{"id":26956,"date":"2025-10-03T04:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=26956"},"modified":"2025-10-03T22:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T22:38:40","slug":"patterns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"3a2 Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26956\" data-postid=\"26956\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26956 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"1qa7722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_1qa7722 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column 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<div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3a2.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_9xf7722 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7kdf722    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3><strong>Patterns Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_495d722    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>Describe what a pattern is and provide examples of patterns in nature.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Analyze different forms of population data including a population size chart, carrying capacity, and population distribution.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide the names, locations, and characteristics of temperate grasslands.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"57ci722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_57ci722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_508m722 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zck4722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/leif-veins-close-1024x619.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_h2jg722 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_j7ri722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Patterns<\/strong> are repetitive occurrences that are used to identify and classify.\u00a0\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Humans are continually searching for patterns\u00a0 and using identified patterns to make sense of the natural world.\u00a0 One of the characteristics of our amazing brains is strong pattern recognition.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"vq5o722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_vq5o722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_p5ct722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_p7i1722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5><strong>This video describes how important pattern recognition is in studying nature.<\/strong><\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_ofs8722 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script 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                 <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"uuy5722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_uuy5722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_jlrl722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ubx6722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Pattern recognition is important in studying populations of organisms.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"eb7h722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_eb7h722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  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is a group of interacting members of the same s_____.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"icz5722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_icz5722 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_9ynz722 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"tmec722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_tmec722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_oghh722 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tb_7opq722\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_xjw7722 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ctjh722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1033187359-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-2 tb_qaem722 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4njy722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>A <strong>population<\/strong> is a single species of interacting organisms.\u00a0 For example, we are all part of the population of <em>Homo sapiens<\/em>.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5>The ants in this photo are the same species and their population is building a physical bridge across two leaves.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ezqk722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ezqk722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_t53m722 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" 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width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ebz4722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ebz4722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_khg6722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3jyq722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Carrying capacity is limited by the amount of food, space or other resources.\u00a0 Adding extra food to this container has led to a population explosion of mealworm beetles (eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults).<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_5pa2722 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/430124769?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7ask722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you would like to start your own mealworm beetle colony (the larva are often used to feed pet reptiles), there is a how-to video on the resource page.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module buttons -->\n<div  class=\"module module-buttons tb_0dbg722 buttons-horizontal solid  large circle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"module-buttons-item tf_in_flx\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/resources\/#\" class=\"ui builder_button tf_in_flx orange\" >\n                                                Resources                                        <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<!-- \/module buttons -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"vuez722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_vuez722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_177i722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vmbv722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This video explains the significance of carrying capacity in wild populations of animals.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This is particularly a concern in managing species in danger of extinction.<\/strong><\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_eo7z722 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/311144481?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w 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                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"ft4a722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_ft4a722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_auxv722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_g4i6722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Besides size, another characteristic of populations is <strong>distribution<\/strong> of the organisms.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"haru722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_haru722 tf_w\">\n                  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dots in the image represent individuals in a population.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"fyfn722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_fyfn722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_p04b722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_i1dv722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">The meerkats in this photo are demonstrating _____ distribution.