Monday – Students will look at the different symbiotic relationships between organisms, and how they depend on the other. We will learn how to classify whether the relationship is parasitic, mutualistic, or commensal.

Tuesday & Wednesday – We will look at food webs in an ecosystem, and how one small change can have a big effect. Students will learn the difference between producers, consumers, and decomposers, and how to interpret the nutrient flow between living things.

Thursday & Friday – Students will learn about the significance of keystone species, and how they can be assessed by studying populations of grey wolves. A fixture in population science, keystone species can provide great insight into ecosystems and communities.