Unit 1: The Living World: Ecosystems

Topics we will cover: 

     -1.1: Introduction to Ecosystems- (Page ) -1.7: The Water Cycle- (Page 80+81)

     -1.2: Terrestrial Biomes- (Page )     -1.8: Primary Productivity- (Page )

     -1.3: Aquatic Biomes- (Page )     -1.9: Trophic Levels- (Page )

     -1.4: The Carbon Cycle- (Page 82+83) -1.10: Energy Flow- (Page )

     -1.5: The Nitrogen Cycle- (Page 84-86) -1.11: Food Chains and Webs- (Page )

     -1.6: The Phosphorus Cycle- (Page 86-88)     

Click here for Important Vocab for this unit (Quizlet)

Notes for this unit: 

• Biogeochemical Cycles- Pages 79-90 (DONE)

• Food Webs and Ecological Pyramids, productivity- pages   (DONE)

• Biomes- Pages  (DONE)

• Lake Stratification- (DONE)

• Energy and Thermodynamics- Review only!

Helpful links, animations, videos and resources: 

• Nitrogen Cycle (Animation) ; and another good helpful source (webpage)

  • Nitrogen Cycle Practice Quiz

• How Wolves Change Rivers (Video)

• Biomes Overview (Video) 

• Virtual Reality Biomes (Interactive)

• Amazing Biome Comparison Tool (Interactive)

• Great review of community interactions (Video)

• Keystone Species: (Link)

• Great energy video to introduce energy types (Video)

• Types of Energy (Video)

• Types of Energy and Transformations (Video)

• Kinetic vs Potential Energy... in SPACE! (Video)

• Article on Decomposition (Link)