BHS Biology Guide

Population Ecology

Biology

Quarter 4

McGraw Hill Module 4

deforestation, or introduction of invasive species. (LS2.C, LS4.D, ETS1.A, ETS1.B, ETS1.C)

CONCEPTS (Nouns)

SKILLS (Verbs)

● Density Independent factors versus density dependent factors ● Population growth in terms of immigration and emigration and how it relates to carrying capacity within human and nonhuman populations

● Plan an investigation ● Analyze and interpret data ● Develop an argument ● Design a solution ● Collect evidence

VOCABULARY

● Carrying capacity ● Density Independent

● Immigration ● Density Dependent ● Population density ● Zero-population growth

● Emmigration ● Abiotic factors ● Dispersion ● Age structure

● Biotic factors ● Demography

K-12 LEARNING PROGRESSIONS (via USBE Core Guides)

Standard 1.1 Standard 1.2 Standard 1.4 Standard 1.5

END OF THE UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE SUPPORTS

Standard 1.1 What does it look like to demonstrate profciency on this standard? Planning and Carrying Out Investigations: Identifying the phenomenon under investigation

Students describe the phenomenon under investigation, which includes the following ideas: ● The interdependence of factors (both living and nonliving) and resulting effect on carrying capacity. ● Living and nonliving factors have various effects in terms of scale on the carrying capacity of an ecosystem for a given population. ● Living and nonliving factors have various effects in terms of the biodiversity in ecosystems. Identifying the evidence to answer this question Students develop an investigation to plan and describe the data that will be collected and the evidence to be derived from the data, including: ● Evidence to support the explanation and identify factors that have an effect on the carrying capacity of an ecosystem for a given population and