PPT-Energy, Ecosystems, and Ecology!

Energy flow in Ecosystems Different Types of Energy Mechanical Energy is the energy associated with the motion or position of an object Mechanical energy can be kinetic or potential energy Mechanical Energy is the total energy of the system . Unlike energy, matter cycles. This means that. an ecosystem cannot lose chemicals from it.. ecosystems can acquire chemicals that are used up from other ecosystems.. when models are built for ecosystems, all of the materials should be able to be accounted for.. By Renee Swank. In this activity you will learn all about the types of ecosystem. You can read all of the material and watch a short video on ecosystems. After you have read the material and watched the video, you can take the short quiz to see how much you learned!!. . Table of Contents. Section 3: . Aquatic Ecosystems. Section 1: . How Ecosystems Change. Section 2: . Biomes. Chapter: Ecosystems. . Table of Contents. Section 1: . How Ecosystems Change. Mosses from my back yard. There are two main categories of freshwater ecosystems. What is the main . difference between. these two ecosystems? . Standing water . v. . flowing-water ecosystems. Standing water—staying still, not moving. 4.2 pgs. 94 - 100. Biomes. A large geographical region with a specific range of temperatures and precipitation, and the organisms that are adapted to those conditions of temperature and precipitation. 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. . 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. Overview: Discovering Ecology. Ecology. is the scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment. These interactions determine distribution of organisms and their abundance. Aquatic ecosystems are primarily determined by the ecosystem’s . salinity. . Salinity refers to the dissolved salt content of the water.. Aquatic ecosystems are divided into freshwater and marine ecosystems.. What are Ecosystems? . Groups of living things and the non-living environment in which they live.. The people that study ecosystems are called: . “ecologists.”. Let’s look at the living parts of the ecosystem:. The . altiplano. is a high plateau in the Andean regions of two South American nations.. The . varzea. , or “flooded forest,” is found mainly along the Amazon River in this nation.. The . cerrado. 2018 ECOLOGY (B&C) KAREN LANCOUR National Bio Rules Committee Chairman karenlancour@charter.net C. Robyn Fischer National Event Supervisor Ecology Events Ecology – principles of ecology related to terrestrial environments – Section 3: . Aquatic Ecosystems. K. What I Know. W. What I Want to Find Out. L. What I Learned. Essential Questions. What are the major abiotic factors that determine the aquatic ecosystems?. What are transitional aquatic ecosystems and why are they important?. National Bio Rules Committee Chairman. karenlancour@charter.net. . Ecology Events . Ecology. – principles of ecology related to terrestrial environments – . 2 year rotation by biomes . ( 1- tundra & forests & 2-deserts & grasslands).