Ecosystems

**Text**: Chapter 4 Lessons 1, 2, and 3
 * Ecosystems **
 * Content Standard 9:** Describe the relationship within a habitat to various communities and ecosystems

1. Create an illustration and label each of the different following biomes: a- tropical rainforests b- temperate forests c- grasslands d- deserts e- taiga f- tundra g- marine h- freshwater

2. Describe a mutualistic relationship and give an example. 3. Describe an abiotic relationship and give an example. 4. Draw an illustration of a food web. Label all the parts of the food web and show the flow of energy. 5. Explain a commensalism relationship and give an example. 6. Tell what a community is. Determine what would happen to a community if one its members were removed.

Let's explore ecosystems!
Digital Videos on Biomes: [|Tropical Rainforests] [|Temperate Forests] [|Marine] [|Grasslands] [|Desert] [|Tundra] [|Freshwater] Freshwater Taiga

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Fun with Biomes: Interactive Biomes Where's their home?

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