Test Your Ecology IQ
(Free Sample Interactive)

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In order to understand the needs of wildlife in the Adirondacks (or elsewhere), students need to understand the concept of ecological scale. A millipede researcher might focus on a patch of forest the size of a dinner plate, while another biologist might study an area the size of Rhode Island. These researchers are focusing on different scales.

Students do the sorting activity below to test their understanding of this concept.