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big idea
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7.4.2.1 Natural systems include a variety of organisms that interact with one another in several ways.
benchmarks
1. Identify a variety of populations and communities in an ecosystem and describe the relationships among the populations and communities in a stable ecosystem
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2. Compare and contrast predator/prey, parasite/host and producer/ consumer/ decomposer relationships.
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Explain how the number of populations an ecosystem can support depends on the biotic resources available as well as abiotic factors such as amount of light and water, temperature range and soil composition.
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essential questions
vocabulary
abiotic non living components of an ecosystem (weather, wind, water...) biotic living components of an ecosystem environment all the living and nonliving things with which an organism interacts ecology study of relationships and interactions of abiotic and biotic components ecosystem group of organisms in an area that interact with one another together with their non living environment. community living part of any ecosystem population group of the same type of organisms living together in the same area habitat place in which an organism lives producer organism that can make its own food consumer organism that feeds directly or indirectly on producers decomposer organism that feeds on dead organic matter and breaks it down into simpler substances food chain food and energy links between the different plants and animals in an ecosystem food web all the food chains in an ecosystem that are connected niche role of an organism in its community or environment competition struggle among living things to get the proper amount of food, water, and energy predator animal that kills and eats other animals. prey organism that is killed and eaten by another animal
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Consumer: organism that relies on other organisms for energy and food supply; also called heterotrophs. Producer: an organism that synthesizes energy-rich organic compounds from sunlight. Decomposer: organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter. Predator: an organism that captures and feeds on another organism. Prey: an organism that is captured and fed upon. Migration: seasonal behavior resulting in the movement from one environment to another. Water cycle: the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.
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multiple intelligencesThe best way a student can express his/her knowledge
Musical: Visual-Spatial: Intrapersonal (self): Naturalistic: Logical/Mathematical: Verbal/Linguistic: Interpersonal (others): Bodily-Kinesthetic: (more information on multiple intelligences here) |
learning stylesDifferent ways to approach learning for students
Auditory: Visual: Kinesthetic: special needsReading Disability:
Math Disability: Emotional/Behavioral: Cognitive Lags: Physical Impairments: |