Biology
Ecology Webquest
Name: __________________________ Period: ________ Date: _____
Part I: Ecosystems and Nutrient Cycling
I. FOOD CHAINS
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm
and click on ?play the game? to begin. Answer the questions below:
1. A person is called a _____________________________________ because they eat meat and vegetables.
2. Food gives people and animals __________________________________.
3. ________________________ are animals that only eat meat.
4. ________________________ are animals that only eat plants.
(2) Choose the Forest Food Chain.
1. What animals were in your food chain? Place them in the correct order by creating a food link (show arrows representing the direction of energy).
2. What 5 things happen if you take the frog out of the food chain?
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________
II. FOOD WEBS
(1) Go to http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html Play the 3 food webs and answer the questions below
Name a consumer in your food web _______________________________
Name a producer in your food web ________________________________
Name a decomposer in your food web ______________________________
III. NUTRIENT CYCLING
A. Carbon Cycle
Go to http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/co2_cycle.html
1. DRAW and label the carbon cycle on a separate paper AND fill in the blanks below:
? Plants pull carbon (in the form of carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere to make food, through a process called ____________________.
? Through food chains animals get ____________ from the plants and other animals they eat.
? When plants and animals die and _________________, carbon goes back into the ground.
? Some carbon is buried deep in the ground and forms ________________________.
? When humans burn fossil fuels, ________________ is released back into the atmosphere.
? When humans and animals exhale, they release carbon back into the air by a process called ______________________________.
B. Water Cyle
Go to http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Water/water_cycle.html
1. DRAW and label the water cycle AND define the following vocabulary words
Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation, Evaporation
B. Nitrogen Cycle
Go to http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Life/nitrogen_cycle.html&edu=mid
DRAW and label the nitrogen cycle and answer the questions below
1. What are 2 ways nitrogen becomes useable to plants, humans and animals:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
2. How do herbivores obtain the nitrogen they need?
_________________________________________________________
3. How is nitrogen returned to the atmosphere?
_________________________________________________________
4. What are two ways humans impact the nitrogen cycle:
1.________________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________
5. What is the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?
__________________________________________________________
IV. POPULATION
Go to http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_population.html and answer the following questions:
1. What is a population? __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
2. Two things that increase a population
a. ______________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________
3. Two things that decrease a population:
a. _____________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________
V. BIODIVERSITY
Go to http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/issues/biodiversity/ and answer the following questions
1. What is biodiversity? ____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. What is the estimated number of species existing on earth today______________
3. How many species have been named (a) and why may this number actually be too high (b)
a. _______________
b. ____________________________________________
4. What is a species?
5. What are the five main pressures on biodiversity
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Describe three of the reasons that biodiversity is important
____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
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- Homework
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- #65 Ecology
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? Levels of ecological organisation ? Energy flow through ecosystems ? Recycling of nitrogen Learning Outcomes Candidates should be able to: (a) define the terms habitat, niche, population, community and ecosystem and be able to recognise examples...
Biology
Ecology
Ecology Webquest
Name: __________________________ Period: ________ Date: _____
Part I: Ecosystems and Nutrient Cycling
I. FOOD CHAINS
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm
and click on ?play the game? to begin. Answer the questions below:
1. A person is called a _____________________________________ because they eat meat and vegetables.
2. Food gives people and animals __________________________________.
3. ________________________ are animals that only eat meat.
4. ________________________ are animals that only eat plants.
(2) Choose the Forest Food Chain.
1. What animals were in your food chain? Place them in the correct order by creating a food link (show arrows representing the direction of energy).
2. What 5 things happen if you take the frog out of the food chain?
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________
II. FOOD WEBS
(1) Go to http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html Play the 3 food webs and answer the questions below
Name a consumer in your food web _______________________________
Name a producer in your food web ________________________________
Name a decomposer in your food web ______________________________
III. NUTRIENT CYCLING
A. Carbon Cycle
Go to http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/co2_cycle.html
1. DRAW and label the carbon cycle on a separate paper AND fill in the blanks below:
? Plants pull carbon (in the form of carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere to make food, through a process called ____________________.
? Through food chains animals get ____________ from the plants and other animals they eat.
? When plants and animals die and _________________, carbon goes back into the ground.
? Some carbon is buried deep in the ground and forms ________________________.
? When humans burn fossil fuels, ________________ is released back into the atmosphere.
? When humans and animals exhale, they release carbon back into the air by a process called ______________________________.
B. Water Cyle
Go to http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Water/water_cycle.html
1. DRAW and label the water cycle AND define the following vocabulary words
Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation, Evaporation
B. Nitrogen Cycle
Go to http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Life/nitrogen_cycle.html&edu=mid
DRAW and label the nitrogen cycle and answer the questions below
1. What are 2 ways nitrogen becomes useable to plants, humans and animals:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
2. How do herbivores obtain the nitrogen they need?
_________________________________________________________
3. How is nitrogen returned to the atmosphere?
_________________________________________________________
4. What are two ways humans impact the nitrogen cycle:
1.________________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________
5. What is the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?
__________________________________________________________
IV. POPULATION
Go to http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_population.html and answer the following questions:
1. What is a population? __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
2. Two things that increase a population
a. ______________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________
3. Two things that decrease a population:
a. _____________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________
V. BIODIVERSITY
Go to http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/issues/biodiversity/ and answer the following questions
1. What is biodiversity? ____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
2. What is the estimated number of species existing on earth today______________
3. How many species have been named (a) and why may this number actually be too high (b)
a. _______________
b. ____________________________________________
4. What is a species?
5. What are the five main pressures on biodiversity
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Describe three of the reasons that biodiversity is important
____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
- The Carbon Cycle
Carbon Cycles:Carbon can travel from the atmosphere into many place such as plants like grass. At this point in time, the carbon dioxide is either released back into the atmosphere or if the plant dies, it is put into the soil. Even after this, the carbon...
- Ecology Revision
Ecology The following are some points to help you, it does not contain everything! You must revise on your own making summary notes and diagrams to help you. You have your notes, this web and your text book to help you. Please use all of these resources,...
- Homework
1. Finish the sheet on the food web and the effect of a pesticide 2. look at the carbon and nitrogen cycles on the blog. Research about them so that you understand and have questions about them tomorrow...
- #65 Ecology
Ecology is the study of the ways in which organisms interact with their environment. Levels of ecological organisation A habitat is a type of environment in which an organism lives. For example, the habitat of a giraffe is grassland (savannah) with...
- #64.1 Ecology Syllabus 2015
? Levels of ecological organisation ? Energy flow through ecosystems ? Recycling of nitrogen Learning Outcomes Candidates should be able to: (a) define the terms habitat, niche, population, community and ecosystem and be able to recognise examples...