PPT-52 An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Lecture Presentation by Nicole Tunbridge and Kathleen Fitzpatrick Discovering Ecology Ecology is the scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment small scale geological events affect evolution over generations. They are internationally recognized nominated by nati onal governments and remain under sovereign jurisdiction of the states where they are lo cated Biosphere reserves serv e in some ways as living laboratories for testing out and demonstrati ng int ORGANIZATION IN THE BIOSPHERE. WHAT DOES BIOLOGY MEAN?. THE STUDY OF LIVING THINGS. WE’VE LOOKED AT THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIVING THINGS…. BUT WHERE DO WE FIND ALL LIVING THINGS?. DO WE FIND THEM IN SPACE?. . Alissa. . Buford & . Rahil Alhumaidi. October/10/2013. B-2. What is Biosphere?. The biosphere is the global sum of all ecosystems. .. Root word of Biosphere – “Bio” means “Life”, “sphere” means “ Circle”.. EEn. 2.7 Explain how the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere individually and collectively affect the biosphere . How do temperature, rainfall, altitude, types of plants and animals, and latitude determine biome classification. We may have heard the word “ecology” before without really understanding what it means. So a good place to begin might be to begin with a good definition. It was a German biologist, . Ernst Haeckel, who first . Chapter 50. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Darwin’s extensive observations of the distribution of organisms and their adaptation to specific environments led him to propose that environmental factors interacting . HUMANS IN THE BIOSPHERE. Humans in the Biosphere. The . biosphere. is the part of the Earth where life exists, including the land, water, and air. . Human activities that affect the biosphere . are: . Ecology. Ecology is. ……. The study of . interactions . between . living. (biotic) and . non-living . (abiotic) . components . in . ecosystems.. . Ecosystems. An . ecosystem. is a complex, self regulating system in which living things interact with each other and with non-living things. . INTRODUCTION Biosphere reserves are areas of terrestrial and coastal/marine ecosystems, or a combination thereof, which are internationally recognized within the framework of UNESCO's Programme on Ma Unit. Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him.. He will be hiding somewhere in the slideshow. “Hoot, Hoot”. “Good Luck!”. Keep an eye out for “The-Owl” and raise your hand as soon as you see him.. Water on Earth. Uneven Global Distribution of Fresh Water. Definitions by Wetzel (2001). see page 4. Limnology. Freshwater Ecology. Freshwater Biology. Theories of Ecology. Taken from . Dodds. (2009). and. Levels Of Organization in . Biology and Ecology. Springfield Central High School. Questions to Answer. Daily Problem Set Unit 2- #1. 1. . Explain what ecology is. . 2. . In the relationship between the lynx and the hare, what factors, biotic and . March 2. nd. , 3. rd. and 4. th. 2016. . Biosphere 2 Facts. . Space Biospheres Ventures bought the property in 1984 and began construction of the current facility in 1986 to research and develop self-sustaining space-colonization technology. . Rahil Alhumaidi. October/10/2013. B-2. What is Biosphere?. The biosphere is the global sum of all ecosystems. .. Root word of Biosphere – “Bio” means “Life”, “sphere” means “ Circle”..