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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 1 Understand cyclical fluctuations of ecosystems around a rough state of equilibrium.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 2 Describe energy flow at ecosystems and molecular levels.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 3 Classify using morphological and molecular evidence.
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mor·phol·o·gy
noun
the study of the forms of things, in particular.
In BIOLOGY…
the branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures.
molecular homology - species placed in the same taxonomic category show similarities in DNA, RNA and protein.

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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 4 Explain diversity of species and ecological niches resulting from billons of years of evolution.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 5 Interpret models describing carrying capacity and homeostasis within ecosystems supported with mathematical evidence.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 6 Interpret population graphs or charts containing authentic, real-world data.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 7 Interpret diagrams of food chains and webs to explain real-world relationships or events within an ecosystems. E.g. Invasive species
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 8 Comprehend scenarios involving remediation and habitat restoration programs. E.g. fish populations in the great lakes.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 9 Comprehend scenarios involving niche partitioning, competition for resources, immigration/emigration from an ecosystem.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 10 Interpret and analyze cladograms.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 11 Analyze data tables showing genetic relatedness between organisms.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 12 Use mathematical reasoning to interpret exponential or logistic growth models.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 13 Design or simulate a population growth model by manipulating environmental conditions.
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See ExploreLearning labs…Rabbit population by season

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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 14 Given population graphs or charts containing data, analyzing the history or predict the future of an ecosystem
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 15 Predict the effect of geological, biological, or environmental changes on a population within an ecosystem. E.g. Climate change, deforestation, human development.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 16 Complete a cladogram to determine relationships among organism.
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 17 Discuss the implications of technology or engineering on an ecosystem. (E. g. Power plant increasing water temperature)
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Learning Target: Unit 4 Diversity and Interdependence of Life # 18 Use mathematical models to explain carry capacity and homeostasis within an ecosystem.
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Answer…B