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Introduction to Ecosystems Learning OBJECTIVES: • To understand the nature and scale of ecosystems • To learn about different ecosystems processes Learning OUTCOMES: All will be able to identify an ecosystem Most will be able to know the differences between ecosystems Some will be able to give named examples of ecosystems Define: say what something means. Give examples: use real life examples. State: provide an answer from recall. Explain: give reasons why/how something has changed or is changing. Big Questions: What is an ecosystem?

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Introduction to Ecosystems

Learning OBJECTIVES: • To understand the nature

and scale of ecosystems• To learn about different

ecosystems processes Learning OUTCOMES:All will be able to identify an

ecosystemMost will be able to know the

differences between ecosystems

Some will be able to give named examples of ecosystems

Define: say what something means.Give examples: use real life

examples.State: provide an answer from

recall.Explain: give reasons why/how something has changed or is

changing.

Big Questions: What is an ecosystem?

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EcosystemsAn ecosystem is a

natural system made up of plants, animals and the environment

Big Question: What is an ecosystem?

The components of an ecosystem are categorised as either biotic or abiotic.

Biotic = livingAbiotic = non-living

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Ecosystems can be as huge as a rainforest.

Or as small as a puddle.

Ecosystems can vary hugely in size and scale…

Big Question: What is an ecosystem?

Ecosystems- the way that all the living and non-living parts of an environment interact.

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Ecosystems can be from the very small to the very large!! Some examples of ecosystems are below:

A garden pond

A pool of water caught in the leaves of a plant. The Amazon

Rainforest

A small lake

A large UK woodland

Antarctica

A small flowering plant

Big Question: What is an ecosystem?

Ecosystem Sizes

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What is a Food chain?

= shows which animals eat other plants/animals

Big Question: What is an ecosystem?

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What is a Food Web?Big Question: What is an ecosystem?

= shows lots of food chains and how they overlap= shows how energy and nutrients move around an

ecosystem

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Nutrient Cycling

➢ Dead material decomposes➢ Nutrients are released➢ Nutrients are taken up by plants➢ Plants eaten by consumers➢ Consumers die and decompose➢ Cycle repeats…

Big Question: What is an ecosystem?

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Gersmehl Diagrams

Different sized circles = stores of nutrients within biomass, litter and soil.

Arrows of varying thickness = nutrient transfers, inputs and outputs

Big Question: What is an ecosystem?

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Gersmehl Diagrams

StoresB = biomass (living stuff!)S = soilL = litter (dead leaves)

InputsW = weatheringP = precipitation

OutputsL = leaching (loss of nutrients) R = runoff

Temperate deciduous forest

Coniferous forest (taiga)

Tropical rainforest

Big Question: What is an ecosystem?


B2B CHANNEL PARTNERS...2017/10/24  · successful B2B sales ecosystems, B2B companies take the time to understand their partners’ businesses as well as they understand their own.

B2B CHANNEL PARTNERS...2017/10/24  · successful B2B sales ecosystems, B2B companies take the time to understand their partners’ businesses as well as they understand their own.

Wetlands: Nature’s natural filter You will understand the importance and value of wetlands for environmental ecosystems.

Wetlands: Nature’s natural filter You will understand the importance and value of wetlands for environmental ecosystems.

Biosphere to Ecosystems

Biosphere to Ecosystems

Where in the World? Learning objectives To begin to understand that there are places in the world with unique climates and ecosystems To compare animals.

Where in the World? Learning objectives To begin to understand that there are places in the world with unique climates and ecosystems To compare animals.

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS & SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES ... · and its biotic and abiotic components in the tropic ecosystems to understand the adaptations, coexistence and complex

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS & SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES ... · and its biotic and abiotic components in the tropic ecosystems to understand the adaptations, coexistence and complex

DRAFT – V5.0 Earth Science Vision 2010 – 2025 Ecosystems, Biosphere, and Human-Biosphere Interactions Ecological Forecasting “… to observe and understand.

