Explanation should include describing the concepts and identifying their significance with regard to sustainability. These should include
- the definition of ecology
- classification of organisms
- evolutionary biology
- organisms and the environment
- population dispersal and distribution
- behavior and habitat selection
- biotic and abiotic factors.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What did Chief Seattle mean when he said in 1854, "The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth"?
- What are the basic concepts of ecology?
- What are basic concepts of environmental science? How can these concepts be used in the argument for sustainability?