Human Impact on the Environment Unit Biology 2017-18
How do species interact? April 23 Lesson question – page 105 How do species interact?
New Term Niche – a species or population’s role in the environment
New Term Symbiosis – Living Together BBC Extreme Relationships
Parasitism Species 1 Species 2
Predator/Prey Relationship Species 1 Species 2
Competition Species 1 Species 2
Mutualism Species 1 Species 2
Commensalism Species 1 Species 2
Ecological Interactions Activity Use the background information and the information form our lesson to complete the table in the activity packet. 10 minutes max
Ecological Interactions Activity Follow instructions for activity. Clean up at 9:00. Activity questions are due next class.
Human Impact Experiment Choose a question: How are plants affected by runoff from roads deiced with magnesium chloride in the winter? How does excess fertilizer used on farms affect plants? Air pollution causes rain to become more acidic – how might this affect plants? Are “green” cleaners actually less toxic to plants than traditional cleaners?