<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>answer: tightly clumped<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_510r722 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text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"6%,6%\" data-css_id=\"3zn1722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_3zn1722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_98e3722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tkwg722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">For this guide&#8217;s media piece, you will be putting together knowledge of sampling from the previous page with population size and distribution informationon this page to collect data in the field.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  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class=\"module module-text tb_3hyg722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Temperate Grasslands<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"p0td722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_p0td722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_61ok722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_l2gq722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Many complete their quadrat media piece in a grassland ecosystem, even if it is a human-made version like a lawn or ditch.\u00a0 This video introduces a significant biome that is often converted to agricultural use: temperate grasslands.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_4w35722 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/464850760?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"y37x722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_y37x722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box 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     <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here is a quick look at prairie just south of Corvallis in the Willamette Valley.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"jff5722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_jff5722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_r3oq722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6tzx722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Temperate grassland areas with large-flowered plants interspersed with the grasses are often called meadows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">We will have more on the term &#8220;monocot&#8221; 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data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"ohg9722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_ohg9722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_m32m722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zsab722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Temperate, meaning &#8220;not too hot or too cold; not too hot or too dry,&#8221; grasslands are typically found in climate conditions somewhere between a desert and a forest.\u00a0 Much of the swaths of temperate grasslands on this general biomes map have been converted to agricultural use.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fm0j722 image-top   tf_mw\" 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class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">There is enough moisture for grasses, but it is too dry to sustain many, if any, ____.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_cdir722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/grassland-temperate-data-1024x321.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"321\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"tvxl722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_tvxl722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_mtw2722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bsiw722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\">Temperate grasslands have many names, including:<\/p>\n<p>North America: <strong>____<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asia: <strong>____<\/strong> (these are the largest temperate grasslands, so this is how much of the world refers to these ecosystems)<\/p>\n<p>South Africa: <b>____<\/b><\/p>\n<p>South America: <strong>____<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_eorf722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/grassland-temperate-types-1024x319.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"319\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"gpvw722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_gpvw722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_blbs722 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_97l4722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/grassland-fire-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_5cv0722 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_czxq722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Grasslands are susceptible to fires.\u00a0 Dry conditions combined with the fuel of dry leaves can lead to fast-burning fires.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are ecosystem benefits associated with grassland and forest fires.\u00a0 Fires kill grass pests and also speed up recycling of nutrients back to producers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"q5ov722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_q5ov722 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_pcbc722 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"uhbs722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_uhbs722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_7akq722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rkfe722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>The next section describes the process of making field notes and introduces tropical grasslands.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"kywy722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_kywy722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_nylm722 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_e1pn722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3a2.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_pgnh722 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_alw0722    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5><strong>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/strong><\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z0x6722    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>describe what a pattern is and provide examples of patterns in nature?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>analyze different forms of population data including a population size chart, carrying capacity, and population distribution?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>provide the names, locations, and characteristics of temperate grasslands?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"q8qo722\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_q8qo722 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_as3t722 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_y7h6722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/forms-of-data\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k1da722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Forms of Data Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_di8m722 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ioe7722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/field-notes\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pf35722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go forward to the Field Notes Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ugau722 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_bu6h722 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_y3bo722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Evidence Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_tcso722 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #697a20;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_l5nj722   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_0pli722\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_fjsl722 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_m6wh722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/forms-of-data\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Forms of Data\" alt=\"Forms of Data\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/forms-of-data\/#\">\n                        