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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Ecology Lab

For Students 3rd - 8th
Create the parameters of your own ecosystem by choosing which producers and consumers live there. Visualize how the food web operates and species populations change. This simulator mimics the food web within a typical ecosystem and gives...
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Clemson Cooperative Extension: The Basics of Population Dynamics [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn the many ecological factors that affect the carrying capacity for populations of wild species.
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NC State University

Nc State University: Population Dynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will understand the ecological concepts behind population dynamics of wildlife species.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: The 6 Chief Levels of Organization in Ecology

For Students 5th - 8th
Describes six levels of organization in the biological world - individual species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere.
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University of North Carolina

The Ecology of the Cape Fear River System

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cape Fear Estuary drains the largest watershed in North Carolina, containing 27% of the State's population. The Cape Fear River itself (about 320 km or 200 miles in length) is formed in the Piedmont by the confluence of the Haw and...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Homeostasis Succession

For Students 9th - 10th
Given scenarios, illustrations, or descriptions, the student will identify the process of ecological succession and the impact that succession has on populations and species diversity.
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Backyard Nature: Arthropods in General

For Students 9th - 10th
A general overview of the physical characteristics of arthropods, including information about their important ecological role on the planet with their immense population.

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