7.5 - Ecosystem Dynamics

Unit Objectives...

Ecosystem Dynamics & Biodiversity - How does changing an ecosystem affect what lives there?

• Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. (SC.7.8.4.C)

• Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. (SC.7.8.4.E)

• Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems. (SC.7.7.3.A)

• Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. (SC.7.7.3.B)