Biology – Spring 2015
Unit 6 - Ecology
DAY
Agenda
Homework
Wednesday
4/22/2015
 Chapter 3 Notes
 Chapter 3 Word Bank
 Vocabulary – Friday
Thursday
4/23/2015
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Chapter 3 Notes
Food Web Posters
Chapter 3 Book Q’s
Chapter 3 Notes
Food Web Posters
Biogeochemical Cycles
Chapter 3 Notes
Food Web Posters
Biogeochemical Cycles
 Vocabulary – Friday
 Chapter 3 Book Q’s - Friday
Chapter 3 Quiz
Chapter 4 Notes
Chapter 4 Book Q’s
Trials of Life
Chapter 4 Book Q’s
 Chapter 4 Book Q’s – Due Friday
Wednesday
4/29/2015
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Thursday
4/30/2015
 Chapter 4 Notes
 Kaibab Deer Activity
Friday
5/1/2015
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Friday
4/24/2015
Monday
4/27/2015
Tuesday
4/28/2015
Monday
5/4/2015
Tuesday
5/5/2015
Wednesday
5/6/2015
Thursday
5/7/2015
Chapter 4 Quiz
Chapter 5 Notes
Chapter 5 Book Q’s
Population Activity
Chapter 5 Quiz
Chapter 6 Notes
Case Study
Chapter 6 Notes
Case Study
Unit Review
Grudge Ball
 Unit 6 Exam
 Chapter 30 Notes
 Major Body Systems Analogy
 Chapter 3 Book Q’s – Today
 Study – Chapter 3 Quiz - Friday
 Chapter 3 Book Q’s – Friday
 Study – Chapter 3 Quiz - Friday
 Vocabulary – Due Friday
 Chapter 4 Book Q’s – Due Friday
 Vocabulary – Due Wednesday
 STUDY – Chapter 4 Quiz Wednesday
 Chapter 5 Book Q’s – Due Friday
 Chapter 5 Book Q’s – Due Friday
 STUDY – Unit 6 Exam - Thursday
 Vocabulary – Due Thursday
 Week 1 = ecology, biotic factor, abiotic factor, autotroph, heterotrophy, trophic level, biogeochemical
cycle, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism
 Week 2 = climate, greenhouse effect, carrying capacity, limiting factor, density-dependent factor, densityindependent factor, renewable resource, nonrenewable resource, sustainable development, biological
magnification
Unit 6 - Learning Targets
Target
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I can describe the study of ecology.
I can explain how biotic and abiotic factors
influence an ecosystem.
I can describe how producers and consumers
obtain energy and nutrients.
I can trace the flow of energy through living
systems.
I can describe how matter (water, carbon,
nitrogen) cycles through living and nonliving
components of an ecosystem.
I can compare / contrast how energy and
matter move through an ecosystem.
I can differentiate between weather and
climate.
I can identify the factors that influence
climate.
I can describe the role of competition,
predation, and herbivory in shaping an
ecosystem.
I can identify the three types of symbiotic
relationships in nature.
I can describe how ecosystems recover after
a disturbance.
I can describe and compare the
characteristics of the major land biomes.
I can list the characteristics used to describe a
population.
I can identify the factors that affect
population growth.
I can describe exponential and logistic
growth.
I can discuss the current trend in human
population growth
I can describe human activities that can affect
the biosphere.
I can define biodiversity, explain its value as
well as identify current threats and solutions.
Level of Understanding:
1 – Need extra help
2 – Getting it but need practice
3 – Got it!
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