Ecology

SOL Standards BIO.8

BIO.8 The student will investigate and understand that there are dynamic equilibria within populations, communities, and

ecosystems. Key ideas include

a) interactions within and among populations include carrying capacities, limiting factors, and growth curves;

b) nutrients cycle with energy flow through ecosystems;

c) ecosystems have succession patterns; and

d) natural events and human activities influence local and global ecosystems and may affect the flora and fauna of Virginia.