Unit+Five-+Ecology

=Unit Five- Ecology=

Link for textbook : Modern Biology Username: biology266 and password: hbio10

Expected Student Learning Competencies
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 * Construct the levels of organization from atoms to ecosystems.
 * Describe the flow of energy through the trophic levels of an ecosystem (e.g., producers, consumers, shredders, decomposers)
 * Generate examples of the symbiotic relationships within an ecosystem (e.g., mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, predation).
 * Explain how limiting factors can affect various organisms (e.g., density-dependent, density-independent, tolerance curves).
 * Evaluate the heath of an ecosystem in terms of biodiversity (e.g., species richness and diversity).
 * Describe the biogeochemical cycles (e.g., water cycle, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle)