Ecology+Learning+Goals+(Ch+3-6)

Ch 3 The Biosphere Objectives:
 * What is Ecology?
 * Explain how biotic and abiotic factors influence relationships within biota.
 * Describe how producers and consumers obtain energy and nutrients.
 * Describe how energy flows through ecosystems.

Ch 4 Ecosystems and Communities Objectives:
 * Identify the factors that influence climate.
 * Explain how competition shapes communities and the relationships within them.

Ch 5 Population Growth Objectives:
 * What factors determine the carrying capacity of a population?

Ch 6 Humans in the Biosphere Objectives: [|Ecology Notes Part 1] [|Ecology Notes Part 2] [|Study Guide Ecology]
 * What are the effects of biological magnification?
 * Why is biodiversity important?
 * How is biodiversity threatened and preserved

Food Web Project Tips:
 * Search for: "food webs in _biome"
 * Get an idea of the types of organisms (plants, animals, protists, fungi and bacteria) that live in that ecosystem.
 * Search then for: "symbiosis in __biome"
 * Include these organisms in your food web