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SCIENCE 1206
Learning Outcomes
Unit 1: Life Systems
Vocabulary
ecosystem
herbivores
detrivore
habitat
abiotic
ecotone
trophic level
heterotroph
ecological niche
bioamplification
nitrogen cycle
biotic potential
permafrost
grassland
limnetic zone
food chain
carnivores
decomposer
biodiversity
biotic
ecosystem
autotroph
food web
organic substance
cellular respiration
nitrogen fixation
sustainable system
active layer
clear-cutting
plankton
producers
omnivores
decomposer
pests
population
photosynthesis
primary consumer
thermodynamics
inorganic substance
carbon cycle
nutrients
biome
boreal forest
selective-cutting
profundal zone
Topic 1: Ecology and Roles in Ecosystems
Define and identify an organism as a producer,
consumer, decomposer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore
or saprobe
consumers
detritus
saprobe
ecology
community
albedo
secondary consumer
biomass
pesticide
peat
fertilizers
tundra
temperate deciduous forest
littoral zone
oligotrophic
Ch 1, p 10-13
Analyze the impact of internal factors on an ecosystem
Ch 1, p 10-13
p 13, #1-4(a)
Recognize different degrees of at-risk species
Ch 1, p 14-15
p 15, #1-2
Recognize the possible causes and effects of extinction
Ch 1, p 16-21
p 19, #1-3
Explain the importance of biodiversity to extinction
Ch 1, p 16-21
p 21, #1,3
‘Take a stand’ #1
Understand the concept of ecology
Ch 1, p 22-26
Understand how organisms interact within ecosystems
Ch 1, p 22-26
Recognize abiotic and biotic factors and explain their
role in the ecosystem
Ch 1, p 22-26
p 23, #1-6
Core Lab, p 24-26
“A schoolyard ecosystem”
and p 26, #1-4
Define ecotone and explain the importance of
biodiversity in ecotones
Ch 1, p 22-26
Ability to compare abiotic factors and biotic factors
across ecosystems
Ch 1, p 28-29
Define ecological niche and relate it to habitat
Ch 1, p 40-44
Explain the feeding relationships in a food webs and
chains in terms of an organisms niche
Ch 1, p 40-44
Define and explain intraspecific and interspecific
competition
Ch 1, p 40-44
Define exotic species and discuss possible effects to the
new environment
Define symbiosis
Ch 1, p 40-44
Not in text
Define and give examples of mutualism, parasitism and
commensalism
Not in text
Define succession (primary and secondary)
and recognize the factors that contribute to it
Not in text
Describe a climax community
Not in text
Case study questions a-j
p 29, #1-3
p 44, #1-3
Topic 2:Energy in Ecosystems
Recognize the sun as the source of all energy
Ch 1, 32-33
Explain how the sun’s energy is reflected and absorbed
Ch 1, 32-33
Define albedo effect
Ch 1, 32-33
Define trophic level
Ch 1, p 34-39
Define and distinguish between autotrophs and
heterotrophs and determine their possible trophic levels
Ch 1, p 34-39
Define and distinguish between primary and secondary
consumers
Ch 1, p 34-39
Define and construct a food chain and describe how
energy is transferred within it
Ch 1, p 34-39
Define food web and explain the importance of
biodiversity for food webs
Ch 1, p 34-39
Define thermodynamics and explain the Laws of
Thermodynamics
Ch 1, p 34-39
Define pyramid of energy and explain how energy is
transferred and lost at each trophic level
Ch 1, p 34-39
Define and understand the pyramid of numbers
Define pyramid of biomass and explain how energy
available affects the total mass of organisms in an
ecosystem
Ch 1, p 34-39
Define paradigm and paradigm shift
Ch 2, p 52-58
Define pests and pesticides
Ch 2, p 52-58
Explain the difference between first, second and third
generation pesticides
Ch 2, p 52-58
Define bioamplification (bioaccumulation) and know its
causes and impacts on trophic levels
Ch 2, p 52-58
Explain the effect of DDT on migratory birds
Ch 2, p 52-58
Explain how pesticides become ineffective to pests
Ch 2, p 52-58
Topic 3: Cycling of Materials in Ecosystems
Define and distinguish between organic and inorganic
matter
Ch 2, p 50-51
p 39, #1-15
Case Study p 51-57
Questions a-s
p 58, #1,2,3,5,6,7,9
Explain how matter cycles in an ecosystem
Ch 2, p 50-51
p 51, #1,3,5,6
Explain the carbon-oxygen cycle, including the roles of
photosynthesis and cellular respiration
Ch 2, p 60-61
Case Study, p 60-61
Questions a-k
p 61, #4
Know and understand the importance of carbon
reservoirs in the carbon cycle
Ch 2, p 62-64
Discuss the human impact on the carbon cycle and
suggest ways to improve the situation
Ch 2, p 62-64
Discuss the effect the carbon cycle has on global
warming
Ch 2, p 62-64
Know and understand the nitrogen cycle
Ch 2, p 66-67
Define nitrogen fixation and explain how it is
accomplished by lightning and bacteria
Ch 2, p 66-67
Define denitrification and explain its role in the nitrogen
cycle
Ch 2, p 66-67
p 69, 1-6, 8, 11
Identify the role of fertilizers in providing nutrients in the
soil
Ch 2, p70-71
p 71, #2,3,4,8
Discuss attitudes toward commercial usage and
replanting
Ch 2, p 72-73
Understand the effects of deforestation on cycling
Ch 2, p 72-73
p 65, #1-5, 7
Case Study p 72-73
Questions a-q
Topic 4: Sustainability and Biomes
Define sustainability and sustainable system
Ch 3, p 86-87
Identify the characteristics and abiotic factors of the four
Canadian biomes: tundra; boreal forest; temperate
deciduous forest; and grassland
Ch 3, p 88-93
Define permafrost and explain its role in determining
tundra vegetation
Ch 3, p 88-93
Distinguish between clear-cutting and selective-cutting
Ch 3, p 114-115
Identify the abiotic and biotic factors in each zone of
lakes and ponds: littoral; limnetic; and profundal
Ch 4, p 126-127
Explain aquatic eutrophication and the role of oxygen
and nitrogen in this process
Ch 4, p 126-127
p 131, #1-3, 8, 12
Identify the abiotic and biotic factors in each zone of a
marine ecosystem: coastal; intertidal; and neritic
Ch 4, p 146-147
p 147, #1-2
Discuss the effect of oil pollution on marine ecosystems
Ch 4, p 148-149
p 93, #1-5, 7-9
Core Lab 3.5 or 3.6