CONCEPT MAP

 

            Key Concepts:                                                                                   Key Vocabulary:

 

Biotic

Abiotic

Ecosystem

Ecology

Environment

Habitat

Population

Community

Limiting Factors

Carrying Capacity

Predator

Prey

Symbiosis

Parasitism

Mutualism

Commensalism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
                                                                                                                       

An ecosystem is shaped by the living and nonliving components.

 

 

Organisms compete for resources – these interactions compose the total ecosystem

 

                                                           

Topic:

Principles of Ecology
 
The number of organisms a habitat can support is limited by available resources.

 

 

Relationships between organisms can be positive, negative, or neutral.

 

 

 

 

Examples:

 

 

 

 

“Lessons of the Kaibab” lab activity.

List and categorize abiotic factors with explanations.

Lynx/Rabbit – analyze relationship between the two populations and resources.

Identify and discuss examples of symbiosis in nature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enduring Understanding (s): Living things interact with and are dependent on their environment and each other.   

Competition for resources occurs between organisms.

 

Essential Question (s): 1. What are some resources you depend on each day for survival?  2. What do you think would happen if suddenly the world food supply were cut in half?