MILLER SPRINGS
ECOSYSTEM STUDY
An ecosystem is divided into the Biotic and the Abiotic factors. Biotic includes anything that is alive or was alive: Abiotic includes all factors that have never been alive (light, water, temperature, and etc.). We are going to define a small ecosystem that is 1 meter square.
TEKS: 5.1A 5.2A thru D 5.4A,B 5.5A,B
Follow the instructions of your teacher on how to setup your 1 meter ecosystem and how to collect data on the ecosystem.
Biotic
Living
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Not Alive Leaves (How many differ
types: |
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| Animals (insects, worms, spiders) ____________ |
Other Twigs, Insects skeletons, snail shells) _______________________ |
Abiotic
Air temperature _____________________________________________________________
Light _____________________________________________________________________
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Humidity __________________________________________________________________
Soil temperature _____________ Soil color _______________ Soil Moisture ______________
Soil Depth: More than 2 cm __________________ Less than 2 cm ______________________
Rocks ____________________________________________________________________
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