Start by reading and following these instructions:
1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.
Assignment:
- What disciplines fall under the broad category of Environment Science? Describe key aspects of each and how they might relate to you.
- Consider the ecosystem(s) that surround(s) your home. How is each affected by human activities?
- What is ecological modeling? Give an example of an ecological model and explain why it is useful.
- What is a biogeochemical cycle? Describe the water cycle and its importance in the other biogeochemical cycles and the environment.
Week 2
Start by reading and following these instructions:
1. Quickly skim the questions or assignment below and the assignment rubric to help you focus.
2. Read the required chapter(s) of the textbook and any additional recommended resources. Some answers may require you to do additional research on the Internet or in other reference sources. Choose your sources carefully.
3. Consider the discussion and the any insights you gained from it.
4. Create your Assignment submission and be sure to cite your sources, use APA style as required, check your spelling.
Assignment:
- Name two extinct organisms from different geological ages and explain why each probably became extinct.
- Explain how each of the five major population characteristics shapes population dynamics.
- Explain some examples of non-symbiotic and symbiotic mutualisms. What is at least one way that mutualisms affect your daily life?
- What is a keystone species? What types of organisms does this term often apply to? Identify one such keystone species that supports organisms that are important to you and explain why.
- Different types of biomes might form in a particular place on land. What factors most strongly influence which biome forms? In a given location, what factors contribute to the type of aquatic system that may form? Give and explain a concrete example.
