Unit+One+-+Ecology

=Biomes=

a. Demonstrate the process for the development of a dichotomous key. b. Classify organisms based on physical characteristics using a dichotomous key of the six kingdom system (archaebacteria, eubacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals).
 * __ Standards __**
 * S7L1. Students will investigate the diversity of living organisms and how they can be compared scientifically. **

c. Recognize the changes in environmental conditions can affect the survival of both individuals and entire species. d. Categorize relationships between organisms that are competitive or mutually beneficial. e. Describe the characteristics of Earth’s major terrestrial biomes (i.e. tropical rain forest, savannah, temperate, desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and aquatic communities (i.e. freshwater, estuaries, and marine).
 * S7L4. Students will examine the dependence of organisms on one another and their environments. **

__** Vocabulary **__ biome, physical features, dichotomous key, taxonomy, kingdom, animals, microorganism, single-cell, multi-cellular, Habitat, limit, predator, competition, canopy, understory, desert, grassland, savanna, deciduous tree, coniferous tree, tundra, permafrost, estuary, intertidal zone, neritic zone, mutually beneficial, symbiosis, mutualism, commensalisms, parasitism, capacity, population, community, ecosystem, biotic, abiotic, atmosphere, biodiversity, biomass, species, biosphere, characteristic, terrestrial, tropical rain forest, savannah, temperate, desert, taiga, tundra, mountain, aquatic community, freshwater, estuary, marine, Scavenger, herbivore

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 * __Mrs. Ito's Biome Video __**

Biome Videos []
 * __Other Videos __**

World Map []
 * __Web Links __**

Biomes of the World []

What is it like where you live? []

Blue Planet - World Biomes []

World Biomes []

Amazon Interactive []

Exploring Ecosystems []

World Biomes[| http://www.worldbiomes.com/]

The Wild Classroom []

Blue Planet Biomes []