PPT-Ecosystems : Latin America includes a number of distinct ecosystems – plants and animals

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. Tundra. Swamps. Ocean/Shore Line. Desert. Mountains. S:\FACULTY\6th Science\Introduction to ecosystems.asf. Ecosystem:. All of the living and non-living things that interact in an area.. G:\SECONDARY SCIENCE\Middle School\6th Grade\Ecosystems1\Ecosystems.asf. By: Abigail Tracy. Freshwater Biomes. By: Abigail Tracy. What is it ?. A freshwater biome is any body of water that is made of freshwater, such as ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers. Most freshwater biomes consist of moving water and contain many types of fish.. What is an ecosystem?. a term used to describe the . relationships. among the many species living in an environment and the . relationship. among those organisms and the non-living components of the environment.. What is an ecosystem?. An ecosystem is made up of all the living and the nonliving things in an area and how those living and nonliving things interact with each other.. Ecosystems come in a variety of sizes. They can be as small as a puddle or as large as a continent.. 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. What do you already know…... THINK. PAIR. SHARE. A community of plants and animals and the environment they live in.. Key question . What is an ecosystem?. Today we are learning to….. Identify and define key terms.. 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. What does this occupation involve? . It is . important for a zoo keeper to have . knowledge . about the . ecosystems because they deal with animals everyday and they are thrown all kinds of challenges that effect the animal in the way they eat, live and grow. CHAPTER. Too Much of a Good Thing?. Elephant populations in southern Africa declined sharply due to hunting but have made overwhelming comebacks within nature reserves and parks.. Some worry that elephant overpopulation is causing a decline in local biodiversity and damage to farms and infrastructure.. Brooke Ard. 5. th. Grade Math/Science. Griggs Road Elementary. Aquatic Ecosystems. Water-based . ecosystems may be fresh water (lakes and ponds) or saltwater (oceans, . estuaries and . saltwater marshes).. 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:. Ocean Zones & Ecosystems. Freshwater Zones & Ecosystems. Related Ecology. Benthic Division. 6 Areas. . 1. Supralittoral zone. (supra= upper, litus=shore). . Water splashes but does not stay submerged. (A) . Abiotic. component. (B) Biotic component. Abiotic. component:. Abiotic. component of pond consists of water, dissolved minerals, oxygen and carbon dioxide. Solar radiations are the main source of energy..