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AP Biology Unit 10: Ecology Overview

The curriculum map outlines a 15-day unit on ecology for an AP Biology course. It includes 5 essential questions about how biotic and abiotic factors affect ecosystems. The unit covers key concepts in population ecology, community ecology, ecosystems, and global ecology. Learning activities include case studies on turtle survivorship and wolf/fir interactions, a presentation on species interactions, and online labs exploring biomes and modeling ecosystems. Assessments include quizzes, presentations, lab reports, and case study questions to measure students' understanding of the content.

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AP Biology Unit 10: Ecology Overview

The curriculum map outlines a 15-day unit on ecology for an AP Biology course. It includes 5 essential questions about how biotic and abiotic factors affect ecosystems. The unit covers key concepts in population ecology, community ecology, ecosystems, and global ecology. Learning activities include case studies on turtle survivorship and wolf/fir interactions, a presentation on species interactions, and online labs exploring biomes and modeling ecosystems. Assessments include quizzes, presentations, lab reports, and case study questions to measure students' understanding of the content.

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Curriculum Map

Course Title: AP Biology Grade: 10-12

Unit (Name/Number): Unit 10: Ecology Pacing: 15 Days

Essential Question(s):
1. How do biotic and abiotic factors affect organisms, populations, communities and ecosystems?
2. How do populations interact in various communities?
3. How do individuals act on information and communicate it to others?
4. How do different organisms use reproductive strategies in response to energy available?
5. What factors influence movement of matter and energy in an ecosystem?
6. How does diversity of an ecosystem influence its stability?

Evidence of Learning
Content/Key Concepts Standards Key Vocabulary Learning Activities/Resources (Assessments; Performance Tasks)

Learning  Logistic growth, exponential


Loggerhead Turtle Survivorship Completed Case Study, Math
Objectives growth, r-strategist, K-
Population Ecology case study, Population Ecology Set & Ch 53 Quiz
2.22-2.24, 4.11, strategist, carrying capacity,
Math Set
4.25 population dynamics
Learning Graded Presentation (w/
 Symbiosis, mimicry,
Objectives Behavior Presentation, Interactions rubric), completed game
Community Ecology conditioning, learned
2.22-2.24, 2.40, Game packet & Ch 51 & 54 Quiz
behaviors, innate behaviors
3.40-3.43, 4.11
 Reduction, oxidation, electron
carrier, kinase, glycolysis,
Learning Objective kreb’s cycle, oxidative Exploring Biomes in Gorogonsa Completed online lab report,
Ecosystems 2.22-2.24, 4.12- phosphorylation, anaerobic Online Activity, Model Ecosystem Ch 55 Quiz
4.13, 4.27 respiration, fermentation, Virtual Lab
mitochondrial matrix, cristae,
inner and outer membrane
Completed webquest and
 Chloroplast, chlorophyll a & b, informal lab report,
Learning Objective NPP & DO Webquest, Dissolved
Global Ecology photosystem, electron Completed case study
4.19-4.21 Oxygen Lab, Wolf/Fir Case Study
transport chain, calvin cycle questions

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