ecosystems and change
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Ecosystems and Change. Mr. Swavel Holloway 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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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