ecosystems and change

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGEMr. SwavelHolloway Elementary

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• All the organisms

of one kind in an ecosystem.

• Population

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• Populations living

and interacting with each other.

• Community

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• The challenge of

meeting an organism’s needs leads to this.

• Competition

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• A characteristic

that helps an organism compete in an ecosystem.

• Adaptation

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• An animal that

eats another.• Predator

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• Animals that are

eaten.• Prey

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• The death of all

the organisms of a species.

• Extinction

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• Any waste product

that damages an ecosystem.

• Pollution

• Chemicals from burning fuels that combine with moisture in the air.

• Acid Rain

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• Protecting and / or

saving resources.• Conservation

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• List one way soil is

polluted.• Littering, landfills,

chemical spill, etc.

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• List one kind of

water pollution.• Chemical spill,

littering, etc.

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• List one kind of air

pollution.• Burning fuels /

gasoline, car exhaust, smoke, etc.

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• The four things

needed to survive.• Food, water,

space, and shelter.

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• Name two ways

humans damage ecosystems besides pollution.

• Cutting trees, new species, building fences, etc.

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• If a species is

unable to adapt to its environment, it will become _________

• Extinct

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• What most

animals do when their needs cannot be met in a certain area.

• Migrate

ECOSYSTEMS AND CHANGE• When an

ecosystem can no longer support more organisms, it has reached its________

• Carrying Capacity