SOL LS.9 Ecosystems and Biomes - Adaptation

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SOL LS.9 Biomes, Ecosystems, Adaptations
LS.9 The student will investigate and understand how organisms adapt to biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem. Key concepts include differences between ecosystems and biomes characteristics of land, marine, and freshwater ecosystems adaptations that enable organisms to survive within a specific ecosystem Ecosystems and Biomes The living organisms within a specific area and their physical environment define an ecosystem. Characteristics of land, marine, and freshwater ecosystems vary with respect to biotic and abiotic factors. The major terrestrial ecosystems are classified into units called biomes — large regions characterized by certain conditions, including a range of climate and ecological communities adapted to those conditions. know the difference between ecosystems and biomes. understand major biomes: desert, forest, grassland, and tundra. know biotic and abiotic characteristics of land, marine, and freshwater ecosystems. Adaptations Organisms have specific structures, functions, and behaviors that enable them to survive the biotic and abiotic conditions of the particular ecosystem in which they live. Organisms possess adaptations to both biotic and abiotic factors in their ecosystem that increase their chance of survival. understand how specific adaptations enable organisms to survive in a particular ecosystem.

SOL LS.9 Biomes, Ecosystems, Adaptations

The living organisms within a specific area and their physical environment define an ecosystem.
Characteristics of land, marine, and freshwater ecosystems vary with respect to biotic and abiotic factors.
The major terrestrial ecosystems are classified into units called biomes — large regions characterized by certain conditions, including a range of climate and ecological communities adapted to those conditions.
know the difference between ecosystems and biomes.
understand major biomes: desert, forest, grassland, and tundra.
know biotic and abiotic characteristics of land, marine, and freshwater ecosystems.

Organisms have specific structures, functions, and behaviors that enable them to survive the biotic and abiotic conditions of the particular ecosystem in which they live.
Organisms possess adaptations to both biotic and abiotic factors in their ecosystem that increase their chance of survival.
understand how specific adaptations enable organisms to survive in a particular ecosystem.