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• The Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit includes…

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22ndnd Order Consumer Order Consumer

3rd Order Consumers

Consumer

Producer

Decrease in energy as you go up a trophic level

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• Activity! (Optional) Making your bio-dome / Terrarium for periodic observations.

• Making your bio-dome / Terrarium– 1st Thin layer of pebbles.– 2nd Thin layer of sand on top of that.– 3rd Thin layer of soil (brown)– 4th Thicker layer of dark organic soil.– 5th Add small pieces of various moss– 6th Add a piece of lichen– 7th Add some small plants– 8th Add some small sticks with a mushroom on it.– 9th Add a few organisms

• Just a few, no vertebrates allowed, do not over populate.• Don’t forget to lightly water it before closing the lid.

• Leave plenty of room for plants to grow!

• Don’t over water your bio-dome!

• Don’t knock it over!

• Give your bio-dome plenty of light (energy source) and monitor the moisture content.– Light can be the sun or artificial.

Ecology: Feeding Levels UnitEcology: Feeding Levels Unit

• What is Ecology?

• What is Ecology?– A) A very hungry caterpillar.

• What is Ecology?– A) A very hungry caterpillar.– B) A type of gardening tool.

• What is Ecology?– A) A very hungry caterpillar.– B) A type of gardening tool.– C) A branch of science that studies organisms

and the environment.

• What is Ecology?– A) A very hungry caterpillar.– B) A type of gardening tool.– C) A branch of science that studies organisms

and the environment.– D.) A new item on the McDonalds value menu?

• What is Ecology? and the answer is…– A) A very hungry caterpillar.– B) A type of gardening tool.– C) A branch of science that studies organisms

• What is Ecology? – A) A very hungry caterpillar.– B) A type of gardening tool.– C) A branch of science that studies organisms

What words above need further explanation?

Organisms: Any living thing (individual / one)

Ecology: A study of the relationship Ecology: A study of the relationship between living things and the between living things and the environment. environment.

• Ecology: A study of the relationship Ecology: A study of the relationship between between living thingsliving things and the environment. and the environment.

• Ecology: A study of the relationship between Ecology: A study of the relationship between living things and the living things and the environment.environment.

• What’s the point in studying ecology? – How is this relevant to my life?

• Answer- Because you a part of the ecosystem. This world has some serious ecological problems and understanding the relationship between living things and the environment is the key to better management.

• The 4 Concepts in Ecology– Everything is Connected to Each Other.– Everything is Connected to the non-living

Environment.– Everything Is Changing.– There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

• The 4 Concepts in Ecology– Everything is connected to each other.– Everything is Connected to the non-living

Environment.– Everything Is Changing.– There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

• The 4 Concepts in Ecology– Everything is connected to each other.– Everything is connected to the non-living

environment.– Everything Is Changing.– There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

environment.– Everything is changing.– There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

environment.– Everything is changing.– There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

This will be our focus.

• Concept in Ecology: There is no such thing as a free lunch.

“Darn!” “What

happened to that free lunch?”

There’s No Such Thing As A Free There’s No Such Thing As A Free Lunch in Ecology.Lunch in Ecology.------

Laws of ThermodynamicsLaws of ThermodynamicsRelates to heat and energy. Relates to heat and energy.

Heat always flows from hot to cold.Heat always flows from hot to cold.

Energy cannot be created or Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can be transferred destroyed; it can be transferred between systems and surroundings.between systems and surroundings.

Energy goes from useful to non-Energy goes from useful to non-useful.useful.

• If a Snickers Candy Bar goes into your body… Does a Snicker’s Bar come out?

• Answer! What comes out may look like a Snickers, but it is much different.

• Answer! The waste product is not as energy rich because the high energy sugar fueled your body for many hours.

Food Chain: A group of organisms Food Chain: A group of organisms where each member is eaten by where each member is eaten by another member.another member.

• Food Chain: A group of organisms where Food Chain: A group of organisms where each member is eaten by another each member is eaten by another member.member.

Less energy is available to the group after it.

• Less overall energy is available at each Less overall energy is available at each feeding level because organisms are feeding level because organisms are constantly using energy. constantly using energy.

• Video! Clay Animation of the Food Chain.• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=tzSvEw4W16U&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL55B8C431684B93BC

Food Chains.flv

• Trophic Feeding Levels.

• Activity! Step by step drawing of a food chain.

• Activity! Step by step drawing of a food chain. – One full page required.

Energy comes from the Sun

Producers make their own food from sun

Consumers Eat Producers

Decomposers break down waste

• Let’s now look at the flow of energy.

Nutrients get returned to the soil.

Plants use nutrients to regrow.

Consumers can obtain nutrients from this new growth.

Radiant

Photosynthesis

Chemical Energy

Chemical energy

Decomposers make the energy from the Sun

The Sun breaks down the waste

Which two are switched?

Decomposers make the energy from the Sun

The Sun breaks down the waste

Answer!

