Curriculum Expectations
Unit: Biology
Strand: Plants in the Natural Environment
Strand: Plants in the Natural Environment
big ideas
- Plants have specialized structures with distinct functions that enable them to respond and adapt to their environment.
- Plants are critical to the survival of ecosystems.
- Humans affect the sustainability of ecosystems when they alter the balance of plants within those ecosystems.
Overall Expectations
F1. analyse the roles of plants in ecosystems, and assess the impact of human activities on the balance of plants within those ecosystems;
F2. investigate some of the factors that affect plant growth |
Specific Expectations
F1.2 assess the positive and negative impact of human activities on the natural balance of plants (e.g., crop rotation, the use of fertilizers and herbicides, the introduction of new species)[AI, C]
F2.1 use appropriate terminology related to plants in the environment, including, but not limited to: xylem, phloem, chloroplast, pistil, stamen, nitrogen fixation, and tropism [C] F2.3 investigate how chemical compounds (e.g., fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides) and physical factors (e.g., amount of sun and water, quality of soil, pH of soil) affect plant growth [PR, AI] F2.4 investigate plant tropism by growing and observing plants in a variety of natural and human-made environments [PR] F3.6 explain the role of plant tropism (e.g., response to stimuli such as light, gravity, and humidity) in a plant’s survival |