Go to: https://apclassroom.collegeboard.org/d/db83jfjrjb?sui=14,2 to watch Topic 2.4 Daily Video 1 which explores ecological tolerance, the range of conditions such as temperature, salinity and flow rate that an organism can endure before injury or death results.
Go to: https://apclassroom.collegeboard.org/d/rvwysl3xr1?sui=14,2 to watch Topic 2.3 Daily Video 2 which demonstrates how ecological tolerance determines species distribution. Students will practice identifying an author's claim from a reading passage.
Take notes on each video that summarize important key points. Focus your notes not just on content, but also how you are going to demonstrate you mastery of the content using science practices. Be sure to answer and questions that are asked when you pause the video. Check your answers!
After watching this video can you answer the following questions?
1. What are some examples of conditions that species have to contend with in order to survive and thrive?
2. Why is genetic diversity within a species so important for species that might experience disturbances in their environment?
3. What are the 3 different zones that exist with a range of tolerance for any species? What are their attributes or characteristics?
4. What FRQ writing tips did you get from this video? What did you learn that will be useful?
Watch this Topic 2.4 quick summary for all the key ideas essential to your understanding of Ecological Tolerance.
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