The essential learning targets for this unit are as follows:
- I can explain the flow of energy through the energy cycle.
- I can create an accurate food chain and food web, and explain the difference between the two.
- I can describe how matter (such as water or nitrogen) flows through the environment.
- I will be able to describe what an ecosystem is and identify several components of an ecosystem.
- I can identify items in the ecosystem as biotic or abiotic.
- I know the difference between predator and prey, and can identify each.
- I can explain the term symbiosis and identify its different forms using local examples.
- I will demonstrate using, data collection procedures, the population consequences of an organisms competition for food, water, and shelter.
Below you will find links to resources that will be helpful for this unit.
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