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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Module 1 Ecosystems and Biomes

Introduction to Ecosystems 2
a. What are Ecosystems 2
b. What are the Abiotic and Biotic Factors of an Ecosystem? 5
Ecosystems: Land Biomes 10
a. What are Land Biomes? 10
b. What are Temperate Deciduous and Temperate Rain Forest? 14
Aquatic Ecosystems 20
a. What are the Types of Freshwater? 20
b. What are the Types of Aquatic Ecosystems? 22
Evolving and Changing Ecosystems 29
a. How Do Land Ecosystems Changed? 29
b. How Do Aquatic Ecosystems Changed? 32

Module 2 Living Things and the Environment

Ecosystems: Interactions of Living Organisms 38
a. How Population Change Affect an Ecosystem? 38
b. How Do Living Organisms Interact? 41
Movement of Energy and Matter 47
a. How Energy is Transferred? 47
b. How Do Matter Move in an Ecosystem? 51
Human Impacts on Ecosystems 56
a. How Do Humans Affect Ecosystems? 56
Interactions in the Ecosystems 63
a. How Do Organisms in an Ecosystem Interact? 63
Ecosystem: Obtaining Energy 70
a. Who are the Producers and the Consumers? 70
b. What are Food Chains and Food Webs? 71
Living Organisms in the Ecosystems 77
a. How Living Organisms Interact? 77
Ecosystem: Movement of Energy 84
a. How Does Energy Flow in an Ecosystem? 84
b. How is Energy Flow Modeled? 86
c. What are the Cycles Happened in the Ecosystem? 88

Module 3 The Theory of Evolution

The Formation of Fossils 96
a. How are Fossils Formed? 96
b. What is the Evidence for Evolution? 98
Theory of Evolution 105
a. What is Darwin’s Theory of Evolution? 105
b. How Living Organisms Adapt? 107
Evidence for Evolution 113
a. What are the Evidences for Evolution? 113
b. How Are Organisms Related? 116

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