21-22 ER 2.1

DIRECTIONS:  Use the food web to answer the questions below.

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1) The area has a decrease of striped bass. How might this impact the ecosystem?

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The striped bass is food for which organism(s)?

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The striped bass depends on which organisms? Select all that apply.

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These are photographs of a healthy rain forest and the project area. What differences do you notice?
Sentence starter: I notice that _________________________________

What do you notice about the trees in the project area?

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The number of trees in the project area are (more or less) _________ than the trees in the healthy rainforest.

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The average height of the trees in the project area are (more or less) _________ than the trees in the healthy rainforest

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The average width of leaves in the project area are (more or less) _________ than the trees in the healthy rainforest.

Chapter 2 Question - Why aren’t the cecropia trees growing and thriving?

Could this be related to not having enough food? We will need to investigate...

Where do food molecules for plants come from?

Exploring Plants in the Simulation
Go to the Ecosystem Restoraton Simulation by clicking this link: https://apps.learning.amplify.com/ecosystemrestoration/
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Click on an object to add or remove it from the ecosystem.

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Remove ONLY the sun. What did you observe?

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Remove ONLY the water. What did you observe?

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Remove the ONLY carbon dioxide. What did you observe?

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Remove ONLY the plant. What did you observe?

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Where do food matter/molecules in an ecosystem come from?

Sentence starter: Food matter in an ecosystem come from ______________

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From the simulation, what do plants need to live / survive?

Sentence starter: Plants need , , and __ to live / survive.

What is Made of Matter?

Matter is the stuff that everything is made of, and that stuff takes up space (volume) and has mass (weight). So, to see whether or not something is matter is to see whether it takes up space (volume) AND has mass (weight).

In order to figure out if water, air, and light are made of matter we need to see if they take up space. We’ll do this by trying to put water, air, and light into a balloon.

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Filling a Balloon with Water

Is water made of matter? Does water have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?

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Filling a Balloon with Air

Is air made of matter? Does air have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?

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1) The area has a decrease of striped bass. How might this impact the ecosystem?

The striped bass is food for which organism(s)?

The striped bass depends on which organisms? Select all that apply.

These are photographs of a healthy rain forest and the project area. What differences do you notice?Sentence starter: I notice that _________________________________

The number of trees in the project area are (more or less) _________ than the trees in the healthy rainforest.

The average height of the trees in the project area are (more or less) _________ than the trees in the healthy rainforest

The average width of leaves in the project area are (more or less) _________ than the trees in the healthy rainforest.

Chapter 2 Question - Why aren’t the cecropia trees growing and thriving?

Where do food molecules for plants come from?

Exploring Plants in the Simulation

Remove ONLY the sun. What did you observe?

Remove ONLY the water. What did you observe?

Remove the ONLY carbon dioxide. What did you observe?

Remove ONLY the plant. What did you observe?

Where do food matter/molecules in an ecosystem come from?Sentence starter: Food matter in an ecosystem come from ______________

From the simulation, what do plants need to live / survive?Sentence starter: Plants need ______________, ______________, and ______________ to live / survive.

What is Made of Matter?

Filling a Balloon with WaterIs water made of matter? Does water have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?

Filling a Balloon with AirIs air made of matter? Does air have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?

Filling a Balloon with LightIs light made of matter? Does water have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?

These are photographs of a healthy rain forest and the project area. What differences do you notice?
Sentence starter: I notice that _________________________________

Where do food matter/molecules in an ecosystem come from?

Sentence starter: Food matter in an ecosystem come from ______________

From the simulation, what do plants need to live / survive?

Sentence starter: Plants need , , and __ to live / survive.

Filling a Balloon with Water

Is water made of matter? Does water have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?

Filling a Balloon with Air

Is air made of matter? Does air have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?

Filling a Balloon with Light

Is light made of matter? Does water have volume (takes up space) AND mass (weight)?