Forms of Data                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_hmpa722\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_kuns722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Patterns - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Patterns - YOU ARE HERE\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Patterns - YOU ARE HERE                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_lazo722\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_60zw722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/field-notes\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Field Notes\" alt=\"Field Notes\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/field-notes\/#\">\n                        Field Notes                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_trgu722 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_om9u722 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/identification\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Identification\" alt=\"Identification\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/identification\/#\">\n                        Identification                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"rxcw583\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_rxcw583 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-none tb_col_count_4 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_juve584 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_htkk584 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_nm3r584   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Back to Module 3<\/h3>\n<h5>This week&#8217;s overview<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_902h583\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_30nb584 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_w0bu584   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>This Guide<\/h3>\n<h5>3A: Evidence<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_te8u583\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_8hp9583 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/products\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_77dh583   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Products Information<\/h3>\n<h5>3A: Quiz &amp; Media<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_4v4z583 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_o4ge583 image-top circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_q0lp583   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Direct Link to Canvas<\/h3>\n<h5>Submit Products<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patterns Objectives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26941,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26956","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<h1>Patterns<br\/>Searching for Repetitive Occurrences<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3a2.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<h3><strong>Patterns Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul> <li><strong>Describe what a pattern is and provide examples of patterns in nature.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Analyze different forms of population data including a population size chart, carrying capacity, and population distribution.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Provide the names, locations, and characteristics of temperate grasslands.<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/leif-veins-close-1024x619.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Patterns<\/strong> are repetitive occurrences that are used to identify and classify.\u00a0\u00a0<\/h5> <h5>\u00a0<\/h5> <h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Humans are continually searching for patterns\u00a0 and using identified patterns to make sense of the natural world.\u00a0 One of the characteristics of our amazing brains is strong pattern recognition.<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>This video describes how important pattern recognition is in studying nature.<\/strong><\/h5>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/313523954[\/embed]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Populations<\/h2>\n<h5>Pattern recognition is important in studying populations of organisms.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1a2-cell-to-biosphere-2.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">From the earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/field-lab\/discovery\/course-topics\/#\">Course Topics page<\/a>, a population is a group of interacting members of the same s_____.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1033187359-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<h5>A <strong>population<\/strong> is a single species of interacting organisms.\u00a0 For example, we are all part of the population of <em>Homo sapiens<\/em>.<\/h5> <h5>\u00a0<\/h5> <h5>The ants in this photo are the same species and their population is building a physical bridge across two leaves.<\/h5>\n<h5>Populations of organisms have a maximum size due to limited <strong>carrying capacity<\/strong>, the number of individuals a habitat can support.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/carrying-1024x572.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Carrying capacity is limited by the amount of food, space or other resources.\u00a0 Adding extra food to this container has led to a population explosion of mealworm beetles (eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults).<\/h5>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/430124769[\/embed]\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you would like to start your own mealworm beetle colony (the larva are often used to feed pet reptiles), there is a how-to video on the resource page.<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/resources\/#\" > Resources <\/a>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This video explains the significance of carrying capacity in wild populations of animals.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h5> <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This is particularly a concern in managing species in danger of extinction.<\/strong><\/h5>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/311144481[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/311814087[\/embed]\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches (<i>Gromphadorhina portentosa<\/i>) are a popular pet.\u00a0 However, if you overfeed them their populations size can quickly grow because you have raised their ________________.<\/h5> <p><em>hint: this is \"K\" in the video.<\/em><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Besides size, another characteristic of populations is <strong>distribution<\/strong> of the organisms.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/population-distribution-1024x447.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">The blue dots in the image represent individuals in a population.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">The meerkats in this photo are demonstrating _____ distribution.<\/h5> <p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>answer: tightly clumped<\/em><\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/meerkats-ss-1024x684.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/368695165[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Monitoring a population can mean returning to a study site again and again over time.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">For this guide's media piece, you will be putting together knowledge of sampling from the previous page with population size and distribution informationon this page to collect data in the field.<\/h6>\n<h3>Start Your 3A Media Assignment here<\/h3>\n<h3>Population Quadrat<\/h3> <h5>For this media piece you are making your own quadrat and collecting population data.<\/h5> <h5>First, construct and use a quadrat to sample a portion of a population within a larger space.\u00a0 The quadrat could be string, rulers, pencils, etc.\u00a0 Just keep track of the size of the quadrat so you can extrapolate your data collection within the quadrat to the larger habitat.