Unit 2 - Ecology

Topics in this unit include, but are not limited to: global systems, climate and weather, biomes and aquatic ecosystems, energy in ecosystems, cycles of matter, population growth and limits, human populations, habitats and niches, species interactions, succession, and biodiversity.

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Although information students are responsible for may go beyond what's included in the textbook, the following chapters correspond to this unit: 3 (except 3-3), 4, 5 (except 5-3) and 6 (except 6-2).

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Ecology Vocabulary and Key Questions

Food Web Consequences

Ecological Energy Pyramid Project

Ecological Pyramids

Estimating Population Size

Estimating a Mobile Population

The Fish and the Forest - Article

The Fish and the Forest - Questions

Tracking Lions in Gorongosa

Bunnies and Foxes

Bunnies and Foxes - Data Form

Constructing the Carbon Cycle

The Nitrogen Cycle Game

Pythons in the Everglades

The Effect of Fertilizer on Algae

Introduction to Ecology

How Populations Grow

Population Density, Distribution and Growth

Species Interactions

Energy Flow and Matter Cycles

Human Population Questions

The Water Cycle

Invasive Species Wanted Poster

SPECIES INTERACTIONS

DEAD STUFF: the SECRET INGREDIENT in OUR FOOD CHAIN

THE CARBON CYCLE

THERE'S SOMETHING VERY FISHY ABOUT THESE TREES

THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT

HOW SALMON HELP KEEP a HUGE RAIN FOREST THRIVING