This PowerPoint Review Game is one very small part of a larger science unit from www.sciencepowerpoint.com. This unit comes with a bundled homework package, detailed lesson notes, worksheets, review games, and much more. This unit consists of 1000+ slide PowerPoint presentation, assessment, and class notes that are the road map for an exciting and interactive unit full of lab activities, class notes, discussion questions, project ideas, assessments, modified assessment, class notes, PowerPoint Review Games, answer Keys, video links, and much more (Teaching duration = 3+ Weeks) Everything the unit is editable and can be changed to fit any curriculum or time requirement. Areas of Focus within the Ecology Feeding Levels Unit: What is Ecology, Concepts in Ecology, Concept-There is no such thing as a free lunch, Energy Comes From the Sun, Food Chains, Trophic Feeding Levels, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Aquatic Food Chains, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Bioaccumulation, Biomagnification, Animal Dentition and Skull Features, Carnivores, Herbivores, Pyramid of Biomass, Pyramid of Numbers. Learn more at www.sciencepowerpoint.com

1. • What trophic feeding level belongs to
these teeth?
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A.) Producer
B.) Consumer - Herbivore
C.) Consumer - Carnivore
D.) Decomposer

3. • RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very
important and should be recorded in your
science journal.
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4. -Please make notes legible and use indentations
when appropriate.
-Example of indent.
-Skip a line between topics
-Don’t skip pages
-Make visuals clear and well drawn.
2nd Order Consumer
3rd Order Consumers
Consumer
Producer
Decrease
in energy
as you go
up a
trophic
level

5. • RED SLIDE: These are notes that are very
important and should be recorded in your
science journal.
• BLACK SLIDE: Pay attention, follow
directions, complete projects as described
and answer required questions neatly.
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6.  New Area of Focus: Animal Dentition

7. • What trophic feeding level belongs to
these teeth?
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A.) Producer
B.) Consumer - Herbivore
C.) Consumer - Carnivore
D.) Decomposer

8. • What trophic feeding level belongs to
these teeth?
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A.) Producer
B.) Consumer - Herbivore
C.) Consumer - Carnivore
D.) Decomposer

9. • What trophic feeding level belongs to
these teeth?
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A.) Producer
B.) Consumer - Herbivore
C.) Consumer - Carnivore
D.) Decomposer

10. • What trophic feeding level belongs to
these teeth?
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A.) Producer
B.) Consumer - Herbivore
C.) Consumer - Carnivore
D.) Decomposer

11. • What trophic feeding level belongs to
these teeth?
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A.) Producer
B.) Consumer - Herbivore
C.) Consumer - Carnivore
D.) Decomposer

12.  Animal Dentition (heterodont = different
types of teeth)
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 -
 -
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13.  Incisors = For cutting.
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14. • Activity! Practice snipping a carrot much
like a rabbit with your incisors.
– Grind the carrot with your back teeth / molars.

15. • A beaver must constantly wear down its
incisors or they will grow up into it’s brain
causing death.
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16. • Which teeth are the incisors in this
human?
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17. • Answer!
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18. • How low you can snip from the ground can
determine your survival / niche.
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19. • Incisors can used for defense, showing
dominance, digging, and many other uses
in a variety of animals species.
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20.  Canines: For stabbing and killing, tearing
and piercing.
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21.  Canines: For stabbing and killing, tearing
and piercing.
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22.  Canines: For stabbing and killing, tearing
and piercing.
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23.  Canines: For stabbing and killing, tearing
and piercing.
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25. • In some cases, canines have evolved so
they can be used for many purposes.
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26. • Walrus tusks are used as a mating symbol
to show dominance,

27. • Walrus tusks are used as a mating symbol
to show dominance,

28. • Walrus tusks are used as a mating symbol
to show dominance, aid in forming and
maintaining holes in the ice,

29. • Walrus tusks are used as a mating symbol
to show dominance, aid in forming and
maintaining holes in the ice,

30. • Walrus tusks are used as a mating symbol
to show dominance, aid in forming and
maintaining holes in the ice, and to climb
out of the water and on to the ice.

31. • Walrus tusks are used as a mating symbol
to show dominance, aid in forming and
maintaining holes in the ice, and to climb
out of the water and on to the ice.

32.  Carnivores sometimes have a large sagittal
crest for muscle attachment.
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33. • Carnivores sometimes have a large sagittal
crest for muscle attachment.
– Creates awesome crushing power.
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34. • Carnivores sometimes have a large sagittal
crest for muscle attachment.
– Creates awesome crushing power.
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35.  Zygomatic arch also allows muscles to
attach and provides strength to bite.
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36. • Where are the canines in this human?
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37. • Answer!
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38. • Which cast member below has the largest
canines?
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39. • Answer! Count von Count
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40. “Humans have
four canines.”
“Count them with
me.”

41. 1

42. 1
2

43. 1
2
3

44. 1
2
3
4

45. “That was fun.”
“Let’s do it
again.” “Even
louder this
time.”

46. “Humans have
four canines.”
“Count them with
me.”

47. 1

48. 1
2

49. 1
2
3

50. 1
2
3
4

51. “Very Good!”
“Now get back to
work.”

52. • What is the scariest mammal with canine
teeth?
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53. • What is the scariest mammal with canine
teeth?
Lion?
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54. • What is the scariest mammal with canine
teeth?
Lion?
Tiger?
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55. • What is the scariest mammal with canine
teeth?
Lion?
Tiger?
Bats?
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56. • What is the scariest mammal with canine
teeth?
Lion?
Tiger?
Bats?
Bear?
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57. • What is the scariest mammal with canine
teeth?
Lion?
Tiger?
Bats?
Bear?
Wolves?
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58. • Answer! Baboons. They are mean creatures
with some serous canines.
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60. Nice
Premolars

64. • Everyone begin fake screaming and hold it
until the baboons are gone.
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82. • Video! Battle at Kruger - Feeding
Levels, Carnivores, and the harsh reality
of nature.
– Note! It all ends well, stick with it.
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz6
8kM
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83.  Premolars: To crush and grind food.
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84. • Activity! Gum in school just this once.
– Chew a couple pieces of gum and make a large
wad (Don’t choke!). Make an imprint with your
premolars and canines.
– Make a quick sketch in your journal and label
each tooth.

85.  Molars: Larger, crushing and grinding
food.
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86. • Herbivore molars are designed to grind
and cut difficult plant material.

87. • Wisdom teeth, Large Molars for crushing.
Left over from when our primate ancestors
ate a plant diet of tough vegetation.
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88.  Diastema: A large gap between adjacent
teeth, normally between the incisors and
chewing teeth.
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91. See various mammal
skulls and teeth at…
http://www.pugetsound.e
du/academics/academic-
resources/slater-
museum/biodiversity-
resources/mammals/skull
s-and-teeth/

94. • Activity! Please work with your table group
to match the colored teeth with their correct
name.
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104. Is it a herbivore,
carnivore or omnivore?
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106. • Activity- Animal Dentition (Optional)
– Roll modeling clay into a flat sheet.
– I am going to pass around different animal
skulls.
– Make an impression of the teeth by using the
clay. (Do not make a mess of the skull, that
is, be scientific, precise and methodical.)
– Draw two teeth imprints in your journal and
identify the tooth.
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107. • Activity- Animal Dentition (Optional)
– Roll modeling clay into a flat sheet.
– I am going to pass around different animal
skulls.
– Make an impression of the teeth by using the
clay. (Do not make a mess of the skull, that
is, be scientific, precise and methodical.)
– Draw two teeth imprints in your journal and
identify the tooth.
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108. • Activity- Animal Dentition (Optional)
– Roll modeling clay into a flat sheet.
– I am going to pass around different animal
skulls.
– Make an impression of the teeth by using the
clay. (Do not make a mess of the skull, that
is, be scientific, precise and methodical.)
– Draw two teeth imprints in your journal and
identify the tooth.
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109. • Activity- Animal Dentition (Optional)
– Roll modeling clay into a flat sheet.
– I am going to pass around different animal
skulls.
– Make an impression of the teeth by using the
clay. (Do not make a mess of the skull, that
is, be scientific, precise and methodical.)
– Draw two teeth imprints in your journal and
identify the tooth.
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110. • Activity- Animal Dentition (Optional)
– Roll modeling clay into a flat sheet.
– I am going to pass around different animal
skulls.
– Make an impression of the teeth by using the
clay. (Do not make a mess of the skull, that
is, be scientific, precise and methodical.)
– Draw two teeth imprints in your journal and
identify the tooth.
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111. • Activity! (Optional) Make your own tooth
impression.
– Please label your impression correctly.
– Incisors, Canines, Premolars, Molars.
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112. • Activity! (Optional) Make your own tooth
impression.
– Please label your impression correctly.
– Incisors, Canines, Premolars, Molars.
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Learn more and take a short quiz about human dentition at…
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/lancet/third_grade/teeth.pdf

113. • Insectivores – Have similar teeth that are
all sharp for cutting insects.
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117.  Reptiles: Homodont teeth
 They have many of the same type of teeth.
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118.  Reptiles: Homodont teeth
 They have many of the same type of teeth.
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120. • Teeth can also appear in many rows.
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121.  Fish are also homodont
 One type of teeth.
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124. • Which teeth below are homodont, and
which are heterodont?
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125. • Which teeth below are homodont, and
which are heterodont?
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126. • Which teeth below are homodont, and
which are heterodont?
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127. • Which teeth below are homodont, and
which are heterodont?
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128. • Which teeth below are homodont, and
which are heterodont?
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129. Heterodont Homodont
Mammals All others
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130. • One more time. Which teeth below are
homodont, and which are heterodont?
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131. • One more time. Which teeth below are
homodont, and which are heterodont?
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132. • One more time. Which teeth below are
homodont, and which are heterodont?
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133. • One more time. Which teeth below are
homodont, and which are heterodont?
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134. • One more time. Which teeth below are
homodont, and which are heterodont?
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135. • Amphibians also have teeth, but these are
used to grab and hold prey, and not for
chewing.
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136. • Teeth to grab on a salamander.

137. • Birds don’t have teeth.
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138. • Birds don’t have teeth.
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“We had teeth long ago.”

140. • Insects don’t have teeth, only vertebrates
do, they do have mandibles.
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141. • Insects don’t have teeth, only vertebrates
do, they do have mandibles.
–These structures can cut and grind like
teeth.
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142. • Quiz Wiz Available Sheet.

143. • Quiz 1-10 Animal Dentition.
– Identify the feeding level based on the teeth.
Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore.
– Also identify the tooth that arrow is pointing
to, Incisor, Canine, Pre-Molar, Molar
– Homodont dentition or the skull structure.
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144. • Quiz 1-10 Animal Dentition.
– Identify the feeding level based on the teeth.
Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore.
– Also identify the tooth that arrow is pointing
to, Incisor, Canine, Pre-Molar, Molar
– Homodont dentition or the skull structure.
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145. • Quiz 1-10 Animal Dentition.
– Identify the feeding level based on the teeth.
Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore.
– Also identify the tooth that the arrow is pointing
to, Incisor, Canine, Pre-Molar, Molar
– Homodont dentition or the skull structure.
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146. • Quiz 1-10 Animal Dentition.
– Identify the feeding level based on the teeth.
Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore.
– Also identify the tooth that the arrow is pointing
to, Incisor, Canine, Pre-Molar, Molar
– Homodont dentition or the skull structure.
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147. • Quiz 1-10 Animal Dentition.
– Identify the feeding level based on the teeth.
Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore.
– Also identify the tooth that the arrow is pointing
to, Incisor, Canine, Pre-Molar, Molar
– Homodont dentition or the skull structure.
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148. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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149. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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150. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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151. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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152. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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153. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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154. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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Molars

155. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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Molars

156. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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Molars Canines

157. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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Molars Canines

158. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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Molars Canines
Premolars

159. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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Molars Canines
Premolars

160. • Practice! Which is the herbivore, which is
the carnivore? How do you know?
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Molars Canines
Premolars
Incisors

161. • Omnivores – They have all the teeth types
and pronounced canines, molars are
sharp, but also allows some grinding.
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163. 2

164. 3

165. 4

166. 55

167. 6

168. 7

169. 8

170. 9

171. 10

172. • *11 Bonus – What is the name of the
feature below.

173. • *12 Bonus – What is the name of the
feature below.

174. • *13 Bonus – What is the name of the
feature below.
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175. • *14 Bonus – Name the Movie.
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176. • Answers to the Quiz – Dentition.
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177. 1

178. 1 Herbivore,
Incisors

179. 2

180. 2 Carnivore,
Canine

181. 3

182. 3 Herbivore,
Incisors

183. 4

184. 4 Omnivore,
Pre-Molars

185. 55

186. 55 Carnivore,
Homodont

187. 6

188. 6 Carnivore,
Canine,
extinct

189. 7

190. 7 Omnivore,
Incisors

191. 8

192. 8 Herbivore,
Molars

193. 9

194. Herbivore,
Incisors 9

195. 10

196. 10 Omnivore
Premolars

197. • *11 Bonus – What is the name of the
feature below.

198. • *11 Bonus – Diastema

199. • *12 Bonus – What is the name of the
feature below.

200. • *12 Bonus – Sagittal Crest

201. • *13 Bonus – What is the name of the
feature below.
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202. • *13 Bonus – Zygomatic Arch
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203. • *14 Bonus – Name the Movie.
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204. • *14 Bonus – JAWS.
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205. • Try and figure out the picture beneath the
boxes.
– When you think you know, raise your hand.
You only get one guess.
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214. • Try Again! Try and figure out the picture
beneath the boxes.
– When you think you know, raise your hand.
You only get one guess.
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229. • “AYE” Advance Your Exploration ELA and
Literacy Opportunity Worksheet
– Visit some of the many provided links or..
– Articles can be found at (w/ membership to
NABT and NSTA)
• http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=
1
• http://learningcenter.nsta.org/browse_journals.aspx?j
ournal=tst
Please visit at least one of the
“learn more” educational links
provided in this unit and
complete this worksheet

230. • “AYE” Advance Your Exploration ELA and
Literacy Opportunity Worksheet
– Visit some of the many provided links or..
– Articles can be found at (w/ membership to NABT
and NSTA)
• http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=1
• http://learningcenter.nsta.org/browse_journals.aspx?jo
urnal=tst

231. • This PowerPoint is just one part of my Feeding
Levels Unit.
• A two part 1200 Slide PowerPoint Presentation.
• A bundled homework package, modified version,
unit notes, PowerPoint Review Game, video
links, rubrics, and much more that
chronologically follow the unit slideshow.
• http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_
Levels_Unit.htm

233. Areas of Focus within The Feeding Levels Unit:
What is Ecology, Concepts in Ecology, Concept-There is no such thing
as a free lunch, Energy Comes From the Sun, Food Chains, Trophic
Feeding Levels, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Aquatic Food
Chains, Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Bioaccumulation, Biomagnificatio
n, Animal Dentition and Skull Features, Carnivores,
Herbivores, Pyramid of Biomass, Pyramid of Numbers.
The full unit can be found at…
http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_Levels_Unit.htm

236. • Please visit the links below to learn more
about each of the units in this curriculum
– These units take me about four years to complete
with my students in grades 5-10.
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html
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Evolution / Natural Selection Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Evolution_Natural_Selection_Unit.html
Botany Topics Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Plant_Botany_Unit.html
Ecology Feeding Levels Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Feeding_Levels_Unit.htm
Ecology Interactions Unit http://sciencepowerpoint.com/Ecology_Interactions_Unit.html
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238. • Thank you for your time and interest in this
curriculum tour. Please visit the welcome / guide on
how a unit works and link to the many unit previews
to see the PowerPoint slideshows, bundled
homework, review games, unit notes, and much
more. Thank you for your interest and please feel
free to contact me with any questions you may have.
Best wishes.
• Sincerely,
• Ryan Murphy M.Ed
• ryemurf@gmail.com

239. • The entire four year curriculum can be found at...
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