• Photosynthesis: The process a plant uses to combine sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce oxygen and sugar (energy).

• Guess the type of animal under each box?

Consumers: Feed on plants or other Consumers: Feed on plants or other animalsanimals

Carnivore: An animal that only eats Carnivore: An animal that only eats other animals.other animals.

“I am a consumer

because I eat other animals.”

Once he has consumed the warthog the rest of the pride will consume what is left.

Hyenas will then scavenge the leftovers.

Vultures will also remove what they can.

• The nutrients from the warthog will fuel other animals. Decomposers will eventually decompose the waste products from these animals.

• The nutrients from the warthog will fuel other animals. Decomposers will eventually recycle the waste products from these animals.

• Life in nature is a struggle for existence and can be brutal and cruel.

• Energy is transferred from one species to the next.

• Life in nature is a struggle for existence and can be brutal and cruel.

• Energy is transferred from one species to the next.

Herbivore: General name for an Herbivore: General name for an animal that only eats plants.animal that only eats plants.

• Pronghorn antelope, North America’s fastest land mammal.

– 96 km an hour / (60mph)

• The Pronghorn Antelopes main predator was a North American Cheetah. – This cheetah has become extinct.

• 1st order consumer (plants only)

• 2nd Order Consumer– Eats an animal that eats plants.

• 3rd order consumer– Ate an animal that ate an animal that ate

plants.

• 4th Order Consumer: – Ate an animal, that ate an animal, that ate an

animal that ate plants.

• 5th Order consumer:– Ate an animal, that ate an animal, that ate an

animal, that ate an animal that ate plants.

“Hoot” “Hoot” “Owls are second order consumers.”

• Note how each feeding level has less available energy.

• Lots of available energy.

Producers (Plants)

Energy comes from sun.

Producers (Plants)

• Only a few herbivores. Less Energy!

Producers (Plants)

Consumers

• 2nd Order Consumers have even less.

Producers (Plants)

Consumers

Producers (Plants)

Consumers

2nd Order Consumers

• 3rd Order Consumers are even less.

Producers (Plants)

Consumers

2nd Order Consumers

Producers (Plants)

Consumers

2nd Order Consumers

3rd Order Consumers

• 4th Even Less.

Producers (Plants)

Consumers

2nd Order Consumers

3rd Order Consumers

Producers (Plants)

Consumers

2nd Order Consumers

3rd Order Consumers

4th Order Consumers

• Very Little available Energy

Producers (Plants)

Consumers

2nd Order Consumers

3rd Order Consumers

4th Order Consumers

5th Order Consumers

Omnivore: An organism that eats Omnivore: An organism that eats both plants and animals. both plants and animals.

• Wasps are omnivores.

• Pillbugs are omnivores.

• Ravens and crows are omnivores.

• Pigs are omnivores.

• Bears are omnivores.

• Activity! Stand up and make the correct letter if the animal is a…

• Activity! Stand up and make the correct letter if the animal is a… Herbivore (eats plants),

• Activity! Stand up and make the correct letter if the animal is a… Herbivore (eats plants), Carnivore (eats other animals),

• Activity! Stand up and make the correct letter if the animal is a… Herbivore (eats plants), Carnivore (eats other animals), or Omnivore (eats both plants and animals)

• Activity! Stand up and make the correct letter if the animal is a… Herbivore (eats plants), Carnivore (eats other animals), or Omnivore (eats both plants and animals)– Take your best guess.

• Activity! Stand up and make the correct letter if the animal is a… Herbivore (eats plants), Carnivore (eats other animals), or Omnivore (eats both plants and animals)– Take your best guess. (No worries if wrong)

• The Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit includes…

• A Two Part 1000+ Slide PowerPoint full of engaging activities, critical class notes, review opportunities, question, answers, games, and much more.

• 13 Page bundled homework that chronologically follows the slideshow for nightly review. Modified version provided as well as answer keys.

• 7 pages of unit notes with visuals for students and support professionals

• 1 PowerPoint Review Game with Answer Key• Flashcards, Rubrics, videos, templates, materials list, First

Day PowerPoint, guide, and much more.

• http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_Levels_Unit.html

• More Units Available at…

Earth Science: The Soil Science and Glaciers Unit, The Geology Topics Unit, The Astronomy Topics Unit, The Weather and Climate Unit, and The River Unit, The Water Molecule Unit.

Physical Science: The Laws of Motion and Machines Unit, The Atoms and Periodic Table Unit, The Energy and the Environment Unit, and The Introduction to Science / Metric Unit.

Life Science: The Diseases and Cells Unit, The DNA and Genetics Unit, The Life Topics Unit, The Plant Unit, The Taxonomy and Classification Unit, Ecology: Feeding Levels Unit, Ecology: Interactions Unit, Ecology: Abiotic Factors, The Evolution and Natural Selection Unit and the Human Body Systems and Health Topics Unit

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