Analysis should include
- defining forest ecosystem
- identifying the types of forest ecosystems
- tropical evergreen rainforest
- tropical deciduous rainforest
- temperate deciduous forest
- Taiga/Boreal
- choosing one specific forest ecosystem and
- identifying abiotic components (e.g., inorganic and organic components present in the soil, temperature, rainfall, light)
- categorizing the types of trees and other plant life
- identifying wildlife and habitat
- categorizing insects and microorganisms
- describing its
- soil (nutrients, erosion)
- air
- water
- describing anthropogenic activity
- specifying succession
- identifying invasive species.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are examples of biotic and abiotic elements that influence each other?
- What are examples of nutrient inputs from biotic elements?
- How do soil attributes affect the food chain?
- What is a keystone species? How would the disappearance of a specific species of tree (e.g., white oak) affect the ecosystem?