Ecosystem Dynamics and Change
Virginia SOL LS.8
Investigate and understand how ecosystems, communities, populations, and organisms change over time.
What students need to be able to do
- Describe how organisms respond to daily, seasonal, and long-term changes.
- Explain how changes in the environment may increase or decrease population size.
- Explain how large-scale changes such as eutrophication, climate change, and catastrophic disturbances affect ecosystems.