Communities Guide 1B
In this guide you will be studying different species within food webs.
Video Overview
Watch this introduction video. You can select “cc” to see the text.
Communities Guide Contents
Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and submitting your two journal pages.
Guide 1B Communities Objectives
This guide’s quiz has four questions; one matching each objective.
Food Webs
Describe and provide examples of producers, consumers, and decomposers; explain how energy is lost at each trophic (feeding) level; and describe the role of decomposers in nutrient cycling.
Trees
Identify different parts of a cross-section of a tree stem and provide examples of different types of wood; describe different ways trees can survive fires; and distinguish between different structures used to classify trees and other plants.
Populations
Describe what carrying capacity (K) is and how it can change over time; explain how we humans have raised our carrying capacity; and analyze a population growth figure and a population pyramid.
Vegetables & Herbs
Describe plant structures and functions, including the parts of plants that we consume as vegetables; list the vegetables developed from Brassica oleracea; and explain how herbs and other plants defend themselves against herbivores.
Communities Product Page
Look ahead to the products (quiz & journal pages) you will be making after completing this guide’s four activity pages.
Communities Resource Page
Would you like to learn more than what is covered in this course? Visit these extra resources for a lifetime of learning.
EnviroBio Home
Course Overview
Module Index
Links to all four Weeks
