Analyze the food web of the Kelp Forest Ecosystem above. Predict what would happen in the ecosystem if the number of otters decreased or the population disappeared. What will happen to each of the other organisms in the ecosystem?
Question 2
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Watch Otters, Urchins, and Kelp . Does the information in the video support your prediction? Why or why not?
Question 3
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Still referring to the video, is a change to the number of otters considered a change to a living or non-living factor? Explain.
Question 4
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Still referring to the video, imagine what would happen if the number of another organism in this ecosystem decreased. Describe the effect you think this would have on the ecosystem.
Question 5
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Question 6
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Question 7
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Which list contains only animals that receive energy transferred directly from cosumers in this food web?
red tailed hawks, snowshoe hares, and caterpillars
snowshoe hares and caterpillars
snowhose hares and shrews
shrews and red foxes
An interaction between two living parts of the environment is represented by
observations 1 and 2
observation 3
observation 4 and 5
observation 6
A zookeeper sets up a habitat for a certain species of rabbit. Which answer choice describes the rabbit as it interacts with two nonliving parts of the rabbit's habitat?
the rabbit breathing air while running down a rocky path
the rabbit licking its fur while feeding its young
the rabbit hiding under plants from loud noises
the rabbit nibbling on vegetation inside the habit
