What do you get if you cross ants with ticks? All kinds of antics! Video discusses the structure of the classifications in ecology. Then it covers the ways communities can be measured before discussing an example of leaf cutter ants and population growth. Lesson is the sixth in an 18-part series.

Concepts

communities, ecology, species, diversity, symbiosis, population growth, limiting factors, exponential growth

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have students select one ecological community and identify its species diversity and species composition

Classroom Considerations

• Be aware that YouTube comments are open to the public and can contain incorrect and inappropriate information
• Video best fits during an ecology unit or course
• Lesson is the sixth in an 18-part series

Pros

• Includes a review worksheet
• Provides a mnemonic device for classification terms

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7