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Chapter 3 of CPO Text
Focus on Life Science
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Types of Habitats
Land Habitat
Water Habitat
Living Systems
Type of Soil
soil is a mixture of decayed plant and animal
parts and very small rock particles; type of soil
varies in different land habitats; soil is a habitat
for some organisms
Oxygen- most organisms need oxygen to live;
amount of oxygen in air varies depending on
altitude
precipitation
type of soil on
surrounding
land
too many nitrates
or phosphates in
runoff affects the
amount of
available
dissolved oxygen
sunlight
Physical
Variables
of water
Habitats
chemical
content of
water
pH 6-8 is
best
dissolved
oxygen
amount varies
with
temperature
and
movement
Pollutants
Individual organisms
can be organized into
populations
e.g. antelopes on a plain
Populations are grouped
into communities
e.g. antelopes birds and
other animals in the area
Different communities
are grouped into
ecosystems
e.g. antelopes, other animals and the river
trees, etc
Ecosystems grouped
together form the
biomes (areas of the world and the
organisms in it
Biomes are present in areas of the earth .
Collectively, biomes make up the
biosphere
Levels of Organization
Types of Interactions
(complete your graphic organizer)
(note) 1. competition
Types of Interactions
(note)2. predator prey relationships
one eats the other
predators: organisms that hunt and feed
on other organisms
prey: the organisms that are eaten
Ex.
Types of Interactions
(note) 3. symbiosis
an interaction where 2 species live together for a
long time
(note all 3 types of symbiosis)
commensalism: one member benefits; other
member unaffected
mutualism: both members benefit
parasitism: one member benefits; other member
harmed
hawk
snake
frog
grasshopper
grass
Most animals are part of more than one food chain. They
eat more than one kind of food to get enough food and
nutrients. You can connect many food chains to form a
food web. (complete your graphic organizer)
gull
seal
Striped
Bass
crab
sardines
zooplankton
worm
seaweed
snail
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