Unit A
Energy and Matter Exchange in the
Biosphere
Chapter One
The Biosphere as a Closed System
DO NOW
Identify the following:
•2 biotic factors _____________________, 2 abiotic factors _________________
•A producer ____________, consumer __________, and a decomposer___________
•3 different food chains
Section 1.1
The _________
• The _________ is the narrow zone around Earth
that harbours life.
(land)
(water)
(air)
• ________ components
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▫ Examples:
• ________components
▫ _________________________
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▫ Examples:
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 __________
 __________
Draw a diagram as an example
Population
• A group of
__________
of the
______
___________
occupying a
given area
at a certain
time
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Draw a diagram to help you remember this term
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Ecosystem
• ______________________________________________
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• Provide an example of an ecosystem
▫ ___________________________
Biodiversity
• The _________ ___ _______in an ecosystem
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▫ Record the story behind the pictures on the slide
Food Chain
•A
sequence
linking
organisms
that feed
on one
another
Draw the diagram of the food chain provided
________
________
• An ________; an organism
that makes its own food
• Draw an example
• A heterotroph; an organism
that must ___ _________ or
other _________ to survive
• Draw an example
Your Job
• Section 1.1 Questions, pg. 10, ques. 4-6, 7a-b
Section 1.2
Classification
Extinct
Endangered
Extirpated
Threatened
Of Special Concern
Definition
Examples
• _________ _______
▫ A species sensitive to small _______ in
environmental __________
• Greek
▫ Amphi (__ ____ _____)
▫ ____ (life)
• Exposed to two __________ and are part of
2 separate ____ ______
• Describe in your own words,
the situation in Bangladesh
• _____________________
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Why Are Frogs Disappearing?
• Loss of Habitat
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• Air and Water Quality
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• Climate Change
▫ As ____________ around the globe
________, wetland areas are __________
• Ultraviolet Radiation
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▫ List 2 adaptations that frogs living at high altitude
have to protect them from high UV radiation
 ________________________
 ____________________________________
Explore an Issue: Alberta Wolves
• Your opinion: Should we have
captured wolves in Alberta and
shipped them to Yellowstone
National Park?
• _____________________
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• Summarize article 1
▫ ____________________
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• Summarize article 2
▫ ____________________
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Section 1.2 questions, pg. 16, ques. 1, 3a, 5
Using the template provided map two of the
terms below
Define the following terms: herbivore,
carnivore, omnivore, detritus, habitat, ozone,
ultraviolet radiation
Chapter 1 Review, pg. 18-19, ques. 1-10, 12
Definition (your own
words)
Characteristics
Vocab Term
Examples:
Non-examples: