Ecology Reflection
- In the ecology unit, I learned about things such as abiotic and biotic factors, ecological succession, biomes, natural selection, and traits of habitats such as population density, carrying capacity, and the categories of animals that live in habitats (predator, herbivore, omnivore, parasite, etc.).
- I liked the terrarium lab because it was fairly straight forward and really gave us all the control over the assignment (for example, we were able to design the interior of our terrarium and choose the animals that would live in them).
- I personally did not like the labs that we did because we did not have much individual freedom to do the task at hand. We were simply handed a sheet with instructions and guided step by step through doing them. On top of that, the science behind the lab wasn't explained well, and I really felt like I was only carrying out the steps rather than actually learning the content.
- Now that I know about human impacts on the environment, I will pick up trash when I see it. I will also begin making sure that I always pick up after my dog. I will also be more courteous towards the plants in our ecosystem, and avoid stepping on them.