Thursday, April 30, 2026

8.6 Biodiversity / 8.7 Disruptions to Ecosystems

 


·       Describe the relationship between ecosystem diversity and its resilience to changes in the environment.

·       Explain how the addition or removal of any component of an ecosystem will affect its overall short-term and long-term structure.

·       Explain the interaction between the environment and random or preexisting variations in populations.

·       Explain how invasive species affect ecosystem dynamics.

·       Describe human activities that lead to changes in ecosystem structure and/ or dynamics.

·       Explain how geological and meteorological activity leads to changes in ecosystem structure and/or dynamics.



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Tasks:

1

Species Interactions

 

Share the interactions that you researched yesterday.

 

“Types of Mutualisms”

 

3

Teacher Notes > Biodiversity

 

Use the Nearpod to use the concepts of biodiversity.

 

NEARPOD

 

4

Biodiversity CER

 

Create a presentation. See the directions.

 

Google Classroom Assignment

 

 

Homework

📝 MCQ 8.6

📺 Video 8.7

📝 MCQ 8.7

 

Upcoming Assessments

Test: Ecology (unit 8) May 27

 

Calendar Notes

AP BIOLOGY TEST MAY 4