Building Ecological Pyramids
Description
Student Learning Targets
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Make predictions about the biomass relationships between trophic levels in an ecosystem.
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Analyze quantitative data to create a biomass pyramid.
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Describe the relationships between trophic levels and between ecosystems based on the shape of a biomass pyramid.
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Formulate hypotheses and make observations about the stability of ecosystems based
on the biomass relationship between trophic levels.
Details
biomass, consumer, ecological pyramid, ecosystem, floodplain, grassland, intensity of use, limestone gorge, producer, savanna, species abundance, stability, trophic level, woodland
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Curriculum Connections
HS-LS2-1, HS-LS2-2, HS-LS2-4, HS-LS2-6; SEP1, SEP2, SEP3, SEP4, SEP5
2.A.1, 2.A.2; SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, SP5, SP7
4.1, 4.2, C.1, C.2
II.A, II.C
2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5
ELA.RST.9–12.3, ELA.RST.9–12.7, ELA.RST.9–12.9
Math.S-ID.3, Math.S-IC.4
CC4, CC5; DP1, DP2, DP3
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