Ch. 3 Ecosystems: What are They & How Do They Work?
AP Curriculum Framework Units in this Chapter
Unit 1.4 The Carbon Cycle (pdf)
Unit 1.5 The Nitrogen Cycle (pdf)
Unit 1.6 The Phosphorous Cycle (pdf)
Unit 1.7 The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle (pdf)
Unit 1.8 Primary Productivity (pdf)
Unit 1.9 Trophic Levels (pdf)
Unit 1.10 Energy Flow and the 10% Rule (pdf)
Unit 1.11 Food Chains and Food Webs (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations, Graphics & Charts
Ch. 3 Textbook Powerpoint (pptx)
Nitrogen Cycling in Ecosystems (pdf)
Introduction to Ecology Notes from College Board (pdf)
Video and Tutorials
AP Environmental Science by BozemanScience
Activities
MYI - The True Cost a Green Lawn (pdf)
Surviving Winter in the Dustbowl ( pdf)
Surviving Winter in the Dustbowl - HORIZONTAL Data Table (pdf)
Wolf Reintroduction - The Return of Canis Lupis (pdf)
To BEE or not to BEE Aggressive (pdf)
Laboratory Experiments
Owl Pellet Dissection (pdf)
Owl Pellet Bone Chart (pdf)
Detailed Owl Pellet Bone Chart & Key (pdf)
Diet of Owls (pdf)
Measuring Primary Productivity in Plants (Google doc.)
Interesting Websites
Recompose.... human composting
' All the Biomass on Earth in One Graphic Visualization'
Chapter AP Review Questions
Chapter Review Questions p. 85-87 (Google Form with immediate feedback)
Videos
Resource Partitioning
Resource Partitioning