PPT-Biomagnification Matter moves through living things in an ecosystem. Some of it is used

Biomagnification is the process by which matter becomes concentrated in living things in a food chain Moving up the Food Chain DDT provides one example of the effects of biomagnification in an ecosystem DDT is a chemical that was widely used to kill planteating insects Some chemicals break down over time but DDT does not DDT collected in water and soil was absorbed by living things and moved up the food chain The diagram shows how DDT became magnified in a wetland ecosystem It entered through tiny organisms called zooplankton which absorbed DDT from the water. and . Abiotic Factors. Ecosystems: . Abiotic . Factors. Ecosystems support life. Living things depend on the environment. You would not find a kangaroo in the Arctic and you won’t find a polar bear in Australia.. 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 . Conceptual Questions. Elementary Grade 7: Life Sciences. Created by Kshamta Hunter . EDCP 349 Section 401 Winter 2011. In this lesson. Ecosystem Vocab. Parts of the ecosystem. Abiotic/Biotic parts of the ecosystem. Vocabulary. Ecosystem. Tropic relationships and networks. Producer, Consumer, Decompose. r. Photosynthesis. Food chain/web. Organic and . Inorganic . M. atter. Primary Productivity. Biomass. Disturbances. In short, . ecology . is the scientific study of the . interactions of organisms with their environment. .. All organisms . interact. with other organisms in their surroundings and with the nonliving portion of their environment. . Ecosystems are made up of living and non-living things. An . ecosystem. is a place where interactions between living and non living things occur. All of this occurs within the biosphere, which is comprised of all ecosystems making the living part of the Earth. So, there are many different ecosystems on the Earth and we study them by looking at the aspects within the ecosystems. . Living things need a place to live and grow.. . Fish live in water.. Birds live in trees and fly through the air.. Plants grow where there is soil, water and sun.. Main Idea and Details. ENVIRONMENT. This struggle for resources is called . competition. .. Competition occurs between members of different species. This is called . interspecific competition. .. Who competes?. Competition also occurs between members of the same species. This is called . Have no particular size. Biodiversity is key to a balanced ecosystem. ecosystems. Biodiversity:. the greater the biodiversity of the living organisms, the healthier the ecosystem. Healthy Ecosystems. Scorpion, cactus, cricket, field mouse, shrub, mountain lion, . Snake, Owl, Goat, Lizard, Coyote. Make sure the arrows are going in the right direction!!!!!. Cactus.  Cricket Lizard Snake. Cactus Mouse Snake Owl. BY-ARYAN, FREYA, HETA, RHEA, VEDANT . WHAT IS BIOMAGNIFICATION. HOW DOES BIOMAGNIFICATION IMPACT US. BIOMAGNIFICATION AND THE CURRENT EFFECT IN ARCTIC. CASE STUDY 1. CASE STUDY 2. Why is Arctic important. Cycling of matter within living systems. Example of living system: compost bin. Conservation of Matter. Matter of a closed system will remain constant over time. Matter is not created or destroyed but transformed into more complex forms. In order to study ecology, scientists look at how organisms are related to one another and how they are related to the environment in which they live – the ecosystem. Ecology. An ecosystem includes all . Action plan for strengthening core elements. What is an ecosystem?. The term . Innovation Ecosystem. describes the diverse range of participants and resources that are necessary for innovation and change. Such a framework models the relationships...