Eat+or+Be+Eaten



__** Introduction **__

"Eat or Be Eaten" is a unit about the science of Ecology, which is a study of the relationships between living things and their environments. Living things includes plants, animals and, of course, humans. The environment can also include non-living things such as rocks, water and sunlight, which can affect the lives of those living in the environment. We are going to study how all of these things relate to each other and become Junior Ecologists! We will investigate how humans impact on environments and those living things within them and learn how we can make a difference to the environments we live in.



__**Key Words:**__ Ecology, Ecosystem, Environment, Abiotic factors, Biotic factors, Habitat, Nutrients, Predator, Prey, Competitors, Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore, Producer, Consumer (first-order, second-order, third-order), Decomposer, Symbiosis, Mutualism, Parasitism, Commensalism, Epiphytes, Saprophytes, Food-chain, Food-web, Photosynthesis, Population, Interaction, Endangered, Extinct, Sustainable, Exploitation, Degradation, Greenhouse effect, Eco-tourism


 * __[[image:http://www.technologyindia.edu/prtplanet.gif width="300" height="337" align="left" caption="A google search for the word "Ecology" returned this image. How do you think this image relates to the science of Ecology?"]]Individual Work__** (click HERE to go to student pages)

**Feb 26 2009** - Write a short story answering the question in the caption of the picture to the left. Use at least 6 of the key words above in your story. Add this information to your individual page making sure to use separate sections or separate pages for this new topic.


 * 19 Feb 2009 -** Create and complete a page about a biome in Southeast Asia (see handout below). Create a new page from your own page (ask if you are not sure how to do this). Make sure to name your page something unique (i.e. not something that someone else may name theirs). An example would be "Mr. Slider's Rainforest Page". (Note: this is a Criterion B task)