Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of the interdependence of plants and animals.

1.01) Describe and compare several common ecosystems (communities of organisms and their interaction with the environment).
1.02) Identify and analyze the functions of organisms within the population of the ecosystem: Producers, Consumers, Decomposers.
1.03) Explain why an ecosystem can support a variety of organisms.
1.04) Discuss and determine the role of light, temperature, and soil composition in an ecosystem's capacity to support life.
1.05) Explain and evaluate some ways that humans affect ecosystems: Habitat reduction due to development, Pollutants, Increased nutrients.
1.06) Determine how materials are recycled in nature.

1.01

Describe and compare several common ecosystems (communities of organisms and their interaction with the environment).

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1.02

Identify and analyze the functions of organisms within the population of the ecosystem: Producers, Consumers, Decomposers.

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1.03

Explain why an ecosystem can support a variety of organisms.

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1.04

Discuss and determine the role of light, temperature, and soil composition in an ecosystem's capacity to support life.

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1.05

Explain and evaluate some ways that humans affect ecosystems: Habitat reduction due to development, Pollutants, Increased nutrients.

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1.06

Determine how materials are recycled in nature.

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