Biodiversity & Ecosystem Changes

Biodiversity & Ecosystem Changes

Ecosystems

• Ecosystem: is all of the organisms living in a place together with their environment.

• Environment: is all of the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.

• Biotic: living things in an environment.

• Abiotic: nonliving things in an environment.

Multiple Choice

Identify if the part is biotic or abiotic: Black Bear

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Multiple Choice

Identify if the part is biotic or abiotic: Ibis Bird

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Multiple Choice

Identify if the part is biotic or abiotic: Temperature

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Multiple Choice

Identify if the part is biotic or abiotic: Blackberry Bush

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Multiple Choice

Identify if the part is biotic or abiotic: Water

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Multiple Choice

Identify if the part is biotic or abiotic: Sunlight

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Multiple Choice

Identify if the part is biotic or abiotic: Soil

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Multiple Choice

Identify if the part is biotic or abiotic: Willow Tree

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Multiple Choice

Identify if the part is biotic or abiotic: Pitcher Plant

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Multiple Choice

Identify if the part is biotic or abiotic: Air

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Population vs. Community

• Population: a group of organisms that are the same species living in the same area.

• Community: a group of organisms that are different species and living in the same area.

Multiple Choice

Identify the picture as population or community:

• Population

• Community

Multiple Choice

Identify the picture as population or community:

• Population

• Community

Multiple Choice

Identify the picture as population or community:

• Population

• Community

Multiple Choice

Identify the picture as population or community:

• Population

• Community

Niche & Habitat

• Habitat: is the place where an organism lives within an ecosystem.

• Niche: the organisms complete role, or job in an ecosystem.

Habitat & Niche

• The panda's niche is eating bamboo.

• This means that a panda cannot live in an habitat that does not have bamboo.

Habitat & Niche

• The Red-Tailed Hawk and Horned Owl live in the same habitat.

• They have different niches.

• The Red-Tailed Hawk eats different animals and hunts during the day.

• The Horned Owl eats different animals and hunts during the night.

Multiple Choice

An organism's _________ is defined as the environment in which it lives.

• habitat
• niche
• social structure
• ecosystem

Multiple Choice

An organism’s habitat provides _____________________.

• food, water, shelter, and space.

• food, water, and clothes.

• only food.

• video games, ninjas, and baked beans.

Multiple Choice

What is a niche?

• Where an organism lives.

• An organisms role, or job, within its ecosystem.

• What an organism eats.

Multiple Choice

What is a Niche of a honeybee?

• Pollenating Flowers

• A Honeycomb

• Eating other insects.

• Swimming.

Multiple Choice

A squirrels niche would be _________________.

• hunting prey and providing meat for other squirrels.

• searching for fish to eat in the ocean.

• staying busy storing nuts and seeds for winter.

• help decompose other animals and plants.

Multiple Choice

What Niche would a Groundhog have?

• Swimming in shallow waters.

• Creating burrows.

• Hunting large birds.

• Breaking down dead plants and animals.

Biodiversity

• The variety of different types of species live in the same area.

• Ecosystems have don't have a lot of different species have low biodiversity.

• Farms specialize in crops so they have low diversity.

Biodiversity

• The variety of different types of species live in the same area.

• The climate and location affects Biodiversity.

• Rainforest and coral reefs have the highest biodiversity.

• High Biodiversity means healthier ecosystem

Multiple Choice

A stable ecosystem typically has high biodiversity.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Image "B" shows more biodiversity than image "A". Why?

• Because "B" shows more different species than image "A"

• Because image "B" has less different species than "A"

• "A" has a greater number of same species plants so this statement is wrong.

• Both images show the same biodiversity

Multiple Choice

This picture is a great example of ____________ biodiversity.

• high
• moderate
• low
• hhhmmmm there is no way to know without counting.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?

• Biotic are non-living things
• Abiotic are living organisms
• Biotic is life,
  Abiotic is non-living
• Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living

Multiple Choice

A rainforest has an abundance of different plant an animal species.  This is an example of what?

• population
• biodiversity
• conservation strategies

Multiple Choice

What term describes the variety of different organisms found in an ecosystem?

• population
• biodiversity
• ecosystem services