Ecology introduction Living creatures are adapted to the place where they live. This place is called habitat. Living things usually live with other living things. They need each other. Animals need plants, and plants need animals. They can form a population or a community. A population is a group of living things of the same type living together in the same place. A community is a group of living things from different populations living together in the same place.
What is an Ecosystem? An ECOSYSTEM is a community of living things that interact with each other and their habitat.
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Examples: Tundra : The tundra biome is at the top of the world -- around the North Pole. Below a thin layer of tundra soil is a permanently frozen layer of ground. During the brief summers, the top section of the soil may thaw just long enough to allow plants and microorganisms to grow and reproduce. Forest : A dense growth of trees, plants covering a large area. It rains a lot . Desert : Arid land with usually sparse vegetation. Sea : A great body of salt water that covers much of the earth. Jungle : An impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation. Arctic : Life in the Arctic includes organisms living in the ice, zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants, and human societies. ...
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Project Chose a project to present your ecosystem to the class. 1. Construct a Diorama, bigger-than-a-shoebox model of your ecosystem. Give it detail with textures. Add plant-life and animals models. 2. Report to your class about an endangered species within your ecosystem. Develop a presentation ( PowerPoint, Sliderocket, Prize‌) of an endangered species and include a solution on how to prevent it from becoming extinct. 3. As a travel agent, construct a brochure to entice visitors into discovering your ecosystem. Include a map, land features, plants, animals, and details about the weather . Include at least 3 drawings or images to "grab" the reader's attention. Don't forget to tell the person what they might want to bring and wear to survive a week's vacation. If you want you can use this apps.: http://www.mybrochuremaker.com/ Some examples:
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