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Discussion - Biomes
Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:
This week, consider the following terms:
Biome
Climate*
Greenhouse gases
Weather
Food chain*
Biodiversity
Choose 2 terms from the list and answer the following questions for each term:
I chose climate and food chain for my two terms from list.
What familiarity and prior knowledge do you have about the term?
What does the term mean in everyday language to everyday people? Use examples to help describe your thoughts. How do people use the word?
What does the term mean in technical language to biologists? Concepts from Ecology may help provide scientific context when discussing climate and food chain relationships.
How is the term related to the course student learning outcome: Describe classifications of biological diversity?
What are the similarities and differences between the everyday and technical meanings and uses of the term? You may refer to broader Biodiversity concepts when comparing these meanings.
What impact might the similarities and differences have on your learning of biology concepts in this course?
For additional subject support, students may also review relevant topics in Biology.