1. Biology Core Review GOOD LUCK

3.  The goal of this presentation is to present a quick overview of the Biology Core Concepts. There are a total of 5 Standards to be covered. This is an introduction only, using logic is still your best tool available.

4. Standard 1  Students will understand that living organisms interact with one another and their environment.

5. Ecosystems  Interactions in a community, the communities physical surroundings.

6. Can they affect each other?

7. Stnd. 1 Obj. 1  Summarize how energy flows through an ecosystem.

8. Food chain and Web  Who eats who?  Consumer?  Producer?

10. Energy loss

11. Energy Costs: Comparison  Cost’s energy to get energy.  Migration  Hibernation

12. Stan. 1 Obj. 2  Explain relationships between matter cycles and organisms.

13. CYCLES = CO 2

14. WATER: THE KEY TO LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

15. Inference VS Evidence  Inference: reasoning, existing knowledge.  Evidence: Based on facts and or results.

16. Human Decisions?

17. Stan. 1 Obj. 3  Describe how interactions among organisms and their environments help shape ecosystems.

18.  Predator: Killers  Prey: little fellas  Competition: Who wins the trophy?

19. SYMBIOSIS  Association among organisms.  Mutualism (++)  Commensalism (+0)  Parasitism (+-)

20. Which one?

21. One change = Keystone

22. Biotic vs Abiotic factors  Biotic = living or life  Abiotic = Nonliving factor

23. ECOSYSTEMS EFFECTS  Qualitative versus Quantitative