STAAR Reporting Category 4 Organisms & environment
Population Dynamics Introduction
How do plant communities change over time? Plant Succession is a process of colonization to climax.
Biotic and Abiotic Factors Biotic Factors are the living components of an ecosystem. (predator/prey interactions) Abiotic Factors are the nonliving parts.
Ecological Cycles. Three types of cycles Water Cycle Water Cycle Carbon Cycle Carbon Cycle Nitrogen Cycle Nitrogen Cycle.
Biotic and Abiotic Factors
1 Kinds of Ecosystems and Communities Chapter 2. 2 Succession ____________ - A series of regular, predictable changes in community structure over time.
Community Ecology
Freshwater Ecosystems and Succession. Freshwater Ecosystems Two broad categories: – Stationary Water Lakes, Ponds, and Reservoirs – Running Water (Downhill)