ES Module 5 : Evolution and Community Ecology
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Lesson 1 : EvolutionStandard(s): SC.912.L.15.13
Objective(s): (1) Describe the four primary mechanisms of biological evolution; (2) Describe how speciation and extinction affect the diversity of life on Earth. Essential Question: What role does the environment play in an organism's survival and reproduction? Vocabulary: evolution, gene, mutation, genetic drift, natural selection, fitness, adaptation, artificial selection, speciation, extinction. Assignment(s): Cornell Notes 5-1; Evolution IP (Student Directions) |
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Lesson 2 : Species InteractionsStandard(s): SC.912.L.17.6
Objective(s): (1) Discuss the factors that influence an organism's niche; (2) compare and contrast predation, parasitism, and herbivory; (3) describe mutualism and commensalism. Essential Question: How do species interact in nature? Vocabulary: niche, tolerance, resource partitioning, predation, coevolution, parasitism, symbiosis, herbivory, mutualism, commensalism. Assignment(s): Cornell Notes 5-2; Species Interactions IP |
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Lesson 3 : Ecological CommunitiesStandard(s): SC.912.L.17.9
Objective(s): (1) Explain the effect of inefficient energy transfer on community structure; (2) Describe how feeding relationships can have both direct and indirect effects on community members. Essential Question: How do energy and nutrients move through communities? Vocabulary: producers, consumers, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, detritivore, decomposer, food chain, trophic level, food web, energy pyramid. Assignment(s): Cornell Notes 5-3; Ecological Communities IP |
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Lesson 4 : Community StabilityStandard(s): SC.912.L.17.4
Objective(s): (1) Describe what happens to a community after a disturbance; (2) Explain the conditions necessary for a species to become invasive. Essential Question: How do communities respond to a disturbance? Vocabulary: succession, primary succession, secondary succession, pioneer species, invasive species. Assignment(s): Cornell Notes 5-4; Community Stability IP |