Resources |
State Standard S7L4: Ecology |
Relationships: Communities, Populations, Symbiosis and Energy Pyramids 1. Symbiosis Video (mutualism, commensalism, & parasitism) 2. Symbiosis Video and Quiz (BrainPop requires login; Find info here) 3. Symbiosis Vocabulary Interactive PowerPoint with Links 4. Populations vs. Community Video 5. Ecology Vocabulary Interactive PowerPoint 6. Biotic vs. Abiotic Elements Video Food Web/Food Chains & Energy Pyramids
1. Food Chain Video (BrainPop requires log in; Find info here) 2. Food Web Video 3. Build a Food Web link 4. Food Chain Game Link 5. Food Web & Energy Transfer Game 6. Energy Pyramid Notes 7. Energy Pyramid & Trophic Level Video 8. Interactive Food Web below. |
S7L4. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to examine the interdependence of organisms with one another and their environments.
a. Construct an explanation for the patterns of interactions observed in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships among and between organisms and abiotic components of the ecosystem. (Clarification statement: The interactions include, but are not limited to, predator-prey relationships, competition, mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism.) b. Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and the flow of energy among biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem. (Clarification statement: Emphasis is on tracing movement of matter and flow of energy, not the biochemical mechanisms of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.) c. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for how resource availability, disease, climate, and human activity affect individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems. d. Ask questions to gather and synthesize information from multiple sources to differentiate between Earth’s major terrestrial biomes (i.e., tropical rain forest, savanna, temperate forest, desert, grassland, taiga, and tundra) and aquatic ecosystems (i.e., freshwater, estuaries, and marine). (Clarification statement: Emphasis is on the factors that influence patterns across biomes such as the climate, availability of food and water, and location.) |