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Unit 8 Contents

• Topic 8.1: Responses to the Environment/Animal Behavior
• Topic 8.2: Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
• Topics 8.3 – 8.5: Population Growth and Community Ecology
• Topics 8.6 – 8.7: Biodiversity and Disruptions to Ecosystems
• Unit 8 Cumulative Objectives, Flashcards, and Quizzes

 

1. Topic 8.1: Responses to the Environment /Animal Behavior

Animal Behavior Student Learning Guide

• • Topic 8.1, Part 1: Fixed Action Patterns and Behavior Genes

  • Topic 8.1, Part 2: Learning and Orienting

  • Topic 8.1, Part 3: Migrating

  • Topic 8.1, Part 4: Living in Groups

2. Topic 8.2: Energy Flow through Ecosystems

Topic 8.2, Energy Flow through Ecosystems, Student Learning Guide

• • Topic 8.2, Part 1: Energy Use in Organisms

  • Topic 8.2, Part 2: The Carbon Cycle

  • Topic 8.2, Part 3: The Nitrogen Cycle (new for 2025-26)

  • Topic 8.2, Part 4: The Water Cycle (new for 2025-26)

  • Topic 8.2, Part 5: The Phosphorus cycle (under development)

  • Topic 8.2, Part 6: Food Chains and Food Webs

  • Topic 8.2, Part 7: Trophic Levels

3. Topics 8.3 – 8.5: Population Growth and Community Ecology

Population Growth and  Community Ecology Student Learning Guide

• • Topics 8.3-8.4: Population Growth

  • Topic 8.5, Community Ecology, Part 1: Species Interactions

  • Topic 8.5, Community Ecology, Part 2: Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades

  • Topic 8.5, Community Ecology, Part 3: Ecological Succession

4. Topics 8.6 – 8.7: Biodiversity and Disruptions to Ecosystems

Biodiversity and Disruptions to Ecosystems Student Learning Guide

• • Topic 8.6: Biodiversity

  • Topic 8.7, Disruptions to Ecosystems Part 1: Habitat Destruction and Fragmentation (under development)

  • Topic 8.7, Disruptions to Ecosystems, Part 2: Overharvest, Overhunting, and Invasive Species (under development)

  • Topic 8.7, Disruption to Ecosystems, Part 3: Eutrophication and Biomagnification (under development)

  • Topic 8.7, Disruption to Ecosystems, Part 4: What Can be Done? (under development)

5. Unit 8 Review Page: Objectives, Flashcards, and Quizzes