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Name:___________________________________________________________ Period:_______ Date:_____________________________ BIOLOGY TARGETS Unit 1 – Ecological Interactions Remember… I can connect two or more targets together into one cohesive idea or explanation. I can recall lab/activity concepts, skills, and results from this unit as specific examples of the targets. I can use the BioThemes to connect the content and labs/activities in a detailed and reflective manner. TARGET 1.1 I can distinguish between the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem. 1.2 I can distinguish between habitat and niche. 1.3 I can explain the competitive exclusion principle, which states that no two species can inhabit the same niche so they must adapt, migrate, or become extinct. 1.4 I can provide examples of a(n) organism, population, community and ecosystem, and distinguish between these levels of organization, from simple to complex. 1.5 I can list and describe the 3 largest habitat types in Illinois. 1.6 I can define biodiversity and explain the 3 levels of biodiversity: species diversity, ecosystem diversity, & genetic diversity. 1.7 I can analyze and explain biodiversity issues and the causes and effects of extinction. 1.8 I can explain what fecal coliform is, how it gets into waterways, and the potential consequences for the health of the affected body of water. 1.9 1.10 I can explain what a benthic macroinvertebrate is and describe the two types of life cycles these organisms can go through (complete vs. incomplete metamorphosis). I can discuss why benthic macroinvertebrates are used as “biological indicators” of the water quality in a local waterway, such as the Middle Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River. 1.11 I can recognize that, and describe how, human activities can deliberately or inadvertently alter the equilibrium in ecosystems. 1.12 I can define symbiosis and distinguish between the three types of relationships in a community: commensalism, parasitism, and mutualism, providing an example of each. 1.13 I can explain the influences that affect population dynamics, such as competition, limiting factors, birth/death rate, and immigration/emigration. 1.14 I can illustrate and interpret the features of the following population growth curves: exponential growth - J curve, logistic growth - S curve (including carrying capacity and population crash), and predator/prey. 1.15 I can describe the factors that affect carrying capacity. 1.16 I can predict the consequences of an invasive species on the survival of other populations of organisms. 1.17 I can describe and provide an example of a producer/consumer ecological relationship and a predator/prey ecological relationship. 1.18 I can predict how changes in one population might affect other populations based upon their relationships in a food web. 1.19 I can use a food web to identify and distinguish producers (autotrophs), consumers (heterotrophs), and decomposers. 1.20 I can explain and diagram the flow of energy through trophic levels of a food web, and can explain the 10% rule of available energy as it applies to each trophic level. 1.21 I can explain why each of the following ecological pyramids looks the way it does: an energy pyramid, a pyramid of numbers, and a pyramid of biomass. 1.22 I can describe energy flow through an ecosystem, accounting for energy dissipated to the environment as heat. 1.23 I can describe how nutrient cycles transfer matter crucial for sustaining life. 1.24 I can explain how matter (water, carbon/oxygen, and nitrogen) cycles through biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem. 1.25 I can identify what decomposers are and explain how they contribute to the cycle of matter in an ecosystem.