By following these links, you can find the answers to the questions on your worksheet
1. Populations and Community
Go to the website http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/population-ecology-13228167
If you find this site difficult to maneuver try http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/155311/
Answer the questions #a through e
2. Ecosystems
To learn about ecosystems go to http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/population-ecology-13228167
If this site is difficult try http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ecosystems.htm
Answer #f through h
3. Biodiversity
Go to
http://www.dublin.ie/environment/biodiversity/home.htm
If you find this difficult try http://biodiversity.ca.gov/Biodiversity/biodiv_definition.html
Answer
#i and j
4. Factors Affecting Biodiversity
http://redpath-museum.mcgill.ca/Qbp/3.Conservation/impacts.htm
Answer #k and l
5. Food Chains
Go to http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/foodchain.htm
If this website is difficult try http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/foodchain/
Use the following organisms to create
one:
Rat
Hawk
Fox
Snake
Berries
Diagram this on your
worksheet!
To answer questions m through o go to
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/animaldiet/herbivore.htm
herbivores
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/animaldiet/carnivore.htm
carnivores
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/animaldiet/omnivore.htm
omnivores
When you have completed #m-o
go to http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animaldietgame.htm
to play a game to review these these terms
6. Food Webs
Go to http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm
and choose one of the four food webs.
Put the food web together!
Now
answer # p through r
7. Energy in an Ecosystem
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/314/deploy/interface.html
Use your worksheet to describe what you learned under
#a!
8. The 10% rule
Go to http://www.tutorvista.com/content/biology/biology-iv/ecosystem/ten-percent-law.php
Answer #b
9. Carbon cycle
Go to http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles6.htm
Perform the activity on the website
Answer #c-i on your worksheet
10. Nitrogen Cycle
Go to the website http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles7.htm
Diagram the nitrogen cycle
Answer the questions #j through
m
11. Water Cycle
Go to http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/water_cycle.html&edu=elem
Diagram the water cycle
12. Biomes
Around the World
Go to http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
Answer #o
13. Using your worksheet, write a 100 to 200 word paper (Times
New Roman, size 12 font) addressing the following issue:
Construction and housing projects have been held up because of the presence of a rare species.
Are we really worse off if we lose 1 or 2 species ? AND
Why is it so important that we have a variety of species?
Staple
your typed essay to the front of your completed worksheet.
Great Job!!!
1. Populations and Community
Go to the website http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/population-ecology-13228167
If you find this site difficult to maneuver try http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/155311/
Answer the questions #a through e
2. Ecosystems
To learn about ecosystems go to http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/population-ecology-13228167
If this site is difficult try http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ecosystems.htm
Answer #f through h
3. Biodiversity
Go to
http://www.dublin.ie/environment/biodiversity/home.htm
If you find this difficult try http://biodiversity.ca.gov/Biodiversity/biodiv_definition.html
Answer
#i and j
4. Factors Affecting Biodiversity
http://redpath-museum.mcgill.ca/Qbp/3.Conservation/impacts.htm
Answer #k and l
5. Food Chains
Go to http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/foodchain.htm
If this website is difficult try http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/foodchain/
Use the following organisms to create
one:
Rat
Hawk
Fox
Snake
Berries
Diagram this on your
worksheet!
To answer questions m through o go to
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/animaldiet/herbivore.htm
herbivores
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/animaldiet/carnivore.htm
carnivores
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/animaldiet/omnivore.htm
omnivores
When you have completed #m-o
go to http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/animaldietgame.htm
to play a game to review these these terms
6. Food Webs
Go to http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm
and choose one of the four food webs.
Put the food web together!
Now
answer # p through r
7. Energy in an Ecosystem
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/science_up_close/314/deploy/interface.html
Use your worksheet to describe what you learned under
#a!
8. The 10% rule
Go to http://www.tutorvista.com/content/biology/biology-iv/ecosystem/ten-percent-law.php
Answer #b
9. Carbon cycle
Go to http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles6.htm
Perform the activity on the website
Answer #c-i on your worksheet
10. Nitrogen Cycle
Go to the website http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles7.htm
Diagram the nitrogen cycle
Answer the questions #j through
m
11. Water Cycle
Go to http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/water_cycle.html&edu=elem
Diagram the water cycle
12. Biomes
Around the World
Go to http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/
Answer #o
13. Using your worksheet, write a 100 to 200 word paper (Times
New Roman, size 12 font) addressing the following issue:
Construction and housing projects have been held up because of the presence of a rare species.
Are we really worse off if we lose 1 or 2 species ? AND
Why is it so important that we have a variety of species?
Staple
your typed essay to the front of your completed worksheet.
Great Job!!!