Transcript ECOSYSTEMS & BIOMES

•The living parts of an ecosystem are
called BIOTIC factors
•Examples: 6 Kingdoms,trees, plants,
flowers, insects, animals
•The
non-living things in an
ecosystem are called ABIOTIC
factors
–Examples
: water, rocks, soil, air,
temperature, wind, carbon dioxide,
nutrients, sunlight.
THE CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE 6 KINGDOMS OF
LIFE
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To be considered living, an organism must…
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Contain all 7 characteristics of life
 DNA
 Reproduce
 Use energy
 Adapt
 Respond to Stimuli
 Made of cells
 Grow and Develop
Animal Kingdom
* Food – Cannot make their own food.
* Multi-cellular organisms
Reproduction – Asexual and sexual
Examples – Humans, crustaceans, spiders,
insects, fish, birds, mammals, sponges,
hydras, coral, worms, etc.
Examples of Animals
Sea horse
Sea anemone
hydra
butterfly
Poison
Dart
frog
Great
White
Shark
human
Plant Kingdom
* Food – make their own food by photosynthesis.
*Multi-cellular
Reproduction – Sexually and asexually
Examples – rose, cactus, grass, daisy, ferns,
trees
Examples of Plant Kingdom
Kingdom Fungi
* Food – do not make their own food.
Decomposers
* Unicellular and multicellular.
Reproduction – Sexual and Asexual
Examples – yeast, mushrooms, mold,
mildew, athletes foot, ringworm
Examples of Fungi
Athletes Foot
Bread mold
mushroom
Foot Fungus
ringworm
yeast
Bread mold
magnified
Kingdom Protists
* Food – Some make their own food
(plantlike); others cannot (animal-like).
* Unicellular and Multi-cellular
Reproduction – Asexual & Sexual
Examples – Euglena, paramecium, amoeba,
slime mold, volvox, algae,diatoms, giant kelp
Examples of Protists
Paramecium
Algae
Amoeba
Volvox
Euglena
Stentor
Red algae
KINGDOM EUBACTERIA
*Food – Some can make their own food:
other cannot.
* Unicellular organisms.
Reproduction – asexual
Roles: decomposers, food makers, help
digest food, clean oil spills, makes nitrogen
rich soil(helps plants grow), etc.
Examples of Eubacteria
Anthrax
Staph
Bacteria help digest
food
Strep
E. Coli
Blue green algae
Kingdom Archaebacteria
This hot, sulfur-rich, acidic pool in Yellowstone
National Park is home to species of Archea,
including Sulfolobus.
Some archaens live 1000’s of miles deep
in the ocean near superheated volcanic
vents.
KINGDOM ARCHAEBACTERIA
* Food- Some cannot make their own food;
others do.
* Unicellular organisms
Reproduction – asexual
Three main types – salt loving, heat loving, and
methane makers, harsh environments
Let’s Practice
Which kingdom does each
organism belong?
Eubacteria
Animal
Protists
protists
plant
Fungus
Animal
animal
Fungus
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
ABIOTIC FACTORS
Sunlight
• Plants need the sunlight to make
glucose by photosynthesis.
Without plants, the food chain dies.
• Sunlight produces heat that changes
the temperature of the Earths
atmosphere and surface.
ABIOTIC FACTORS
Water
• Organisms are mostly made of water.
The cytoplasm of cells are mostly
water.
• Plants need water to do
photosynthesis.
ABIOTIC FACTORS
Climate
Includes the average temperature and
rainfall for a region. All organisms are
adapted for the climate they live.
Climate determines the different
biomes.
ABIOTIC FACTORS
Soil
• Plants need the soil for the
nutrients and water it provides.
NOT FOOD!!!.
• Many animals live in the soil.
• The type of soil in an area
determines the types of plants
and animals that can live in the
area.
EX: Venus Flytraps
ABIOTIC FACTORS
Severe Disturbances
1. Fire – Fire can be good or bad. It
destroys habitat and food. Some plants
need a fire for their seeds to germinate.
2. Hurricanes
3. Volcanoes
4. Floods
5. Storms
6. Droughts
ABIOTIC FACTORS
Introduced Species
• Humans sometimes move
organisms to a location where
they do not belong. Sometimes
they die, but often they
prosper.
• If the organism has no
predators, then its population
will grow. An example of this
occurring this the kudzu plant.
It was transplanted to
American and nothing eats it
here. So, it grows out of
control.