DRAFT – V5.0 Earth Science Vision 2010 – 2025 Ecosystems, Biosphere, and Human-Biosphere Interactions Ecological Forecasting “… to observe and understand.

Watching the terrestrial biosphere breathequality and availability of the continuous, long-term ecosystem mea-surements necessary to understand these ecosystems and to build effective

Watching the terrestrial biosphere breathequality and availability of the continuous, long-term ecosystem mea-surements necessary to understand these ecosystems and to build effective

Life Systems: Grade Seven Interactions within Ecosystems Lakes Grade 7 Lesson… ·  · 2014-10-10Life Systems: Grade Seven Interactions within Ecosystems ... Understand the effects

Life Systems: Grade Seven Interactions within Ecosystems Lakes Grade 7 Lesson… ·  · 2014-10-10Life Systems: Grade Seven Interactions within Ecosystems ... Understand the effects

Vulnerability of Aquatic Communities to Invasive Fish ... · Abstract: The effects of invasive organisms on native ecosystems can be challenging to understand when their effects are

Vulnerability of Aquatic Communities to Invasive Fish ... · Abstract: The effects of invasive organisms on native ecosystems can be challenging to understand when their effects are

FIRST BRAZIL-CANADA JOINT WORKSHOP ON OCEAN SCIENCE … · understand how and why. Improved monitoring of the ocean environment can help countries understand complex coastal ecosystems,

FIRST BRAZIL-CANADA JOINT WORKSHOP ON OCEAN SCIENCE … · understand how and why. Improved monitoring of the ocean environment can help countries understand complex coastal ecosystems,

Introduction to Ecosystems

Introduction to Ecosystems

Section 2 Large Marine Ecosystems of the world. Objectives To understand relationships between organisms within ecosystems To identify the connection.

Section 2 Large Marine Ecosystems of the world. Objectives To understand relationships between organisms within ecosystems To identify the connection.

lilcheetahbio.files.wordpress.com  · Web view2016. 4. 29. · Ecosystem ecology involves computing energy budgets and tracing energy flow through ecosystems to understand factors

lilcheetahbio.files.wordpress.com  · Web view2016. 4. 29. · Ecosystem ecology involves computing energy budgets and tracing energy flow through ecosystems to understand factors

Intro to Ecosystems Chapter 55. Ecosystems All abiotic factors & species.

Intro to Ecosystems Chapter 55. Ecosystems All abiotic factors & species.

Lesson Objectives To understand how changes in coastal ecosystems result from natural change and the direct and indirect impact of human activities.

Lesson Objectives To understand how changes in coastal ecosystems result from natural change and the direct and indirect impact of human activities.

Introduction to Ecosystems Aims To understand what an ecosystem is. To learn about a small scale ecosystem (a pond ecosystem)

Introduction to Ecosystems Aims To understand what an ecosystem is. To learn about a small scale ecosystem (a pond ecosystem)

Goals of This Course Understand ecosystem structure and function Understand how ecosystems can be disrupted Understand local ecological issues Understand.

Goals of This Course Understand ecosystem structure and function Understand how ecosystems can be disrupted Understand local ecological issues Understand.

Unit 1 Life Sciences: Sustainability of Ecosystems · Energy is constantly moving within ecosystems. To understand how living things gain their energy we must look at trophic levels.

Unit 1 Life Sciences: Sustainability of Ecosystems · Energy is constantly moving within ecosystems. To understand how living things gain their energy we must look at trophic levels.

ECOSYSTEMS Ecosystem video I understand the relationships that occur in ecosystems 0 1 2 3 4 5.

ECOSYSTEMS Ecosystem video I understand the relationships that occur in ecosystems 0 1 2 3 4 5.

Learn, understand, act. - International Climate Initiative€¦ · Learn, understand, act. Protecting marine and coastal ecosystems is the focus of Blue Solutions, a project funded

Learn, understand, act. - International Climate Initiative€¦ · Learn, understand, act. Protecting marine and coastal ecosystems is the focus of Blue Solutions, a project funded