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Additional Ideas for Developing Investigations and Learning Experiences and Suggested Extensions to Learning in Technology/Engineering are in Appendix III.
The Chemistry of Life
Structure and Function of Cells
Genetics
Human Anatomy and Phyiology
Evolution and Biodiversity
Ecology
Ecology
Broad Concept: Ecology is the interaction between living organisms and their environment.
| 6.1 | Explain how biotic and abiotic factors cycle in an ecosystem (water, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen).* |
| 6.2 | Use a food web to identify and distinguish producers, consumers, and decomposers, and explain the transfer of energy through trophic levels.* |
| 6.3 | Identify the factors in an ecosystem that influence fluctuations in population size. |
| 6.4 | Analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from natural causes, changes in climate, human activity, or introduction of non-native species. |
| 6.5 | Explain how symbiotic behavior produces interactions within ecosystems. |
Boldface type indicates core standards for full-year courses. An asterisk (*) indicates core standards for integrated courses.
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