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Introduction
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Contents
1. What you can do
2. Water
3. Ecology
4. Amphibians
5. Environmental Issues
6. Keystone species
7. Get Wet!- Field Study Ideas
8. The Zoo Experience
9. Frogs & Friends
10. Case Studies
11. Resources
12. Glossary
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Upon completion of this module, students will have learned how to:
- identify five different types of wetlands and their characteristics
- understand the meaning and importance of biodiversity
- describe the extent of biodiversity in a wetland and the impact of its loss
- define and understand ecological terms
- identify various types of protozoa and discuss how they are different from other living things
- describe the paths of energy and nutrients through an ecosystem
- analyse predator/prey data
- define algae, its importance, and where it is found
- explain how aquatic organisms are structurally adapted to their environment
- list and describe the biotic and abiotic factors that affect an aquatic ecosystem
- identify three plant zones in an aquatic ecosystem
- define invertebrate
- list the plants found in each plant zone
- evaluate human impacts on aquatic ecosystems
- set up and explain a classroom ecosystem
- describe the characteristics of living things
- contrast between living and non-living things
- compare photosynthesis and respiration
- explain the role of light, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and chlorophyll in the process of photosynthesis
- compare breathing and respiration
- describe pond succession
- describe how a climax community is formed
- describe various soil types, and recognize the types best suited for a wetland
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