Types of organisms day 1 blog
Transcript of Types of organisms day 1 blog
Mind Stretcher 8/15/17– Copy BOLD
1. What are the levels of environmental organizationfrom smallest to largest? _______, _______, _______, _______, biosphere
2. A pride of lions would fall into which organizational category?
3. A scientist observed a garden area for 1 hour. In that time he observed many different types of vegetables, ladybugs, and bees. He also measured sprinkler output. What level of organization was he observing?
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
population
ecosystem
Here is a way to remember the
levels of organization…“Old People Can’t Eat
Beans”
Sorting Activity
• Use the laminated cards provided and determine a way to sort them…there isn’t a right or wrong way!
• How did you and your partner decide to sort them? Let’s share some ideas!
• Now try sorting them based on how they get energy…
* Fill out the following information on your organizer provided
Types of Organisms
3 Groups of Organisms:
Description Examples
ProducersUse energy from sun to make own food through photosynthesis
Consumers
Decomposers
FlowersTreesGrass
Need to eat other organisms for energy
HumansDogsSnakeHummingbird
Break down dead organisms and returns nutrients to soil
Mushrooms/FungiBacteriaWormsSome bugs
Types of ConsumersTypes of
Consumers:Description Examples
Carnivores/secondary consumer
Eat only meat/other animals“carne”= meat
Herbivores/primary
consumers
Omnivores
LionTigerShark
Eat only plants
GiraffeSquirrelCowElk
Eat both animals & plants
“omni”= all
BearPigHuman
Eat dead or injured animalsScavengers
CockroachVultureRaccoon
Brain Pop-Food Chains
• https://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/foodchains/