UPON COMPLETION OF THIS
UNIT, THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
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DEFINE CORE TERMINOLOGY.
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DEFINE ECOLOGY AND RELATE IT
TO THE BIOSPHERE AND ITS ECOSYSTEMS.
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EXPLAIN ECOLOGICAL
SUCCESSION AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE FROM LECTURE OR THE BOOK.
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COMPARE AND LIST MAIN
CHARACTERISTICS OF LAND, FRESHWATER AND OCEAN BIOMES.
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DISCUSS HOW WATER FLOWS
THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENT.
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TRACE CARBON AND NITROGEN
THROUGH THE CARBON AND NITROGEN CYCLES.
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COMPARE THE FOOD CHAIN AND
FOOD WEBS.
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BE ABLE TO CREATE AN
APPROPRIATE FOOD CHAIN.
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EXPLAIN WHY IT IS MORE
EFFICIENT TO EAT LOWER ON THE FOOD CHAIN; ALSO DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCE IN ENERGY
OBTAINED BY FEEDING AT EACH OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS.
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COMPLETE LAB/WORKSHEETS
PERTAINING TO THE RELATIONSHIPS OF ORGANISMS IN AN ECOSYSTEM.
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DEFINE POPULATION AND
ANALYZE THE STRUCTURE OF CURVES THAT REPRESENT POPULATION GROWTH.
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ANALYZE THE DIFFERENCE OF
EXPONENTIAL AND LOGISTIC GROWTH.
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EXPLAIN WHY POPULATIONS DO
NOT GROW INDEFINITELY.
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EXPLAIN HOW COMPETITION,
PREDATION, PARASITISM AND CROWDING AFFECT POPULATION GROWTH.
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GIVE EXAMPLES OF THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SYMBIOSIS.
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DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF
SYMBIOTIC FACTORS WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
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DISCUSS THE EFFECTS OF AN
INCREASED HUMAN POPULATION ON EARTH.
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EXPLAIN WHY THE SURVIVAL OF
HUMANS DEPENDS ON THE SURVIVAL OF OTHER ORGANISMS IN THE BIOSPHERE.
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DISCUSS NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEIR CONSERVATION.
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DIFFERENTIATE AMONG THE
VARIOUS TYPES OF POLLUTION AND HOW HUMANS CAN HELP TO CONTROL POLLUTION.
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EXPLAIN THE EFFECTS OF ACID
RAIN, GLOBAL WARMING AND OZONE DEPLETION.
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RESEARCH AND PRESENT AN
ARTICLE RELATED TO AN ASSIGNED TOPIC IN THIS UNIT.
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WRITE AN ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED ARTICLE
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WRITE A POSITION STATEMENT
REGARDING AN ECOLOGICAL PROBLEM.
TEXT RESOURSES: CHAPTERS
THIRTY-EIGHT TO FOURTY-ONE