Review-Benchmark IIIReview-Benchmark III

Ecology and PhysiologyEcology and Physiology

Ecology Power StandardsEcology Power Standards

BI 6.a-Students know biodiversity is the sum total of different kinds BI 6.a-Students know biodiversity is the sum total of different kinds of organisms and is affected by alterations of habitats.of organisms and is affected by alterations of habitats.

BI.6.b.-Students know how to analyze changes in an ecosystem BI.6.b.-Students know how to analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from changes in climate, human activity, introduction of resulting from changes in climate, human activity, introduction of nonnative species, or changes in population size.nonnative species, or changes in population size.

BI.6.c.-Students know how fluctuations in population size in an BI.6.c.-Students know how fluctuations in population size in an ecosystem are determined by the relative rates of birth, immigration, ecosystem are determined by the relative rates of birth, immigration, emigration, and death.emigration, and death.

BI.6.d.-Students know how water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle BI.6.d.-Students know how water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle between abiotic resources and organic matter in the ecosystem and between abiotic resources and organic matter in the ecosystem and how oxygen cycles through photosynthesis and respiration how oxygen cycles through photosynthesis and respiration

BI 6.e-Students know a vital part of an ecosystem is the stability of BI 6.e-Students know a vital part of an ecosystem is the stability of its producers and decomposers.its producers and decomposers.

Ecology Power Standards Ecology Power Standards ExplanationExplanation

BI 6.a-Biodiversity is total number of different livings things in an BI 6.a-Biodiversity is total number of different livings things in an area. Biodiversity is affected by changing habitats. area. Biodiversity is affected by changing habitats.

BI.6.b-Changes in an ecosystem can be caused by changes in BI.6.b-Changes in an ecosystem can be caused by changes in climate, human activity (pollution), introduction of nonnative species climate, human activity (pollution), introduction of nonnative species (snakes), or changes in population size (limiting factors).(snakes), or changes in population size (limiting factors).

BI.6.c.-Changes in population size in an ecosystem can be caused BI.6.c.-Changes in population size in an ecosystem can be caused by increased/decreased birth, immigration, emigration, and death by increased/decreased birth, immigration, emigration, and death rates.rates.

BI.6.d.-Water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle between abiotic BI.6.d.-Water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle between abiotic (nonliving) resources and organic matter in the ecosystem. Oxygen (nonliving) resources and organic matter in the ecosystem. Oxygen cycles through photosynthesis (plants) and respiration (animals) in cycles through photosynthesis (plants) and respiration (animals) in an ecosystem. an ecosystem.

BI 6.e-Producers and decomposers maintain the stability (balance) BI 6.e-Producers and decomposers maintain the stability (balance) of ecosystems. How?of ecosystems. How?

Big Idea:Ecology:Big Idea:Ecology:Living and nonliving Living and nonliving

factors both make-up an ecosystem.factors both make-up an ecosystem. Key Terms: Key Terms: Ecology-Ecology-The study of the interaction The study of the interaction

among living things, and between living among living things, and between living things and their environmentsthings and their environments

Ecosystem Ecosystem Biotic and abiotic factors Biotic and abiotic factors

Big Idea:Ecology: Big Idea:Ecology: Living and nonliving Living and nonliving

factors both make-up an ecosystem.factors both make-up an ecosystem. Food chains and Food webs-flow of Food chains and Food webs-flow of

energy in an ecosystem.energy in an ecosystem.

Carbon CycleCarbon Cycle

The Nitrogen CycleThe Nitrogen Cycle

Oxygen CycleOxygen Cycle

What are food chains?What are food chains?

OwlOwl

MouseMouse

GrasshopperGrasshopper

GrassGrass

What are food webs?What are food webs?

Food web-is a model that shows the Food web-is a model that shows the complex network of feeding relationships complex network of feeding relationships and the flow of energy within an and the flow of energy within an ecosystem.ecosystem.

At each link some energy is stored by an At each link some energy is stored by an organism and some is lost.organism and some is lost.

The stability of an ecosystem depends on The stability of an ecosystem depends on the producers.the producers.

Anatomy and Physiology Power Anatomy and Physiology Power StandardsStandards

BI9. a. BI9. a. Students know Students know how the complementary activity of how the complementary activity of major body systems provides cells with oxygen and major body systems provides cells with oxygen and nutrients and removes toxic waste products such as nutrients and removes toxic waste products such as carbon dioxide. carbon dioxide.

BI9. b. BI9. b. Students know Students know how the nervous system mediates how the nervous system mediates communication between different parts of the body and communication between different parts of the body and the bodythe body’’s interactions with the environment. s interactions with the environment.

BI9. c. BI9. c. Students know Students know how feedback loops in the how feedback loops in the nervous and endocrine systems regulate conditions in nervous and endocrine systems regulate conditions in the body. the body.

BI9. d. BI9. d. Students know Students know the functions of the nervous the functions of the nervous system and the role of neurons in transmitting system and the role of neurons in transmitting electrochemical impulses. electrochemical impulses.

Big Idea Physiology :The internal environment of Big Idea Physiology :The internal environment of the human body is stable because of multiple the human body is stable because of multiple

organ systems working together.organ systems working together.

The human body is made of different The human body is made of different levels of organization starting with cells levels of organization starting with cells and building up all the way to organ and building up all the way to organ systems. Organ systems work together systems. Organ systems work together through mechanisms like negative through mechanisms like negative feedback loops to maintain feedback loops to maintain homeostasis in the human body.homeostasis in the human body.

Anatomy and Physiology Power Anatomy and Physiology Power Standards ExplanationStandards Explanation

BI9. a.-BI9. a.-Organ systems work together to maintain Organ systems work together to maintain homeostasis by providing cells with oxygen and nutrients homeostasis by providing cells with oxygen and nutrients ,and removes waste products such as carbon dioxide. ,and removes waste products such as carbon dioxide.

BI9. b.-BI9. b.-The nervous system is the communication The nervous system is the communication network different parts of the body. The nervous system network different parts of the body. The nervous system processes the bodyprocesses the body’’s interaction with the environment.s interaction with the environment.

BI9. c. –BI9. c. –Feedback loops (nervous system and endocrine Feedback loops (nervous system and endocrine system) maintain stable conditions in the body (temp.) system) maintain stable conditions in the body (temp.)

BI9. d.-BI9. d.-The function of the nervous system is to The function of the nervous system is to communicate and control the functions of the body. communicate and control the functions of the body. Neurons (nerve cells) send messages to and from the Neurons (nerve cells) send messages to and from the nervous system. nervous system.

Negative Feedback Loop-Ex.Negative Feedback Loop-Ex.

NeurotransmissionNeurotransmission

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Self-Assessment of UnderstandingSelf-Assessment of Understanding

Which standards do you understand? Which standards do you understand? (List them below)(List them below)

Which standards donWhich standards don’’t you understand? t you understand? (List them below)(List them below)

Self-Assessment of Self-Assessment of Understanding# 2Understanding# 2

For the standards you do not understand, For the standards you do not understand, research the terms and write an research the terms and write an explanation of one standard in your own explanation of one standard in your own words.words.