4.5 The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals, including humans, in an ecosystem interact with one another and with the nonliving components in the ecosystem. Key concepts include
a) plant and animal adaptations;
b) organization of populations, communities, and ecosystems and how they interrelate;
c) flow of energy through food webs;
d) habitats and niches;
e) changes in an organism’s niche at various stages in its life cycle; and
f) influences of human activity on ecosystems.
(For teacher notes and background information, click on this link for the Science Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework, provided by the Virginia Department of Education. Science SOL 4.5 is on page 21 of the document.)
a) plant and animal adaptations;
b) organization of populations, communities, and ecosystems and how they interrelate;
c) flow of energy through food webs;
d) habitats and niches;
e) changes in an organism’s niche at various stages in its life cycle; and
f) influences of human activity on ecosystems.
(For teacher notes and background information, click on this link for the Science Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework, provided by the Virginia Department of Education. Science SOL 4.5 is on page 21 of the document.)