I can statements

• I can analyze datat to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on individual organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

• I can interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on individual organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.

• I can construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that explains how changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations.

• I can identify the patterns of interactions among and between the biotic and abiotic factors in a given system.  

• I can construct an explanation that predicts the patterns of interactions among and between the biotic and abiotic factors in a given ecosystem.

• I can evaluate benefits of differing design solutions for maintaining an ecosystem.

• I can evaluate limitations of differing design solutions for maintaining an ecosystem.

• I can apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring a human impact on the environment.

• I can apply scientific principles to design a method for minimizing a human impact on the environment.

• I can define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions