Students will:
1. identify and describe the parts of an ecosystem,
2. identify and describe the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors within an ecosystem,
3. identify different types of ecosystems and organisms that inhabit them,
4. recognize that ecosystems can be fragile,
5. recognize that changes to one element within an ecosystem can affect many other elements within an ecosystem,
6. recognize that newly introduced species can damage the balance of an ecosystem.

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