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.
Skills and Processes: Students will demonstrate the thinking and acting inherent in the practice of science.
Applying Evidence and Reasoning: Review data from a simple experiment, summarize the data, and construct a logical argument about the cause-and-effect relationships in the experiment.
Describe the reasoning that lead to the interpretation of data and conclusions drawn.