What are ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems?
An ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystem&did=1077" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1077,'ecosystem');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystem is a ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=community&did=1079" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1079,'community');return false;" style="color:#009000;">community of living ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=organisms&did=874" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,874,'organisms');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organisms (ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=plants&did=2260" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,2260,'plants');return false;" style="color:#009000;">plants, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=animals&did=2261" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,2261,'animals');return false;" style="color:#009000;">animals, and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=microorganisms&did=894" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,894,'microorganism');return false;" style="color:#009000;">microorganisms) interacting with each other and their physical ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=environment&did=923" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,923,'environment');return false;" style="color:#009000;">environment. This includes both the biological and physical components of an ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=environment&did=923" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,923,'environment');return false;" style="color:#009000;">environment.
Components of an ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystem&did=1077" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1077,'ecosystem');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystem
There are two main components of an ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystem&did=1077" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1077,'ecosystem');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystem:
ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=abiotic+factors&did=931" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,931,'abiotic factors');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Abiotic Factors: These are the non-living parts of the ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystem&did=1077" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1077,'ecosystem');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystem, such as ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=air&did=861" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,861,'air');return false;" style="color:#009000;">air, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=water&did=802" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,802,'water');return false;" style="color:#009000;">water, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=sunlight&did=1320" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1320,'sunlight');return false;" style="color:#009000;">sunlight, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=soil&did=1187" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1187,'soil');return false;" style="color:#009000;">soil, and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=temperature&did=203" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,203,'temperature');return false;" style="color:#009000;">temperature.
ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=biotic+factors&did=932" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,932,'biotic factors');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Biotic Factors: These are the living ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=organisms&did=874" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,874,'organisms');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organisms within the ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystem&did=1077" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1077,'ecosystem');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystem, including ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=plants&did=2260" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,2260,'plants');return false;" style="color:#009000;">plants, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=animals&did=2261" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,2261,'animals');return false;" style="color:#009000;">animals, and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=microorganisms&did=894" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,894,'microorganism');return false;" style="color:#009000;">microorganisms.
Types of ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems
ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems can be classified into different types based on their characteristics:
ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=terrestrial+ecosystems&did=1589" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1589,'terrestrial ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Terrestrial Ecosystems: These are ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=land&did=1518" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1518,'land');return false;" style="color:#009000;">land-based ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems, such as ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=forests&did=782" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,782,'forests');return false;" style="color:#009000;">forests, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=grasslands&did=1001" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1001,'grasslands');return false;" style="color:#009000;">grasslands, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=deserts&did=781" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,781,'deserts');return false;" style="color:#009000;">deserts, and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=tundra&did=1002" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1002,'tundra');return false;" style="color:#009000;">tundra.
ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=aquatic&did=1436" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1436,'aquatic');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Aquaticecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems: These are ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=water&did=802" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,802,'water');return false;" style="color:#009000;">water-based ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems, including ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=freshwater&did=1826" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1826,'freshwater');return false;" style="color:#009000;">freshwater (such as ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=rivers&did=803" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,803,'rivers');return false;" style="color:#009000;">rivers and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=lakes&did=804" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,804,'lakes');return false;" style="color:#009000;">lakes) and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=marine&did=1825" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1825,'marine');return false;" style="color:#009000;">marine (such as ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=oceans&did=783" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,783,'oceans');return false;" style="color:#009000;">oceans and coral reefs) ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems.
Functions of ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems
ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems perform several important functions, including:
ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=energy+flow&did=1792" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1792,'energy flow');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Energy Flow:ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems capture and transfer ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=energy&did=890" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,890,'energy');return false;" style="color:#009000;">energy through the ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=food+chain&did=1080" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1080,'food chain');return false;" style="color:#009000;">food chain, from ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=producers&did=1369" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1369,'producers');return false;" style="color:#009000;">producers (ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=plants&did=2260" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,2260,'plants');return false;" style="color:#009000;">plants) to ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=consumers&did=1370" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1370,'consumers');return false;" style="color:#009000;">consumers (ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=animals&did=2261" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,2261,'animals');return false;" style="color:#009000;">animals).
ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=nutrient+cycling&did=1469" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1469,'nutrient cycling');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Nutrient Cycling:ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=nutrients&did=873" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,873,'nutrients');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Nutrients are recycled within an ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystem&did=1077" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1077,'ecosystem');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystem, as ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=decomposers&did=1371" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1371,'decomposers');return false;" style="color:#009000;">decomposers break down ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=organic+matter&did=1581" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1581,'organic matter');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organic matter and return essential ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=nutrients&did=873" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,873,'nutrients');return false;" style="color:#009000;">nutrients to the ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=soil&did=1187" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1187,'soil');return false;" style="color:#009000;">soil.
Regulation of ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=climate&did=786" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,786,'climate');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Climate:ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems help regulate local and global ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=climate&did=786" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,786,'climate');return false;" style="color:#009000;">climate patterns through processes such as evapotranspiration and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=carbon&did=1183" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1183,'carbon');return false;" style="color:#009000;">carbon sequestration.
Supporting ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=biodiversity&did=1310" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1310,'biodiversity');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Biodiversity:ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems provide habitats for a wide variety of ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=plant&did=784" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,784,'plant');return false;" style="color:#009000;">plant and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=animal&did=785" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,785,'animal');return false;" style="color:#009000;">animalecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=species&did=1600" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1600,'species');return false;" style="color:#009000;">species, contributing to ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=biodiversity&did=1310" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1310,'biodiversity');return false;" style="color:#009000;">biodiversity.
Importance of ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems
ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Ecosystems are critical for the survival of all living ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=organisms&did=874" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,874,'organisms');return false;" style="color:#009000;">organisms, including ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=humans&did=1580" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1580,'humans');return false;" style="color:#009000;">humans. They provide essential services such as clean ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=air&did=861" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,861,'air');return false;" style="color:#009000;">air and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=water&did=802" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,802,'water');return false;" style="color:#009000;">water, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=soil&did=1187" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1187,'soil');return false;" style="color:#009000;">soil fertility, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=food&did=1592" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1592,'food');return false;" style="color:#009000;">food, and raw ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=materials&did=1131" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1131,'material');return false;" style="color:#009000;">materials. Additionally, they offer recreational and cultural benefits, and support the economy through activities like ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=agriculture&did=912" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,912,'agriculture');return false;" style="color:#009000;">agriculture, fishing, and tourism.
Study Guide
Here are some key points to focus on when studying ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems:
Describe the components of an ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystem&did=1077" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1077,'ecosystem');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystem and give examples of abiotic and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=biotic+factors&did=932" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,932,'biotic factors');return false;" style="color:#009000;">biotic factors.
Identify and differentiate between ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=terrestrial&did=1747" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1747,'terrestrial');return false;" style="color:#009000;">terrestrial and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=aquatic&did=1436" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1436,'aquatic');return false;" style="color:#009000;">aquaticecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems, providing examples of each.
Explain the functions of ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems, including ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=energy+flow&did=1792" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1792,'energy flow');return false;" style="color:#009000;">energy flow, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=nutrient+cycling&did=1469" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1469,'nutrient cycling');return false;" style="color:#009000;">nutrient cycling, ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=climate&did=786" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,786,'climate');return false;" style="color:#009000;">climate regulation, and ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=biodiversity&did=1310" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1310,'biodiversity');return false;" style="color:#009000;">biodiversity support.
Discuss the importance of ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems for both natural and human ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=systems&did=955" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,955,'systems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">systems, and provide examples of ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystem&did=1077" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,1077,'ecosystem');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystem services.
Understanding ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=ecosystems&did=780" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,780,'ecosystems');return false;" style="color:#009000;">ecosystems is crucial for understanding the interconnectedness of ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=life&did=774" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,774,'life');return false;" style="color:#009000;">life on ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=earth&did=771" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,771,'earth');return false;" style="color:#009000;">Earth and the impact of human activities on natural ecosystems-2060/minnesota-standards?dictionary=environments&did=923" onclick="getAsistant(this,event,923,'environment');return false;" style="color:#009000;">environments.
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
LIFE SCIENCE
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.
Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE
Earth’s Systems
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.