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Section 1: Ecosystems: Everything Is Connected: Homo

This document provides an overview of ecosystems and evolution. It defines an ecosystem as all the living and non-living things in an area interacting together, including biotic factors like organisms and abiotic factors like sunlight and water. Populations are groups of the same species that live together, while communities are groups of interacting species that live in the same habitat. Evolution occurs through natural selection, where organisms with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing those traits to the next generation over many generations. The document also categorizes life into six kingdoms - Archaea, Bacteria, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia - based on their characteristics.

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Section 1: Ecosystems: Everything Is Connected: Homo

This document provides an overview of ecosystems and evolution. It defines an ecosystem as all the living and non-living things in an area interacting together, including biotic factors like organisms and abiotic factors like sunlight and water. Populations are groups of the same species that live together, while communities are groups of interacting species that live in the same habitat. Evolution occurs through natural selection, where organisms with advantageous traits are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing those traits to the next generation over many generations. The document also categorizes life into six kingdoms - Archaea, Bacteria, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia - based on their characteristics.

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Section 1: Ecosystems: Everything is Connected

Objectives:
Distinguish between the _____________ and ____________ factors in an ecosystem.
Describe how a population differs from a _______________.
Explain the process of __________________ by natural selection.
Explain the concept of __________________.
Defining an Ecosystem
_________________= all of the organisms living in an area together with their physical
environment
omposed of many _____________________ parts that often interact in complex ways
________________ !re onnected
Ecosystems _____ ________ have clear boundaries" they can move from one ecosystem
into another
#he omponents of an ______________
____________ $ ___________ %actors
&iotic factors= the living and ______________ living parts of an ecosystem
'ncluding all of the plants and animals and the _________________ parts of organisms
__________________ factors= the _______________ parts of the ecosystem
'nclude _______( ___________( _____________( sand( light( $ _________________
_______________= an individual living thing
_______________= group of organisms that are closely related and that can mate to
produce fertile offspring
)umans are members of )omo _______________
*opulations= all the members of the ___________ species that live in the same place at
the same time
ommunities= a group of ____________ species that live in the same place and interact
with each other
+ost obvious difference between communities is the type of ____________ they have.
_______________= the place an organism lives
Organisms live as ________________ of one species in communities with other species
Section 2: Evolution
Evolution by ,atural -election
________________ ______________= the une.ual survival $ reproduction that
results from the presence or absence of particular trait
Evolution= a change in the ________________ characteristics of a population from one
generation to the next
,ature -elects
_____________ thought that nature selects for certain traits because organisms with
certain traits are more li/ely to _____________ and reproduce
Organisms produce more offspring than can ________________.
#he environment is _________________ and contains limited resources.
Organisms differ in the _________________ they have.
-ome _________________ traits provide organisms with an advantage.
Each generation contains proportionately _________ organisms with advantageous traits.
____________________= process of two species evolving in response to long0term
interactions with each other
Evolution by _______________ -election
!rtificial selection= the ___________________ breeding of organisms by humans for
specific characteristics
Evolution of __________________
1esistance= the ability of one or more organisms to __________________ a particular
chemical designed to /ill it.
___________________ 1esistance
-ection 2: #he Diversity of 3iving #hings
Objectives:
,ame the __________ /ingdoms of organisms and identify two characteristics of each.
Explain the importance of ___________ and ____________ in the environment.
Explain why _____________ are such successful animals.
)ow do scientist organi4e this variety of life into categories that they can understand5
_________ /ingdoms
&!#E1'!= ______________( singled0celled organisms that usually have cell walls $
reproduce by dividing in half.
3ac/ ___________
#wo main types: _______________________ $ ______________________
3ive in __________ habitat on Earth
an cause ___________________
_________________= an organism whose cells have nuclei( cell walls( $ no chlorophyll
____________ food from their surroundings
*lay a role in _________________ by brea/ing down bodies and body parts of dead
organisms
an cause disease 6athlete7s foot" ___________________8
!dd ___________________ to food 6blue cheese" yeast8
__________________= diverse group of organisms that belong to the /ingdom *rotista
!moebas( /elp( diatoms( _____________
__________________= many0celled organisms that ma/e their own food using the sun7s
energy and have cell walls
__________________________= plants whose seeds are not enclosed in fruits
*ine trees are also called ______________ 6bear cones8
*roduce ___________ $ seeds
____________________= flowering plants that produce seeds in fruit
_________________ is the reproductive structure of the plant
Examples: wheat( ________( beans( __________( cotton( etc.
_____________________= cannot ma/e their own ___________" they ta/e food from
their environment" have no cell wall
'nvertebrates= lac/ a __________________
*lan/ton( ____________( various worms( mollus/s( s.uid( ___________( insects( etc.
9ertebrates= have a _________________
________________________
#oads( frogs( $ salamanders
________________
#urtles( li4ards( sna/es( $ crocodiles
________________
warm0blooded vertebrates with feathers
________________
:arm0blooded vertebrates that have fur $ feed young mil/

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