- Supplements curricula in earth and environmental science.
- Good resource for science projects and reports on the chaparral.
- Vivid color photographs with lively captions to illustrate key concepts.
- Includes list of organizations and print, video, and online resources for further investigation as well as a thorough glossary, index, and notes on research.
- Good to sell with the other Watts Library Biomes and Habitats books.
Grades 5-8 Science
III. Content Standard C Life Science
3. Populations and ecosystems
- Population consists of all individuals of a species that occur together at a given place and time. All populations living together and the physical factors with which they interact compose an ecosystem.
- Populations of organisms can be categorized by the function they serve in an ecosystem.