Ecology+and+foodwebs

We have just finished our unit on the biomolecules, the things our bodies need to maintain ** HOMEOSTASIS. ** Remember HOMEOSTASIS is trying to keep our bodies happy. One way to keep your body happy is to eat foods, so think about this ** how do you rely on other living organisms to survive. ** Post your reply in the discussion board in (Animals and You#1) include component="comments" page="Ecology and foodwebs" limit="60"

So hopefully you mentioned animals and plants that you eat, or clothing that you wear in your answer above. So we are going to start our next unit on Ecology. In this unit you will be learning about predators and prey. Different feeding relationships we have with other organisms, different living relationships, and how we influence the environment we live in. You will also be researching an animal of your choice and creating a powerpoint on that animal.

Watch the short video and read about the different feeding relationships there are and answer these following questions in

Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores(#2) in the discussion board
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 * 1) **** What do HERBIVORES eat? **
 * 2) What do CARNVIVORES eat? **
 * 3) What do OMNIVORES eat? **
 * Feeding relationship reading **


 * Post your answers in this discussion board **

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So when hunters are done with their meal there are leftovers. These leftovers need to be cleaned up. Thats the role of our next group of organisms, the decomposers. Their job is top get rid of any leftovers by eating them. Watch the video and tell me what animal is the decomposer media type="youtube" key="R3Mt2E1M6dU?fs=1" height="385" width="480" Post your answer to "who is the decomposer" in discussion board in who is the decomposer(#3) include component="comments" page="Ecology and foodwebs" limit="60"

OK now lets look at food chains and food webs. These are just graphic reprenstations of animal feeding relationships in a certain community. Look at the following foodweb and Identify the feeding relationship of the following organisms (omni,herbi, carnivore). Post your answers in the discussion board (#4) 1) HAWK 2) FISH BIG 3) INSECTS include component="comments" page="Ecology and foodwebs" limit="60" Look at the following Foodweb and tell me how many predators the small rodents have? Post your answer in the discussion board (#5) include component="comments" page="Ecology and foodwebs" limit="60"

= Its Time to Show Me What You Know =

go to the following website and create a foodweb.
You will be emailing me the foodweb you have created. To do this click on the printer icon. In the pull down menu select "PDF CREATOR" save it to your student folder and submit it to my MOODLE page in the Ecology section. There is a link that says, "TURN IN YOUR FOODWEB HERE!!!!!" this is where you turn it in.