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Hungry Jungle. What happened to the animals?. Forest species = 36. Impacted species = 21. Today. Groups of 4. Each group gets: Large sheet of felt Organism cards Arrows Activity sheet Task: To as a group figure out a way to illustrate what organisms eat what in the jungle. Food Chain.
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What happened to the animals? Forest species = 36 Impacted species = 21
Today • Groups of 4. • Each group gets: • Large sheet of felt • Organism cards • Arrows • Activity sheet • Task: To as a group figure out a way to illustrate what organisms eat what in the jungle.
Food Chain • Food chains show the transfer of energy from one organism to the next. • Each level is called a trophic level.
Trophic Levels • Indicates the position that the organism occupies in the food chain. • The levels are numbered according to how far the particular organism is along the chain. • the primary producer (1), to herbivores (2), to predators (3), to carnivores or top carnivores (4 or 5).
Disturbed Food Chain • Any disturbance affects the whole food chain. • What happens if the top predator is eliminated?
Food Web • A more complex system of multiple food chains. • Many interactions. http://neuearbeitmachtfrei.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html
My Research • Why may I have found more species in the forest and not in the impacted places? • Importance of conservation.