Biology 11 Enriched: Ecology Unit Name: _______________________________ Biology 11 Enriched: Ecology Unit Chapters: 52.2, 53.1-53.6, 54.1-54.5, 55.1-55.5, 56.1, 56.4, this is required reading. Big Ideas: Big Idea Chapters Illustrative Examples 2. Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis. Essential knowledge 2.a.1 All living systems require 53.3, 53.4 Change in the producer level can affect • constant input of free energy 55.2, 55.3 the number and size of other trophic levels Change in energy resources levels such • as sunlight can affect the number and size of the trophic levels 2.d.1 All biological systems from 52.2 Cell density • cells and organisms to 53.1, 53.2, Biofilms • populations, communities, and 53.3, 53.4, 53.5 Temperature • ecosystems are affected by 54.1-54.5 Water availability • complex biotic and abiotic 55.1-55.4 Sunlight • interactions involving exchange Symbiosis (mutualism, commensalism, • of matter and free energy parasitism) Predator–prey relationships • Water and nutrient availability, • temperature, salinity, pH Water and nutrient availability • Availability of nesting materials and • sites Food chains and food webs • Species diversity • Population density • Algal blooms •
Biology 11 Enriched: Ecology Unit Name: _______________________________ Biology 11 Enriched: Ecology Unit Chapters: 52.2, 53.1-53.6, 54.1-54.5, 55.1-55.5, 56.1, 56.4, this is required reading. Big Ideas: Big Idea Chapters Illustrative Examples 2. Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis. Essential knowledge 2.a.1 All living systems require constant input of free energy 53.3, 53.4 55.2, 55.3 • Change in the producer level can affect the number and size of other trophic levels • Change in energy resources levels such as sunlight can affect the number and size of the trophic levels 2.d.1 All biological systems from cells and organisms to populations, communities, and ecosystems are affected by complex biotic and abiotic interactions involving exchange of matter and free energy 52.2 53.1, 53.2, 53.3, 53.4, 53.5 54.1-54.5 55.1-55.4 • Cell density • Biofilms • Temperature • Water availability • Sunlight • Symbiosis (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism) • Predator–prey relationships • Water and nutrient availability, temperature, salinity, pH • Water and nutrient availability • Availability of nesting materials and sites • Food chains and food webs • Species diversity • Population density • Algal blooms
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