The Student Advisory Board gave the editorial staff and design team feedback on the design of the Student Edition. We thank these students for their hard work and creative suggestions in making the 2005 edition of Glencoe Science student friendly.
Jack Andrews Addison Owen
Reynoldsburg Jr. High School Reynoldsburg, OH
Peter Arnold
Hastings Middle School Upper Arlington, OH
Emily Barbe
Perry Middle School Worthington, OH
Kirsty Bateman
Hilliard Heritage Middle School Hilliard, OH
Andre Brown
Spanish Emersion Academy Columbus, OH
Chris Dundon
Heritage Middle School Westerville, OH
Ryan Manafee
Monroe Middle School Columbus, OH
Addison Owen
Davis Middle School Dublin, OH
Teriana Patrick
Eastmoor Middle School Columbus, OH
Ashley Ruz
Karrer Middle School Dublin, OH
The Glencoe middle school science Student Advisory Board taking a timeout at COSI, a science museum in Columbus, Ohio.
Aaron Haupt Photography
Contents
Nature of Science: Conservation and Native Americans—2
Interactions of Life—6
Section 1 Living Earth 8
Section 2 Populations 12
Section 3 Interactions Within Communities 20
Lab Feeding Habits of Planaria 25
Lab: Design Your Own
Population Growth in Fruit Flies 26
The Nonliving Environment—34
Section 1 Abiotic Factors 36
Lab Humus Farm 43
Section 2 Cycles in Nature 44
Section 3 Energy Flow 50
Lab Where does the mass of a plant come from? 54
In each chapter, look for these opportunities for review and assessment:
• Reading Checks
• Caption Questions
• Section Review
• Chapter Study Guide
• Chapter Review
• Standardized Test Practice
• Online practice at booke.msscience.com
Ecosystems—62
Section 1 How Ecosystems
Change 64
Section 2 Biomes 68
Lab Studying a Land
Ecosystem 76
Section 3 Aquatic Ecosystems . . . .77 Lab: Use the Internet Exploring Wetlands . . .84
Lynn M. Stone/DRK Photo
Contents
Section 1 Section 2
Section 1 Section 2
Section 3
Section 1
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