1. Do now activity What is population density?
How is geographic distribution measured?
If there are 500 foxes inhabiting 100 km 2 area of land, what would the population density be?
What is a growth rate?

2. Essential Question: Section 8-3: succession
What are the possible consequences that can result from a disturbance within a community?
Section 8-3: succession
Learning Target
Predict how a specific change within an ecosystem can impact the organisms within the community.

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Check the class calendar!

4. announcements Available Extra Credit:
Tissue Box = 10 Points CP
Rulers/Colored Pencils = 10 Points CP
Plastic Pencil Boxes = 30 Points CP

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6. When an environment is changed over time
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When an environment is changed over time

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8. Primary Succession: happens on “new land”

9. Pioneer Community: First species to take over an environment (weeds).
Primary succession
Pioneer Community: First species to take over an environment (weeds).

10. Primary succession
Climax Community: The end of succession. The community is stable for a long time.

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12. Secondary succession
Secondary Succession: happens after an environment is destroyed (“old land”)

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