Download 4th 9 weeks

2016.17 Biology, Quarter 4
Big Ideas/Key Concepts: Classification & Ecology
 Matter cycles and energy flows through the biosphere.
 All life is interdependent and interacts with the environment.
 A rich variety and complexity of organisms have developed in response to changes in the environment.
Standards
Student Friendly “I Can” Statements
Biodiversity and Change
SPI 3210.5.2 Recognize the relationship between form and function in
living things.
Biodiversity and Change
I can compare and contrast the major phyla of the animal kingdom in
terms of the presence of symmetry and body systems. I can compare
and contrast the major structures of plants.
SPI 3210.5.6 Infer relatedness among different organisms using
modern classification systems.
I can infer the relatedness of species given their taxonomic
classification.
BIO.WCE.23: Model and explain phylogenetic trees, biogenetic trees
and cladograms.
I can interpret and use phylogenetic trees, biogenetic trees and
cladograms.
Interdependence
SPI 3210.2.1 Predict how population changes of organisms at different
trophic levels affect an ecosystem.
Interdependence
I can analyze graphs of predator prey population fluctuations.
SPI 3210.2.2 Interpret the relationship between environmental factors
and fluctuations in population size.
I can analyze population growth curves and age structure diagrams.
SPI 3210.2.3 Determine how the carrying capacity of an ecosystem is
affected by interactions among organisms.
I can determine how the carrying capacity of an ecosystem for one species
can be affected by changes in the populations of other species in that
ecosystem.
SPI 3210.2.4 Predict how various types of human activities affect the
environment.
I can predict in writing through evidence-based research how a specific
environmental change, both natural and/or man-made, may lead to
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environmental stress that can affect the amount of biodiversity, and/or lead
to the extinction of a species.
SPI 3210.2.5 Make inferences about how a specific environmental change
can affect the amount of biodiversity.
SPI 3210.2.6 Predict how a specific environmental change may lead to
the extinction of a particular species.
I can research and communicate an evidence-based argument that
supports the claim that greater biodiversity and complex interactions
within an ecosystem tend to enhance ecosystem stability in response to
disturbances.
SPI 3210.2.7 Analyze factors responsible for the changes associated with
biological succession.
I can analyze examples of ecological succession, identifying and explaining
the factors and order of events responsible for the formation of a new
ecosystem in response to extreme fluctuation in environmental conditions
or catastrophic events.
Flow of Matter and Energy
SPI 3210.3.1 Interpret a diagram that illustrates energy flow in an
ecosystem.
Flow of Matter and Energy
I can model the flow of energy through an ecosystem, such as a
food chain, web, and pyramid for a given ecosystem.
BIO.WCE.24: Model the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles.
I can use a mathematical model to describe the transfer of energy between
trophic levels and explain 1) how the inefficiency of energy transfer between
trophic levels affects the relative number of organisms supported at each
trophic level, and 2) how energy loss and organic matter loss between
trophic levels remains consistent with the laws of conservation of
energy and matter.
SPI 3210.3.4 Predict how changes in a biogeochemical cycle can affect an
ecosystem.
I can describe the major events which occur during the carbon, nitrogen,
and water cycles.
I can model the tracking of carbon atoms between inorganic molecules and
organic molecules in an ecosystem, identifying the processes that transform
carbon between each carbon pool, including: photosynthesis, respiration,
consumption, decomposition, combustion, and diffusion.
I can use a carbon tracking model to predict size effects on carbon pools
when a given process is enhanced or diminished.
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Honors Course Addendum
Note for Teachers of Honors: Do not teach this Honors Addendum at the end of the
quarter. Embed the Honors Addendum within the regular Scope & Sequence.
Biodiversity and Change
Given a group of organisms and characteristics, I can construct a cladogram
illustrating relatedness.
Biodiversity and Change
SPI 3210.5.6 Infer relatedness among
different organisms using modern classification systems.
I can construct a dichotomous key to help identify a group of organisms.
I can formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic
and evidence.
I can research and defend a claim about a cladogram that reflects
scientific knowledge, and student-generated evidence.
I can evaluate and present the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind
currently accepted explanations or solutions to determine the merits of
arguments.
Interdependence
SPI 3210.2.1 Predict how population changes of organisms at different
trophic levels affect an ecosystem.
Interdependence
I can construct and analyze graphs of predator prey population
fluctuations.
SPI 3210.2.2 Interpret the relationship between environmental factors
and fluctuations in population size.
I can construct and analyze population growth curves and age structure
diagrams.
SPI 3210.2.4 Predict how various types of human activities affect the
environment
I can research and debate how various types of human activities affect the
populations of organisms.
Flow of Matter and Energy
SPI 3210.3.1 Interpret a diagram that illustrates energy flow in an
ecosystem.
Flow of Matter and Energy
I can create a food chain, web, and pyramid and calculate the change of
energy from each tropic level.
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