Ecology (Cloned 2015-02-26) | Project Rubric
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1 initiating progress
2 approaching
3 meeting expectations
4 exceeding expectations
expectations
B.8.C compare characteristics
of taxonomic groups, including
archaea, bacteria, protists,
List characteristics of
Explain characteristics of
Compare characteristics of
Interpret characteristics of
taxonomic groups
taxonomic groups, including
taxonomic groups, including
taxonomic groups, including
archaea, bacteria, protists,
archaea, bacteria, protists,
archaea, bacteria, protists,
fungi, plants, and animals
fungi, plants, and animals
fungi, plants, and animals
Define the role of
Describe the role of
Analyze the role of
Evaluate the role of
microorganisms
microorganisms in both
microorganisms in both
microorganisms in both
maintaining and disrupting
maintaining and disrupting
maintaining and disrupting
the health of both organisms
the health of both organisms
the health of both organisms
and ecosystems
and ecosystems
and ecosystems
Describe ecological
Describe how events and
Analyze how events and
Evaluate how events and
succession
processes that occur during
processes that occur during
processes that occur during
ecological succession can
ecological succession can
ecological succession can
change populations and
change populations and
change populations and
species diversity
species diversity
species diversity
Identify relationships,
Explain relationships,
Interpret relationships,
Evaluate relationships,
amoung organisms
including predation,
including predation,
including predation,
parasitism, commensalism,
parasitism, commensalism,
parasitism, commensalism,
fungi, plants, and animals
B.11.C summarize the role of
microorganisms in both
maintaining and disrupting the
health of both organisms and
ecosystems
B.11.D describe how events
and processes that occur
during ecological succession
can change populations and
species diversity
B.12.A interpret relationships,
including predation, parasitism,
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commensalism, mutualism, and
mutualism, and competition
mutualism, and competition
mutualism, and competition
competition among organisms
among organisms
among organisms
among organisms
Label variations and
Discuss variations and
Compare variations and
Predict variations and
adaptations of organisms
adaptations of organisms in
adaptations of organisms in
adaptations of organisms in
in different ecosystems
different ecosystems
different ecosystems
different ecosystems
Describe the flow of
Discuss the flow of matter
Analyze the flow of matter
Evaluate the flow of matter
matter and energy
and energy through trophic
and energy through trophic
and energy through trophic
through trophic levels
levels using various models,
levels using various models,
levels using various models,
including food chains, food
including food chains, food
including food chains, food
webs, and ecological pyramids
webs, and ecological pyramids
webs, and ecological pyramids
Recognize that long
Recognize that long term
Illustrate that long term
Justify that long term survival
term survival of species
survival of species is
survival of species is
of species is dependent on
characteristics
dependent on changing
dependent on changing
changing resource bases that
resource bases that are
resource bases that are
are limited
limited
limited
Describe the flow of
Illustrate the flow of matter
Analyze the flow of matter
Summarize the flow of matter
matter through the
through the carbon and
through the carbon and
through the carbon and
carbon and nitrogen
nitrogen cycles and explain
nitrogen cycles and explain
nitrogen cycles and explain
cycles
the consequences of
the consequences of
the consequences of
disrupting these cycles
disrupting these cycles
disrupting these cycles
B.12.B compare variations and
adaptations of organisms in
different ecosystems
B.12.C analyze the flow of
matter and energy through
trophic levels using various
models, including food chains,
food webs, and ecological
pyramids
B.12.D recognize that long
term survival of species is
dependent on changing
resource bases that are limited
B.12.E describe the flow of
matter through the carbon and
nitrogen cycles and explain the
consequences of disrupting
these cycles
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B.12.F describe how
environmental change can
impact ecosystem stability
Recall that
Describe how environmental
Relate how environmental
Justify how environmental
environmental change
change can impact ecosystem
change can impact ecosystem
change can impact ecosystem
can impact ecosystem
stability
stability
stability
stability
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