ECOSYSTEMS

Ecosystems and biomes (video) Click video tile to bring up Khan Academy video. You may need to pause and "rewind" video as needed. You may also use the next link that has notes about the video. Intro to Ecosystems What is an ecosystem? (article) After watching the video, you can use these notes to find the answers. You may only need these notes for the two images at the end of the worksheet. Ecosystem notes Use the Khan Academy videos and notes to fill in the notes below. Population is all of the same species in a certain area.All of the populations in an area are called a community.Living factors = bioticNon-living factors = abiotic Biotic and Abiotic Factors Sort the terms as biotic or abiotic Biotic insects animals plants Abiotic sunlight water dirt Fill in the blanks An ecosystem is made up of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area. Energy tends to enter an ecosystem as light and that energy is transferred from one organism to another and is eventually turned into heat. There are two main categories of ecosystems: land and water. Connect the term with its definition population all of the same species in one area community all of the populations in an area biotic factors living things abiotic factos non-living things ecosystem all the living and non-living things in an area Matter is recycled You will find this image in the ecosystem notes carnivores herbivores plants decomposer Energy through an ecosystem This image can also be found in the ecosystem notes heat heat heat heat