How does the extinction of one species impact other organisms within the same food web?
Activities
Construct a food web diagram for a specific ecosystem, labeling the different trophic levels and the relationships between organisms.
Research and present a case study on the impact of human activities on a specific food web and the resulting consequences for the ecosystem.
Participate in a class debate discussing the ethical implications of human intervention in natural food webs, such as introducing or removing species from an ecosystem.
Construct an explanation to predict patterns of interactions in different ecosystems in terms of the relationships between and among organisms (e.g., competition, predation, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism).