Objective Code

The learner will:

Link to Science Standards

#1

Identify components of ecosystems and the interactions that take place within them.

12.1.1, 12.1.3, 12.4.4, 12.4.5, 12.4.6

#2

Describe how energy and matter flows through an ecosystem and the limits this puts on populations and diversity.

 12.4.5

#3

Describe the importance of fresh water to ecosystems, its sources and common problems with its pollution.

12.7.3, 12.7.4, 12.7.5, 12.7.6

#4

Describe how the growing human population impacts food production techniques, natural resources availability, land use, fuel uses, and ecosystem health.

12.7.2, 12.4.4

#5

Identify causes of air pollution and their effects on environmental quality including global warming and ozone depletion.

12.7.4, 12.7.5,

#6

Describe the difference between weather and climate, what determines each, and how climate determines the ecosystem.

12.5.1

#7

Describe the importance of biodiversity and human impact on it.

12.7.2, 12.4.3, 12.4.4, 12.4.5

#8

Recall that energy flows through ecosystems in one direction beginning with the sun and ending with consumers.

12.4.4

#9

Cite examples of organisms cooperating and competing in ecosystems.

12.4.4

#10

Recall that ecosystems need a constant input of energy in order to maintain their organization.

12.4.5

#11

Explain how the biodiversity of ecosystems is limited by the availability of matter and energy.

12.4.5

#12

Explain how global climate is determined by energy from the sun and is influenced by the shape and rotation of the earth.

12.5.1

#13

Recall that materials vital to life on earth cycle between organisms and the abiotic environment.

12.5.2

#14

Identify causes of population growth and decline.

12.7.2

#15

Explain how population change may impact on resource use and ecosystem health.

12.7.2

#16

Recall that the earth has renewable and nonrenewable resources.

12.7.3

#17

Explain how humans use natural resources to maintain and improve their existence.

12.7.3

#18

Explain how the positive and negative consequences of human intervention impact the ecosystem.

12.7.4