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Defines ecosystem, symbiosis, and biome

Learning Objectives

  1. Realize that in an ecosystem, living things and their nonliving environment are working together in a symbiotic relationship to help maintain each other.
  2. Know that the major ecosystems on the earth, called biomes, each have their own unique environments and organisms.
  3. Characterize the different biomes that a...

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Supporting Activities

  1. Build a Terrarium: Each student (or group) will need a clear, watertight container, like a large pickle jar, with a lid; some gravel; some potting soil; a plant, like a small fern; and some water. Be sure that the jar is clean and dry. First, pour a small amount of gravel into the base of the jar. Then, add enough potting soil so that the jar...

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