Ch. 7 Species Interaction, Ecological Succession, and Population Control
AP Curriculum Framework Units in this Chapter
Unit 1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems (pdf)
Unit 2.4 Ecological Tolerance (pdf)
Unit 2.7 Ecological Succession (pdf)
Unit: 3.2 K-selected and r-selected species (pdf)
Unit: 3.3 Survivorship Curves (pdf)
Unit: 3.4 Carrying Capacity (pdf)
Unit: 3.5 Population Growth & Resource Availability (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 7 Textbook Powerpoint (pptx)
Videos & Tutorials
AP Environmental Science by BozemanScience
Modeling Populations and Species Interactions (lecture from HHMI)
Simulating Competition & Logistic Growth (YouTube, 7:12 min.)
PRIMER Video tutorials and simulations (YouTube Playlist)
Life history strategies and fecundity (Khan Academy, 11:46 min.)
Mice plague in Australia - Video #1 (YouTube, 2:08 min.)
Population Ecology - The Texas Mosquito Mystery (YouTube, 11:52 min.)
Activities
Population Explosion - What would happen if sheep had as much grass as they wanted? (online simulation from Concord.org)
WildCam Gorongosa Virtual Lab - from HHMI Biointeractive
WOW Virtual Biology Labs - estimating population size with mark and recapture method (McDougal Littell)
Population Dynamics (HHMI Interactive)
Laboratory Experiments
Species Competition between Barnacles (Virtual Lab)
Duckweed - Population Growth & Carrying Capacity (pdf)
How Many Squirrels Can the EGHS Courtyard Support? (pdf)
Data Analysis
Decline in Saltwater Fish Populations and Human Impact on the Environment (pdf)
Interesting Websites
Census - US & World Population Clock
The Great Elephant Census
Why Africa's Vultures Are "Collapsing Towards Extinction" (National Geographic)
Example of Symbiosis (Video, 2:39 min.)
The Beauty of Pollination (Video)
Chapter AP Review Questions
Chapter Review Questions p. 198-201 (Google Form with immediate feedback)