Ecosystems

This week, we will be learning about the relationship between organisms and their environments. This refers to TEKS (Texas Essential Knowlege Skills) Science Grade 7- 12A.

In this unit, we will study Ecology. Ecology is the study of the relationships between all organisms and their environment. These relationships happen inside something called an ecosystem. An ecosystem is made up of all of the living and nonliving organisms of an environment. Here is a picture of a pond ecosystem. Now, keep in mind that there are all kinds of ecosystems, including forest, ocean, and pond ecosystems for a few examples. An ecosystem can be as large as an ocean or as small as a pond. Examples of living organisms would be animals and plants. Nonliving organism would be things like soil, wind, or rocks.

A great way to learn about the types of organisms that live in an ecosystem is to play a game. For this game, help the animals find their "habitat," which is where they live in the ecosystem.

Here is another game that will help to introduce you to more ecology terms. You may not have seen all of these term before, but this will be a fun way to introduce some ecology terms. To change the matching game, click "start over" at the bottom right. So, get started and have fun with the matching games at this site, and learn some new ecology terms!