Principles of Ecology (Biology Ch 2 - Bundled Lesson)

Topics covered include:

• Organisms and their environment
• Studying nature
• What is ecology?
• The biosphere
• Abiotic and biotic factors
• Levels of organization - organisms, populations, biological communities, ecosystems, biosphere
• Organisms in ecosystems
• Survival relationships
• Nutrition and energy flow (autotrophs and heterotrophs)
• Flow of matter and energy in ecosystems (food chains, food webs, ecological pyramids)
• Cycles in nature (water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus)

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This product includes:

Fill in the Blank Notes

• I have created fill in the blank notes for the chapters of Biology that I teach. Students follow along with the Notes PowerPoint and write the correct word(s) in the provided blanks. File type: Word, PDF
• Digital version has provided text boxes for students to type in the missing words. Can be uploaded to your Google Classroom and shared with your students as a Google Slide file. File type: PowerPoint

Answers to Fill in the Blank Notes

• Copy of the notes with all of the missing words handwritten into the blanks on the student notes. File type: PDF

Notes PowerPoint

• Teacher presents this PowerPoint either in class or by sharing their screen for distance learning. Words that students need to write (or type) into their notes appear in red. Animated text boxes are utilized to release information at the teacher's pace. Pictures and images are included to help increase student understanding of the information. File type: PowerPoint

Notes Handout

• This file includes all of the slides included in the Notes PowerPoint. It has all the pictures and images, in full color. You could share it with students through Google Classroom. File type: PDF

Study Guide

• Check what students have learned from the chapter by having them complete the Study Guide. This can be used to help students prepare for a chapter test. File type: Word, PDF
• Digital Version of the Study Guide is in a format that you can upload to Google Classroom to have your students complete online. Students type in the correct answers in provided text boxes. File type: PowerPoint

Study Guide Answers

• Study Guide Answers: To correct the study guides individually, I have included the study guide with the answers handwritten in. File type: PDF
• Study Guide Answers PowerPoint: To go over the answer in class, I have created a PowerPoint that gives the correct answer to each question. File type: PowerPoint

Biology Test (student version)

• Printable test with multiple choice and true/false questions
• File type: PDF

Biology Test (teacher version)

• Printable test bank with the answers highlighted
• File type: PDF

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