Unit 2 - Biodiversity

Topics in this unit include, but are not limited to: ecosystem services, island biogeography, ecological tolerance, natural disruptions to ecosystems, adaptations, and ecological succession.

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Although information students are responsible for may go beyond what's included in the textbook, information from the following textbook pages correspond to this unit: 73-77, 127-128, 168-172. Be sure to use the syllabus to focus your study.

Benefits of Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Sorting Finch Species

Shannon Biodiversity Index (Excel file)

Island Biogeography

Natural Selection and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

Ecosystems and Biodiversity

Ecological Niches and Succession

Mechanisms of Evolution

PhET Simulation - Natural Selection

WHAT is EVOLUTION?

WHAT is NATURAL SELECTION?

WHAT is the EVIDENCE for EVOLUTION?

EVIDENCE for EVOLUTION in HUMANS