For each lesson linked below, please go through the Quizlet vocabulary at the bottom of the pages.
Carrying Capacity
- I can explain how factors such as food, water, shelter and space affect populations in an ecosystem. (Population Density Dependent vs. Independent Factors)
Interactions in Ecosystems
- I can analyze the positive and negative consequences of biotic-biotic interactions including invasive species, keystone species, coexistence/cooperation, competition, parasitism and mutualism
Energy and Matter in Ecosystems
- I can summarize the relationships among producers, consumers and decomposers
- I can explain how the flow of energy within food webs is interconnected with the cycling of matter
Ocean Ecosystems
- I can explain what makes estuaries unique and how these characteristics are important for local species
- I can identify and describe the different layers of the ocean and explain the significance of water temperature, salinity and light availability at each layer
- I can identify and describe how autotrophs in the depths of the ocean and in the absence of light can make their own food