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Quick Question: What do you need to work on with your group in order to be prepared to present on Wednesday? ~Cut and paste pictures and label Essential Questions: 1. Explain how humans could be considered a keystone species. ~ us leaving would make a major impact on every other species 2. Explain how humans could be considered an invasive species. ~ We enter territories we haven't been native too and effect species negatively. Tuesday: Quick Question: List 5 abiotic factors of he ecosystem you and your group are presenting on. ~ Amount of sunlight, PH of water, temperature, pollution, and salt concentration Essential Question: What are you responsible for saying in tomorrow's presentation. ~ The Abiotic factors Wednesday: Quick Question: We've talked about three different kinds of pyramids. What 3 things are represented by pyramids when we're talking about trophic levels? ~Energy, Biomass, and Numbers all decrease as you move up the pyramid. Essential Question: Name three things you learned from presentations today. ~ A lot of Abiotic factors are the same or similar throughout different ecosystems, A keystone species in the taiga is the wolf, and elephants are a keystone species in the savanna. Thursday: Quick Question: What is the difference between a primary and secondary consumer? ~ Primary consumers are herbivores, and secondary consumers are omnivores or carnivores. Essential Question: What are three factors that affect population size? ~ Number of births/deaths, immigration, and emigration. Friday: Quick Question: How did you use your class time yesterday? ~ I did not use my class time very wisely yesterday because I've been sick and left during first block. Essential Questions: 1. What is the difference between density-dependent and density-independent factors? ~ Density-dependent factors are limiting factors that depend on the population size, and density-independent affect all populations similarly regardless of size. 2. What is a carrying capacity? ~ Single factor closest to the tolerance/survival limit that determines where an organism lives.
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Quick Questions: What is an example of a micro-climate? ~ A tropical garden in a desert area. Do you think that tentacles or suction cups are a trait adapted for life in flowing water? Explain your answer. ~ Yes because they can be used for movement and holding on to surfaces in the water to prevent the species from being swept away by the flowing water. Essential Question: What are seven principals of the U.S. Constitution? ~ Federalism, Limited government, Popular sovereignty, Separation of powers, Checks and balances, Individual rights, and Republicanism. Tuesday: Quick Question: What does interdependence mean? ~ Two or more things that equally depend on each other. Essential Questions: What is an invasive species? ~ A non-native species whose introduction causes harm to an ecosystem. What are three examples of invasive species? ~ Sea Lamprey, Emerald ash borers, and Asian lady beetles. Wednesday: Quick Questions: Why are sea otters a keystone species? ~ Otters are a keystone species because they control the population of urchins which control the population of kelp. Essential Questions: What is a trophic level? ~ A position in the food triangle How does the energy flow through an ecosystem? ~ The sun provides energy for producers and those producers get consumed by the first level consumers (Herbivores) which get eaten by second or third level consumers (Carnivores and omnivores) and when those species die, their remains get used by detritivores (Decomposers). Thursday: Quick Question: Why is it more efficient to be a vegetarian than not? ~You would get more energy because producers are at the bottom of the trophic and energy pyramids. Essential Question: What species are you going to do your project on? ~ The hummingbird Friday: Quick Question: Draw a concept map of the following terms: -Autotroph -Producer -Consumer -Heterotroph -Decomposer -Omnivore -Herbivore -Detritivore Essential Question: What is the most interesting thing you've learned about your ecosystem today? ~ Whales eat jellyfish |
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