Ecosystem Interactions
Students will investigate how organisms interact with each other and their non-living environment.
Key Questions
- Explain how living and non-living components of an ecosystem are interdependent.
- Compare different types of symbiotic relationships found in nature.
- Predict the consequences of a major environmental change on an ecosystem's interactions.
Common Core State Standards
Suggested Methodologies
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