Thursday, November 20, 2008

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Math - pg. 222-223 #2-42 even
Science - Finish Food Web Simulation Questions in your notebook pg. 77 (will be stamped tomorrow!)

a. What species did you represent in the investigation?
b. Were you a producer or a consumer? If you were a consumer, what kind were you? Explain your reasoning.
c. A deadly disease kills off the species that you represented in the food web. Identify three other organisms in the food web that would be affected by this loss. What would happen to each of them?
d. What would happen to the food web if all of the plant species were sprayed by chemicals and killed? Explain your reasoning.
5. Why is it crucial that both predators and prey live in an ecosystem? Explain your reasoning.