Where does food molecules for an ecosystem come from?
Use the information below to answer question 2.
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Question 2
2.
Look at the example argument. What does the writer do to support their claim? Why does this matter?
Evidence Circles: Animals in the Rainforest Ecosystem
Read the question and the claim below.
Read each Evidence Card carefully.
Then write, what does this card show us?
Question: Why aren't the jaguars and sloths in the project area growing and thriving?
Claim: The jaguars and sloths aren’t growing and thriving because there are not enough plants in the project area.
Claim: The jaguars and sloths aren’t growing and thriving becausethere are not enough plants in the project area.
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Question 3
3.
How does this card support our claim?
The evidence card shows us _______
Claim: The jaguars and sloths aren’t growing and thriving because there are not enough plants in the project area.
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Question 4
4.
How does this card support our claim?
The evidence card shows us _______
Claim: The jaguars and sloths aren’t growing and thriving because there are not enough plants in the project area.
Food Chain: cecropia tree → sloth → jaguar
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Question 5
5.
Check For Understanding:
How does this card support our claim?
The evidence card shows us _______
Claim: The jaguars and sloths aren’t growing and thriving because there are not enough plants in the project area.
Food Chain: cecropia tree → sloth → jaguar
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Question 6
6.
Check For Understanding:
How does this card support our claim?
The evidence card shows us _______
Claim: The jaguars and sloths aren’t growing and thriving because there are not enough plants in the project area.
Food Chain: cecropia tree → sloth → jaguar
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Question 7
7.
Check For Understanding:
How does this card support our claim?
The evidence card shows _______
Food Chain: cecropia tree → sloth → jaguar
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Question 8
8.
Which 2 evidence cards best support the claim that the jaguars and sloths aren’t growing and thriving because there are not enough plants in the project area?
Criteria for Success:
Claim: There is a claim and the claim is correct
Evidence: Includes evidence from the cards
At least 2 pieces of evidence are included.
All pieces of evidence are cited.
Reasoning: Provide scientific reasoning explaining how evidence is connected to the claim
Word Bank
molecules matter eat grow thrive organisms
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Question 9
9.
Why aren’t the jaguars and sloths growing and thriving? Include evidence (data and ideas) to support your claim.
Sentence Starters:
The Jaguars and sloths are not thriving because _______.
In Evidence Card ___, it shows ______. This means _______.
In Evidence Card ___, it shows ______. This means _______
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Question 10
10.
Based on the food web, briefly describe how the deer gets the food molecules that it needs to build and grow its body:
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Question 11
11.
If a wildfire destroyed all of the grass, what would happen to the shrews? Be sure to include evidence from the food web to support your answer.