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A Photo taken by Otterspoor of the parthenon at the acropolis

Unit 18: Populations

This is an example for an imageEssential Question 1: How are energy and nutrients made available to all members of a community?

Essential Question 2: What are the various relationships between the trophic levels?

Homework

Science is a way to teach how something gets to be known, what is not known, to what extent things are known (for nothing is known absolutely), how to handle doubt and uncertainty, what the rules of evidence are, how to think about things so that judgments can be made, how to distinguish truth from fraud, and from show.

Richard Feynman( 1918 – 1988) an American physicist known for expanding the theory of quantum electrodynamics and particle theory.

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CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OBJECTIVES

Initial Understanding:

  • Trace the pathway of energy through an ecosystem using an energy pyramid and stressing the necessity of a constant source of energy.
  • Examine the recycling of materials in an ecosystem and describe the carbon, nitrogen and water cycles.
  • Discuss the symbiotic relationships that exist between organisms in an ecosystem giving specific examples of commensalism, parasitism and mutualism.

Developing an Interpretation:

  • Demonstrate an understanding that ecosystems vary in their interaction of biotic and abiotic factors.

Making Connections:

  • Examine the various biomes of the planet and demonstrate the abiotic and biotic factors that are elements of these biomes.

Taking a Critical Stance:

  • Given a particular example of an ecosystem predict the influence of any change in the biotic and/or abiotic factors on the stability of the system.