MS I can use my I can interpret I can use data to provide I can communicate observations to data in a graph or evidence for predatory, multiple possible identify a a chart to identify competitive, and/or explanations of the relationship relationships mutually beneficial data, including between between relationships between limitations in the data. populations of populations of two species and make I can pose additional two or more or more species in predictions how the questions for future species in an an ecosystem. introduction of a species or study to help me ecosystem. changes in abundance of one investigate further. species might impact populations of another. I can use a I can develop a I can create a model that I can propose ways to model to show model based on illustrate how matter and revise or improve my how energy data that I energy move throughout an model based on and matter collected to show ecosystem showing multiple evidence that I move from one how matter or relationships, including collected. organism in an energy moves abiotic and biotic factors ecosystem to through an and the species that I am another. ecosystem. investigating. I can use data to determine whether my model is accurate. I explain how a I can support my I can predict how changes in I can devise a new change in an explanation using an ecosystem might impact investigation to test ecosystem evidence from data species abundance. I can the accuracy of my affects the that I collected. explain my prediction and prediction. population of a the evidence that supports it different by describing patterns that I species. observed.
MS I can use my observations to identify a relationship between populations of two or more species in an ecosystem. I can interpret data in a graph or a chart to identify relationships between populations of two or more species in an ecosystem. I can use data to provide evidence for predatory, competitive, and/or mutually beneficial relationships between species and make predictions how the introduction of a species or changes in abundance of one species might impact populations of another. I can communicate multiple possible explanations of the data, including limitations in the data. I can pose additional questions for future study to help me investigate further. I can use a model to show how energy and matter move from one organism in an ecosystem to another. I can develop a model based on data that I collected to show how matter or energy moves through an ecosystem. I can create a model that illustrate how matter and energy move throughout an ecosystem showing multiple relationships, including abiotic and biotic factors and the species that I am investigating. I can use data to determine whether my model is accurate. I can propose ways to revise or improve my model based on evidence that I collected. I explain how a change in an ecosystem affects the population of a different species. I can support my explanation using evidence from data that I collected. I can predict how changes in an ecosystem might impact species abundance. I can explain my prediction and the evidence that supports it by describing patterns that I observed. I can devise a new investigation to test the accuracy of my prediction.
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