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Understanding Ecosystems: A Deep Dive into Life Cycles, Food Chains, and Biomes

Explore the intricate connections within ecosystems and the diverse forms of life they support. This guide delves into the classifications of consumers—herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores—and the roles of producers and decomposers in food chains and webs. Learn about various animal groups, including mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects, and their unique life cycles. Discover the significance of biomes, the interaction of communities, and the cycles of nutrients. Gain insight into essential scientific tools and methods used to study life and ecology.

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Understanding Ecosystems: A Deep Dive into Life Cycles, Food Chains, and Biomes

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  1. Biosphere – Life Science Living Life Cycles Animals -- Consumers Herbivores - plants Carnivores - meat Omnivores – meat/plants Predator and Prey Consumer Producer Decomposer Plants -- Producers Photosynthesis Mammals (fur, warm blooded, milk from mother, live birth) Amphibians Reptiles Birds Fish Insects – metamorphosis egg larva pupa adult Biomes- a group of ecosystems with the same climate -grasslands/prairies -tundra -taiga -deserts -deciduous forest -rainforest Ecosystems – organisms Interacting w/ each other and the environment Communities Populations Individuals Ex. 1 -Aquatic Ecosystem (Watershed) 2 -Pond community 3 –population of dragonflies 4 –green darter (individual) Inherited Traits Learned Behaviors Adaptive Characteristics Habitat Food Water H2O Shelter Space Food Chain --- Food Web --- Food Pyramid Cycles Nitrogen - decompose Water – H20 Carbon Dioxide & Oxygen – CO2 X O2 Niche – the role of an organism in an ecosystem Climate -

  2. Nature of Science • Tools for Magnification • Hand lens • Magnifying Glass • Microscope • Telescope Tools for Measurement Mass – pan balance GRAM triple beam balance Length/distance – cm ruler METER meter stick Time – stopwatch Liquid-Volume-Capacity LITERS beaker graduated cylinder measuring cups Temperature thermometer 0 – freezing point 100 – boiling point Create heat – hot plate Conductivity – electricity Magnetism – magnet Direction – compass Safety Equipment goggles apron gloves lab rules Share data Tables Charts Graphs Scientific Method/Process 1-purpose/problem 2-hypothesis/question 3-experiment materials procedures 4-results/data 5-conclusion INFERENCE

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