Into the World of Ecology

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Into the World of Ecology

• By Denisse Avila, Wendy Guo,
• Kayla Northrop Grace Yu

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Ecology

• Basically, ecology is the relationships among
  organisms and their environments.
• From Merriam-Websters, ecology is
• 1 a branch of science concerned with the
  interrelationship of organisms and their
  environments2 the totality or pattern of
  relations between organisms and their environment
  
• Today well explain what ecology is all about.
  Lets start with what the food chain is in an
  ecosystem.

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The Lovely Food Chain of this World in any
Ecosystem
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Heres a little quiz of what you know already
from the ecosystems of Volo Bog and Illinois
Beach State Park before you look at our board

• Which ecosystem(s) include a sand prairie, a wet
  prairie and a black oak savanna?

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ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK!
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• DID YOU GET IT RIGHT!? Heres a few more
  questions
• What ecosystem(s) does poison sumac live in?
• The savanna in this ecosystem has higher grounds
  made of oak trees. Which one is it?
• In what ecosystem(s) can you find red foxes?

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• What ecosystem(s) does poison sumac live in?
• Volo Bog
• The savanna in this ecosystem has higher grounds
  made of oak trees. Which one is it?
• IL Beach State Park
• In what ecosystem(s) can you find red foxes?
• BOTH!!!

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Great!

• What ecosystem(s) developed from glaciers?
• What ecosystems(s) have/has a floating mat in the
  middle of its main body of water?

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• What ecosystem(s) developed from glaciers?
• BOTH!
• What ecosystems(s) have/has a floating mat in the
  middle of its main body of water?
• Volo bog

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If you missed any questions, check out our
showboard! Dont forget what youve learned
already!
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And thats all folks!