<\/h5> <h5>Collect data on the organisms in the quadrat.\u00a0You are collecting data to answer:<\/h5> <ul> <li> <h5><em>What is the population size?<\/em><\/h5> <\/li> <li> <h5><em>How is the population distributed?<\/em><\/h5> <\/li> <\/ul> <h5>If you can not go outside, you can create your own habitat to sample (for example a room) and add your own population of \"organisms\" to sample within the quadrat.\u00a0 You can be creative!<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/quadrat-square-ss-1-1024x918.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"918\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<h5>You are submitting a write up of your results that includes: researcher name(s), location, weather, date, time, the number of organisms in the sample quadrat, the extrapolated number in the entire location and distribution of organisms in the population.<\/h5> <h5>Use a combination of writing and images (photos and\/or sketches).<\/h5>\n<em ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-far-plus-square\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Be safe, travel with others if possible, and minimize negative impact to organisms and their environments.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox=%270%200%200%200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-deciduous.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-deciduous.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox=%270%200%200%200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-gold-mound.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-gold-mound.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox=%270%200%200%200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-groundcover-b.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-groundcover-b.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox=%270%200%200%200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-gravel-plants.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-gravel-plants.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox=%270%200%200%200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-lavendar-top.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-lavendar-top.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox=%270%200%200%200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-moss-rock-b.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-moss-rock-b.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox=%270%200%200%200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-grouncover-variety.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-grouncover-variety.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><\/noscript> <img src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20width='0'%20height='0'%20viewBox=%270%200%200%200%27%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy=\"1\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-tf-src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-leaf-litter-flowers-1.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><noscript><img data-tf-not-load data-no-script src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quadrat-leaf-litter-flowers-1.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"><\/noscript>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Temperate Grasslands<\/h3>\n<p>Many complete their quadrat media piece in a grassland ecosystem, even if it is a human-made version like a lawn or ditch.\u00a0 This video introduces a significant biome that is often converted to agricultural use: temperate grasslands.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/464850760[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/461868978[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here is a quick look at prairie just south of Corvallis in the Willamette Valley.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Temperate grassland areas with large-flowered plants interspersed with the grasses are often called meadows.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: right;\">We will have more on the term \"monocot\" (grasses) and large-flowered \"dicots\" in Guide 4A.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/464602625[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Temperate, meaning \"not too hot or too cold; not too hot or too dry,\" grasslands are typically found in climate conditions somewhere between a desert and a forest.\u00a0 Much of the swaths of temperate grasslands on this general biomes map have been converted to agricultural use.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/grassland-temperate-biome-1024x316.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"316\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There is enough moisture for grasses, but it is too dry to sustain many, if any, ____.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/grassland-temperate-data-1024x321.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"321\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Temperate grasslands have many names, including:<\/p> <p>North America: <strong>____<\/strong><\/p> <p>Asia: <strong>____<\/strong> (these are the largest temperate grasslands, so this is how much of the world refers to these ecosystems)<\/p> <p>South Africa: <b>____<\/b><\/p> <p>South America: <strong>____<\/strong><\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/grassland-temperate-types-1024x319.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"319\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/grassland-fire-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Grasslands are susceptible to fires.\u00a0 Dry conditions combined with the fuel of dry leaves can lead to fast-burning fires.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are ecosystem benefits associated with grassland and forest fires.\u00a0 Fires kill grass pests and also speed up recycling of nutrients back to producers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h5>The next section describes the process of making field notes and introduces tropical grasslands.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/3a2.jpg\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\">\n<h5><strong>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul> <li><strong>describe what a pattern is and provide examples of patterns in nature?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>analyze different forms of population data including a population size chart, carrying capacity, and population distribution?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>provide the names, locations, and characteristics of temperate grasslands?<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/forms-of-data\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Forms of Data Page<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/field-notes\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go forward to the Field Notes Page<\/h5>\n<h3>Evidence Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/forms-of-data\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Forms of Data\" alt=\"Forms of Data\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/forms-of-data\/#\"> Forms of Data <\/a> <\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Patterns - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Patterns - YOU ARE HERE\"> <h3> Patterns - YOU ARE HERE <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/field-notes\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Field Notes\" alt=\"Field Notes\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/field-notes\/#\"> Field Notes <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/identification\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Identification\" alt=\"Identification\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/identification\/#\"> Identification <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Back to Module 3<\/h3> <h5>This week's overview<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/data\/evidence\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"3a2 Patterns\" alt=\"3a2 Patterns\"> <\/a>\n<h3>This Guide<\/h3> <h5>3A: 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