During these long classes, we are going to focus on relationships in an ecosystem and animal monitoring techniques. First, we are going to be taking a closer look at some ecological vocabulary words to help us define relationships in an ecosystem. For those of you out there who are getting your science notes off of the blog you're in luck!
Niche- an organism’s role in an ecosystem
Symbiotic relationship is one in which two organisms from different species interact.
The next 4 vocab words are examples of symbiotic relationships:
Competitive Relationship is the struggle between individuals or different populations for a limited resource.
Mutualism- interaction between two species that benefits both
Commensalism- relationship between two species in which one species benefits while the other is not affected
Parasitism- is a relationship between two species in which one species benefits while the species it depends on, its host, is harmed
We are also going to begin to discuss animal monitoring techniques. I'm sharing an excellent video segment from 60 minutes -http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7300063n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel
about observing jaguars! Good stuff!
So, we'll have two long days of block scheduling and Wednesday (hopefully we won't get too much snow) will be an early out day, where I will begin to outline the big aspects of the final project.
So, we'll have two long days of block scheduling and Wednesday (hopefully we won't get too much snow) will be an early out day, where I will begin to outline the big aspects of the final project.
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