2.d.3 Biological systems are 56.1 Invasive and/or eruptive species • affected by disruptions to their Human impact • dynamic homeostatis. Hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, • volcanoes, and fires Water limitation • Salination • 2.E.3: Timing and coordination of 54.1 Niche and resource partitioning • behavior are regulated by various Mutualistic relationships (lichens; • mechanisms and are important in bacteria in digestive tracts of animals; natural selection. and mycorrhizae) Biology of pollination • Migration • 4. Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties 4.A.5: Communities are 53.1, 53.2, Predator/prey relationships spreadsheet • composed of populations of 53.3, 53.5, 53.6 model organisms that interact in 54.1, 54.2 Symbiotic relationship • complex ways. Graphical representation of field data • Introduction of species • Global climate change models • 4.A.6: Interactions among living 54.2 No illustrative examples listed in the systems and with 55.1, 55.3, Curriculum their environment result in the 55.4, 55.5 movement of matter and energy. 4.B.3: Interactions between and 54.1 Loss of keystone species • within populations Kudzu • influence patterns of species Dutch elm disease • distribution and abundance. 4.B.4: Distribution of local and 25.4 elm disease • global ecosystems 56.1, 56.4 Potato blight • changes over time. Small pox [historic example for Native • Americans] El Nino • Continental drift • Meteor impact on dinosaurs •
2.d.3 Biological systems are affected by disruptions to their dynamic homeostatis. 56.1 • Invasive and/or eruptive species • Human impact • Hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, volcanoes, and fires • Water limitation • Salination 2.E.3: Timing and coordination of behavior are regulated by various mechanisms and are important in natural selection. 54.1 • Niche and resource partitioning • Mutualistic relationships (lichens; bacteria in digestive tracts of animals; and mycorrhizae) • Biology of pollination • Migration 4. Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties 4.A.5: Communities are composed of populations of organisms that interact in complex ways. 53.1, 53.2, 53.3, 53.5, 53.6 54.1, 54.2 • Predator/prey relationships spreadsheet model • Symbiotic relationship • Graphical representation of field data • Introduction of species • Global climate change models 4.A.6: Interactions among living systems and with their environment result in the movement of matter and energy. 54.2 55.1, 55.3, 55.4, 55.5 No illustrative examples listed in the Curriculum 4.B.3: Interactions between and within populations influence patterns of species distribution and abundance. 54.1 • Loss of keystone species • Kudzu • Dutch elm disease 4.B.4: Distribution of local and global ecosystems changes over time. 25.4 56.1, 56.4 • elm disease • Potato blight • Small pox [historic example for Native Americans] • El Nino • Continental drift • Meteor impact on dinosaurs
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