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The BIG ideas of the unit are:
Ecosystems consist of a variety of components, including, in many cases, humans. The sustainability of ecosystems depends on balanced interactions between their components.
Human activity can affect the sustainability of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
1. Intro to Ecology: Biotic and Abiotic
1. Intro to Ecology: Biotic and Abiotic
- What is ecology and why are we studying it?
- What is an ecosystem made up of?
- Can you give examples of biotic and abiotic material?
2. Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
2. Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
- What is photosynthesis and where does it happen?
- Why is photosynthesis important to us?
- What is cellular respiration and who performs it?
- What are the similarities and differences between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
3. Food Chains and Webs
3. Food Chains and Webs
- What is the difference between a food web and food chain?
- Can you draw a food web?
- Can you identify the herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, top consumer in a food web?
- Can you pick out the primary, secondary and tertiary consumers in a food web?
- How does energy flow in a food web?
4. Organism Relationships
4. Organism Relationships
Ecological Relationships
BBC_-_Inside_the_Perfect_Predator.mp4Inside the Perfect Predator
5. Energy in Ecosystems
5. Energy in Ecosystems
6. Cycling of Matter, Bioaccumulation, and Biomagnification
6. Cycling of Matter, Bioaccumulation, and Biomagnification
7. Population and Ecosystem Carrying Capacity
7. Population and Ecosystem Carrying Capacity
How Wolves Change Rivers
Wolves of Isle Royal
8. Sustainability
8. Sustainability
9. Succession
9. Succession
10. Species at Risk
10. Species at Risk
11. Invasive Species
11. Invasive Species
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