and catch 7 mice. On the second drop, the second owl catches only 2 mice.The owls have caught a total of 9 mice. There are 11 mice left in Hoot Woods, and theyproduce ii offspring. The next generation will start with 22 mice. Because the first owlcaught 7 mice, it produces 2 offspring. The second owl caught only 2 mice, so it starves todeath. The next generation will start with 3 owls.
The data chart for this example would look like this:
SeneralionNumber of Number of Number of Number of
Number of Number of
Mtce at Start Owls at Start Mice Caught Owls StarvedSurviving Mace Surviving Owls
+ Offspring + Offspring
3 20 2 9 1 11+1122 1÷23
4 22 3
Data:
GenerationNumber of Number of Number of Number of
Number of Number of
Mice at Start Owls at Start Mice Caught Owls StarvedSurviving Mice Surviving Owls
+ Offspring + Offspring
1 3
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
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19
20
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Note: There always must be at least three mice at the start; if necessary, have mice migrate in.
There always must be at least one owl at the start; if necessary, have one owl migrate in.
Analysis: Plot your data on the following graph. Use dots for the mouse data and Xs for the owldata. Connect the data points of each population using different coloured lines: onecolour for the owl population and a different colour for the mouse population.