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Learning Targets – Unit 2
ECOLOGY
If we, as a class, can begin each statement with, “We can…” then we will
have achieved our goal of truly understanding our learning targets. Here are our learning targets for this unit!
You will be
Your goal for the end of this unit is to be able to
introduced to How do you feel?
say, “I can…”
this topic
I know this stuff!
during the
I could use some help...
following
sections… Ahh! What is this?
identify the levels of organization:
organism, population, community, ecosystem,
biosphere
differentiate between biotic & abiotic factors
while providing examples
differentiate between producers & consumers
while providing examples
differentiate between different types of
consumers: herbivores, carnivores, omnivores,
scavengers, decomposers
explain what tropic levels are
Ecology Intro
Ecology Intro
Ecological
Relationships
Ecological
Relationships
Ecological
Relationships
compare food chains & food webs
Ecological
Relationships
describe what happens to energy as it goes from Ecological
one tropic level to another
Relationships
define the term symbiosis
Ecological
Relationships
identify the types of symbiosis:
Ecological
predation, parasitism, mutualism, commensalism Relationships
define the terms: predator, prey, parasite, host Ecological
Relationships
describe the concept of succession
Ecological
Succession
distinguish between primary & secondary
Ecological
succession
Succession
define the terms pioneer species & climax
Ecological
community
Succession
identify & characterize the 7 biomes we studied Projects