Ecology Learning Targets
Ecosystems and Symbiotic Relationships (LS 8 c,d,e, LS 9 b,c)
 I can differentiate between ecosystems, communities, populations, and organisms.
 I can distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
 I can classify ecosystems as terrestrial, freshwater, or marine based on its characteristics.
 I can infer the niche of organisms from their physical characteristics
 I can differentiate between the types of symbiosis and explain examples of each.
 I can analyze and describe how specific adaptations enable organisms to survive in a
particular ecosystem.
Food Webs (LS 8 a,b, LS 6 b,c,d
 I can classify organisms found in local ecosystems as producers or first-, second-, or thirdorder consumers. Design and construct models of food webs with these organisms.
 I can apply the concepts of food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids to analyze how
energy and matter flow through an ecosystem.
 I can predict the effect of population changes on the food web of a community
Cycles (LS 6 a, LS 10 b,c, LS 11 d,e)
 I can identify key processes in the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle
 I can predict the effect of eutrophication on ecosystems, communities, populations, and
organisms.
 I can describe ways that human interaction has altered habitats positively and negatively
Biomes(LS 9 a):
 I can differentiate between ecosystems and biomes
 I can identify characteristics and give examples of the major biomes
Ecology Learning Targets
Ecosystems and Symbiotic Relationships
 I can differentiate between ecosystems, communities, populations, and organisms.
 I can distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
 I can classify ecosystems as terrestrial, freshwater, or marine based on its characteristics.
 I can infer the niche of organisms from their physical characteristics
 I can differentiate between the types of symbiosis and explain examples of each.
 I can analyze and describe how specific adaptations enable organisms to survive in a
particular ecosystem.
Food Webs
 I can classify organisms found in local ecosystems as producers or first-, second-, or thirdorder consumers. Design and construct models of food webs with these organisms.
 I can apply the concepts of food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids to analyze how
energy and matter flow through an ecosystem.
 I can predict the effect of population changes on the food web of a community
Cycles
 I can identify key processes in the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle
 I can predict the effect of eutrophication on ecosystems, communities, populations, and
organisms.
 I can describe ways that human interaction has altered habitats positively and negatively
Biomes:
 I can differentiate between ecosystems and biomes
 I can identify characteristics and give examples of the major biomes