Ecology WebQuest
Use the links to answer the questions below.
1. Populations
a. What is a population?
b. Name two things that increase a population.
c. Name two things that decrease a population.
b. Name two things that increase a population.
c. Name two things that decrease a population.
2. Communities
d. What is a community?
e. How are communities distinguished?
e. How are communities distinguished?
3. Ecosystems
f. What is an ecosystem?
g. What do ecosystems include?
h. What happens if one part of an ecosystem in damaged or destroyed?
g. What do ecosystems include?
h. What happens if one part of an ecosystem in damaged or destroyed?
4. Biodiversity
i. What is biodiversity?
j. Why is it important?
j. Why is it important?
5. Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors
k. What are abiotic factors?
l. What are biotic factors?
l. What are biotic factors?
6. Food Chains Food Chains
m. What is a food chain?
n. Explain the 6 trophic levels to a food chain.
o. What’s the difference between a detrivore and a decomposer? Give an example of each.
n. Explain the 6 trophic levels to a food chain.
o. What’s the difference between a detrivore and a decomposer? Give an example of each.
7. Food Webs
Once you go to the website, choose one of the food web choices, make it, and then answer the following questions.
p. Name a consumer in your food web _______________________________
q. Name a producer in your food web ________________________________
r. Name a decomposer(if there is one) in your food web ______________________________
p. Name a consumer in your food web _______________________________
q. Name a producer in your food web ________________________________
r. Name a decomposer(if there is one) in your food web ______________________________
8. Carbon Cycle
Diagram the carbon cycle (Simple Diagram, not WORD for WORD):