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Biomes
Biomes
5.L.2.1
5.L.2.1
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Compare the characteristics of several common ecosystems, including estuaries and salt marshes, oceans, lakes & ponds, forests, and grasslands.
Compare the characteristics of several common ecosystems, including estuaries and salt marshes, oceans, lakes & ponds, forests, and grasslands.
Essential Vocabulary
Essential Vocabulary
ecosystem
biome
community
population
habitat
niche
biotic
abiotic
terrestrial
aquatic
grassland/savanna
coniferous forest/taiga
temperate deciduous forest
tropical rainforest
arctic tundra
desert
wetlands (swamp)
marine/ocean/saltwater
freshwater
coral reef
estuary
brackish
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
How can you compare and contrast the characteristics of several common ecosystems?
What factors vary in different biomes?
What is something all biomes have in common?
Food Chains & Food Webs
Food Chains & Food Webs
5.L.2.2
5.L.2.2
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Classify the organisms within an ecosystem according the the function they serve: producers, consumers, and decomposers.
Classify the organisms within an ecosystem according the the function they serve: producers, consumers, and decomposers.
Essential Vocabulary:
Essential Vocabulary:
food chain
food web
energy pyramid
organism
producer
consumer
decomposer
scavenger
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
autotroph
heterotroph
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
What is the relationship between producers, consumers, and decomposers?
How can you classify organisms according to these categories?
How is an ecosystem affected if one population increases or decreases?
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Relationships in an Ecosystem
Relationships in an Ecosystem
5.L.2.3
5.L.2.3
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Infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationship of plants and animals to their ecosystem.
Infer the effects that may result from the interconnected relationship of plants and animals to their ecosystem.
Essential Vocabulary:
Essential Vocabulary:
population
population density
predator
prey
predation
competition
symbiosis
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
endangered species
limiting factor
Essential Questions:
Essential Questions:
How are populations within an ecosystem connected?
How can factors that impact one population in an ecosystem impact another indirectly?
What are some examples of different types of symbiosis in different ecosystems?
What are examples of limiting factors in different ecosystems?
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Learn:
Unit Study Guide
Unit Study Guide
Interdependence of Plants & Animals in Ecosystems Study Guide (5.L.2).pdfReview:
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