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S1W3 HW

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11 questions

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Watch this video and write any questions you have about it here.

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
producers		a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
consumers		a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
biotic component		physical rather than biological
food chains and food webs		biological
ecosystem		organisms that use photosynthesis to capture light energy in food
detritus		organisms that eats plants or animals
abiotic component		An organism, often a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem
biome		dead organic material in an exosystem
decomposers		organization of how matter and energy moves through an ecosystem by animals and plants consuming and being consumed by other animals.

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what biome would you expect to find with average temperatures of 20°C and average rainfall of 100 cm per year?

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what biome would you expect to find with average temperatures of 20°C and average rainfall of 300 cm per year?

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do you have any idea why there isn't a biome with an average low temperature at 0°C and a high amount precipitation?

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Each of you has been assigned a partner and a biome as part of the quest. find a video about your biome and watch it. write here where you found your video, who produced it, and why you think it is a respectable source that you can trust.

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From here on is the 8th grade work - watch this video on the concept of an ecological niche
do you have any questions?

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Whenever niches overlap there is

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Tropical rainforests have a high level of biodiversity. That means that there are a lot more animals and plants living in the rainforest than any other biome. 12% of the earth's land is tropical rainforest and they house over 50% of the worlds animal and plant species. Which that many different types of animals, what would happen to the niches of all those different animals?>

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Rainforest animals tend to be highly specialized. This means that their niche - what they eat, where they live, where they hunt, etc, is very small and very specific. try to explain why this is an adaptation. how does this adaptation help them survive?

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do you think you could explain the concept of a niche in class on tuesday?