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Biology - EC: BIO.B.4.1.1

Biology - EC: BIO.B.4.1.1

Continuum of Activities

Continuum of Activities

The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.

This continuum of activities offers:

  • Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
  • Questions/activities that grow in complexity
  • Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance

Activities

 

  1. Many individuals of one species is known as a ­­­­­­­­­­____________.

  2. Many individuals in many species are known as a ­____________.
  1. A scientist is counting the number of small green tree frogs of one species in a forest. This scientist is studying what part of an ecosystem?

  2. A student is studying the number of brown squirrels, black squirrels, and moles in Central Park. This student is studying what part of an ecosystem?

  3. Put the following in order from smallest to largest: biosphere, biome, community, ecosystem, organism, and population.

  4. Many people commonly confuse the terms population and community. Explain the difference between the two terms.
  1. Explain the importance of many populations in an ecosystem.

  2. In a town park a child notices some swing sets, a slide, 3 squirrels, 5 children, 7 oak trees, 5 maple trees, and a small dog. This park and the organisms all together represent what part of a biosphere? Explain your answer.

Answer Key/Rubric

  1. Population

  2. Community
  1. A population

  2. A community

  3. Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

  4. Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
  • Population represents the number of individuals in ONE species.
  • Community represents the number of individuals in MANY species.
  1. Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
  • An ecosystem consisting of many populations will have more stability than an ecosystem with a few populations.
  1. Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
  • They are all part of an ecosystem because it has many living and nonliving parts all within one area.
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