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Chapter 2: Principles of Ecology
Learning Objectives and Targets
Number
Objective and Targets
Objective 1
Distinguish between different levels of organization within the
biosphere (such as organism, population, community,
ecosystem…).
1a
1b
1c
1d
I can define ecology.
I can define ecosystem.
I can define community.
I can list the different levels of organization within the biosphere in order
(most general to most specific or vice versa).
I can match a specific level of organization with its description/example.
I can identify levels of organization from a photograph or drawing within an
ecosystem.
1e
1f
Objective 2
2a
2b
2c
2d
2e
2f
Objective 3
3a
3b
3c
3d
3e
Describe the interdependence between living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components of the environment.
Learning Activities
Glencoe 2.1 pp 32-33, 36-37
Glencoe 2.1 pp 34-35
I can define biotic and abiotic factors.
I can identify biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem.
I understand how abiotic factors can impact biotic factors.
I understand how biotic factors can impact abiotic factors.
I can give an example of interdependence of biotic/abiotic factors in ecological
cycles.
I can predict the effect of a change in one component on another component in
an ecosystem (from a story or a graph).
Distinguish between interactions among organisms within an
ecosystem (such as competition, predation and other
relationships).
Glencoe 2.1 pp 38-40
I can define and give an example of competition.
I can define predation.
I can define and give an example of mutualism.
I can define and give an example of commensalism.
I can define and give an example of parasitism.
Unit: Ecology
1st Quarter
Number
Objective 4
4a
4b
4c
4d
4e
4f
4g
4h
4i
Objective 5
5a
5b
5c
Objective and Targets
Recognize the relationship between organisms and the flow of
energy in an ecosystem (such as trophic levels, producers,
consumers, food chains, food webs, transfer of energy,
ecological pyramids).
Learning Activities
Glencoe 2.2 pp 41-44
I can name examples of producers/autotrophs.
I can name examples of consumers/heterotrophs.
I can define herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore.
I can describe what happens to the amount of available energy as you move up
a food chain. (Rule of 10)
I can describe why energy flow, mass, and populations in ecology are best
represented by a pyramid.
I can tell the difference between a food chain and a food web.
I can predict what will happen to a food chain/food web if a population
increases/decreases in size.
I can identify organisms by trophic level.
I can explain the difference between producers and consumers.
Describe how nutrients get cycled through an ecosystem.
Glencoe 2.3 pp 45-49
I can illustrate the steps of the water cycle.
I can illustrate the steps of the carbon cycle.
I can name common fossil fuels and describe their role in the carbon cycle.
Unit: Ecology
1st Quarter
Chapter 3: Communities, Biomes, and Ecosystems
Learning Objectives and Targets
Number
Objective and Targets
Learning Activities
Objective 6
Recognize the limiting factors in an ecosystem and describe how
they would affect a species.
Glencoe 3.1 pp 60-61
6a
6b
Objective 7
7a
7b
7c
7d
Objective 8
8a
8b
8c
8d
8e
8f
8g
I can define limiting factor and identify examples of limiting factors that are
biotic and abiotic.
I can define tolerance.
Sequence the stages of primary and secondary succession.
Glencoe 3.1 pp 62-64
I can define ecological succession.
I can identify examples of primary succession.
I can identify examples of secondary succession.
I can define pioneer species.
Distinguish between major land biomes based on climate, biotic
factors, and location.
Glencoe 3.2 pp 65-73
I can define climate.
I can name the two components of climate.
I can describe how altitude and latitude affect climate.
I can name the eleven biomes and locate them on a world map.
I can identify plants found in each biome.
I can identify animals found in each biome.
I can construct a climatogram.
Chapter 4: Population Ecology
Unit: Ecology
1st Quarter
Learning Objectives and Targets
Number
Objective 9
9a
9b
9c
9d
9e
9f
9g
Objective and Targets
Describe the effects of migration and limiting factors on
population growth and carrying capacity.
10e
10f
Glencoe 4.1 pp 94-99
I can name density-independent factors.
I can name density-dependent factors.
I can identify an exponential population curve (j-curve).
I can identify a logistic population curve (s-curve).
I can distinguish between emigration and immigration.
I can define carrying capacity.
I can interpret a population curve, including identifying periods of exponential
growth, zero growth, and carrying capacity.
Objective 10 Describe the trends in human population growth and the
characteristics of populations.
10a
10b
10c
10d
Learning Activities
Glencoe 4.1 pp 92-94
Glencoe 4.2 pp 100-105
I can define population.
I can distinguish between the three types of population dispersion.
I can define demography.
I can interpret a population pyramid (rapid growth, slow growth, negative
growth).
I can construct a population pyramid.
I can predict the consequences of humans surpassing their carrying capacity.
Chapter 5: Biodiversity and Conservation
Unit: Ecology
1st Quarter
Learning Objectives and Targets
Number
Objective and Targets
Objective 11 Explain the importance of biodiversity.
13a
13b
Glencoe 5.2 pp 122-128
I can describe reasons for species extinction.
I can describe how acid rain forms.
I can describe the effects of acid rain.
I can describe the effects of eutrophication.
I can describe the effects of introduced species.
I can state the importance of the ozone layer.
I can describe the greenhouse effect.
I can explain why burning fossil fuels is harmful to the environment.
I can draw the general trend in carbon dioxide concentration over time.
I can describe how chemicals pollute Earth’s air and water.
I can describe the effect increased population growth will have on the
environment.
Objective 13 Explain methods used to conserve and restore biodiversity.
15a
15b
15c
15d
Glencoe 5.1 pp 116-121
I can define biodiversity.
I can state several reasons why biodiversity is important.
Objective 12 Describe threats to biodiversity.
14a
14b
14c
14d
14e
14f
14g
14h
14i
14j
14k
Learning Activities
Glencoe 5.3 pp 129-135
I can describe two classes of natural resources.
I can give examples of sustainable use of natural resources.
I can describe how biodiversity is measured.
I can define the term bioremediation.
Unit: Ecology
1st Quarter