Resources |
S7L4: ECOLOGY |
Food Web/Food Chains
1. Food Chain Video (BrainPop requires log in; Find info here) 2. Food Web Video 3. Build a Food Web link 4. Food Chain Game Link 5. Food Web & Energy Transfer Game 6. Biotic vs. Abiotic Elements Video Relationships: Communities, Populations, Symbiosis and Energy Pyramids 1. Energy Pyramid Notes 2. Energy Pyramid & Trophic Level Video 2. Symbiosis Video (mutualism, commensalism, & parasitism) 3. Symbiosis Video and Quiz (BrainPop requires login; Find info here) 4. Populations vs. Community Video |
Biodiversity
1. Biodiversity Explanation Video 2. Threats to Biodiversity Video Biomes 1. Tundra and Taiga (Coniferous Forest) Video 2. Aquatic Ecosystems Video 3. Estuary Ecosystems Video 4. Overview of Biomes Notes 5. Taiga Video 6. Tundra Video 7. Deserts Video 8. Savanna Video 9. Tropical Rainforest Video 10. Land Biomes Video 11. Oceans Video 12. Rivers Video |
S7L4. Students will examine the dependence of organisms on one another and their environments.
a. Demonstrate in a food web that matter is transferred from one organism to another and can recycle between organisms and their environments. b. Explain in a food web that sunlight is the source of energy and that this energy moves from organism to organism. c. Recognize that changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of both individuals and entire species. d. Categorize relationships between organisms that are competitive or mutually beneficial. e. Describe the characteristics of Earth’s major terrestrial biomes (i.e. tropical rain forest, savannah, temperate, desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and aquatic communities (i.e. freshwater, estuaries, and marine). |