After you use the code to log in, go under Changes in the Uinta Mountains click the tab that says: What is the Future of a Forest Under Attack?
Then get started!
This will be worth 62 points and will count as a MAJOR grade!
Section 1: Gather (Steps 1-5). Watch the video to answer the questions below.
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You are now on Step 2 of Section 1.
You need to do this part on Research Quest!
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You should still be on step 2!!! Build an energy pyramid. Screenshot your COMPLETED energy pyramid and put in the question below.
Once the energy pyramid is placed in this question, apply the 10% rule and illustrate how most energy is lost.
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Section 1, Gather: Step 3
Watch the video to answer the questions!
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Section 1 Gather: Step 4
You need to complete this step on Research Quest. Use this step to help you answer the questions.
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Section 1 Gather: Step 5
These questions apply to the data that was collected in step 4.
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Starting Section 2, the analyze section! Start by watching the video to answer the questions below. (this is step 6)
The definition for Limiting Factor is on the website.
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Now you are on step 7 of Analyze! Read how each of these four organisms is affected by precipitation and temperature. Record your notes in your Research Assistant Notebook. Then, click "Next."
These are the pictures from the website!
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According to the graph, which population(s) decreased during this environmental change? List all that apply.
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According to the graph, which population(s) increased during this environmental change? List all that apply.
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According to the graph, which population(s) decreased during this environmental change? List all that apply.
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According to the graph, which population(s) increased during this environmental change? List all that apply.
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According to the graph, which population(s) decreased during this environmental change? List all that apply.
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According to the graph, which population(s) had no overall change during this environmental change? List all that apply.
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Use the and data from predictive models of temperature and precipitation (the graphs you were looking at) to develop an evidence-based argument to explain what the future may look like for populations of the Douglas Fir and the Lodgepole Pine. Use the limiting factors in the picture provided to support your argument.
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Use the and data from predictive models of temperature and precipitation (the graphs you were looking at) to develop an evidence-based argument to explain what the future may look like for populations of the Red-napped sapsucker and the Pika. Use the limiting factors in the picture provided to support your argument.
Analyze Section: Step 8
Watch the video to answer the questions!
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LAST SECTION!!! Watch the video and answer the questions!
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What is going to happen to the pika? Why?
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How can communities slow the rate of change?
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What did you think of this activity?
What does the forest provide to all of the organisms living there? Click all that apply.
food
shelter
comfortable range of temperatures
precipitation
Why do scientists suspect the system is not stable?
avergae temperatures are rising
type of percipation is changing
mountain pine beetle populaiton has exploded
Lodgepoll pine trees are dying at a faster rate than ever
all of the above
What kind of model does Dr. Mitch show us in the video?
food chain
food web
a 3D model
Move ahead to step 2! Click on the "i" that says explain the model to answer the following questions. The model we're working with here is called....
food chain
food web
energy pyramid
Energy pyramids model who is there and how much energy they are contributing to the ecosystem.
true
false
_________ are all the plants in an ecosystem.
Producers
omnivores
decomposers
_____________ _____________ eat plants.
primary consumers
secondary consumers
tertiary consumers
Think back to class! Why are decomposers important to ecosystems?
they are small but mighty
they break down and return nutrients back into the soil, so they can be recycled and used again by green plants to make more food
they break down organisms
they break down dead organisms so we do not have to see them
You should be on step 3 now! Watch the video to answer the questions!
Biotic factors are any living parts of an ecosystem, parts that influence other organisms or shape the ecosystem it lives in.
true
false
What is an abiotic factor?
living factors
nonliving factors
You should be on step 4 now! Click: Biotic Change: Wolves Added. What happend to the cougar population?
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unclear
You should be on step 4 now! Click: Biotic Change: Wolves Added. What happend to the moose population?
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unclear
You should be on step 4 now! Click: Biotic Change: Wolves Added. What happend to the aspen population?
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unclear
You should be on step 4 now! Click: Abiotic Change: Wildfire. What happend to the cooper's hawk population?
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no change
You should be on step 4 now! Click: Abiotic Change: Wildfire. What happend to the northern flying squirrel population?
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no change
You should be on step 4 now! Click: Abiotic Change: Extreme Drought. What happend to the Mountain Pine Beetle population?
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no change
You should be on step 4 now! Click: Abiotic Change: Extreme Drought. What happend to the Douglas Fir population?
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no change
You should be on step 4 now! Click: Abiotic Change: Extreme Drought. What happend to the coyote population?
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no change
Step 5. Which change had the largest affect on this ecosystem and why?
Extreme drought had the largest effect on this ecosystem because a lack of water affects all the organisms.
Wildfire had the largest effect on this ecosystem because it affected some organisms’ populations a lot.
Introducing wolves had the largest effect on this ecosystem because some organisms’ populations went up and some went down.
It is impossible to know which one affected the ecosystem more because all changes had different effects
Step 5. Which change had the smallest affect on this ecosystem and why?
Extreme drought had the smallest effect on this ecosystem because most organisms don’t drink water.
Wildfire had the smallest effect on this ecosystem because many animals can escape by leaving the area or burrowing into the ground.
Introducing wolves had the smallest effect on this ecosystem because most organisms’ populations were unchanged
It is impossible to know which one affected the ecosystem more because all changes had different effects.
Step 5. Which type of change had the greatest effect on organisms’ populations?
Abiotic changes had the greatest effect because natural disturbances and natural hazards effect all the organisms in a population.
Biotic changes had the greatest effect because changes to one organism can create ripples of change throughout the ecosystem.
Both biotic and abiotic changes were disruptive, there was not a pattern of one type being more disruptive than the other.
Limiting factors are conditions that can limit the overall health and abundance of a population.
true
false
Limiting factors have to be biotic.
true
false
What are the 3 abitoic factors that scientists agree affect all organisms? Click all that apply!
light
water
temperature
shelter
The results of a biotic or abiotic change in an ecosystem is called a.....
ripple effect
trophic cascade
both
You are now on step 8 of the Analyze section! Watch the video to answer the questions. Scientists have been measuring temperature and percipitation for how long?
last 50 years
last 70 years
last 100 years
You are now on step 8 of the Analyze section! Watch the video to answer the questions. Tree ring records, allow scientists to reconstruct what?
temperature and precipitation patterns going back hundreds of years
temperature and precipitation patterns going back thousands of years
past ecosystems
Ecosystems are always changing over time, it's ______ of change that is important