ECOLOGY WEBQUEST

#1 Populations and Limiting Factors     http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_population.html

#2 Ecosystems   https://www.generationgenius.com/ecosystems-for-kids/

#3: Food Chains              

              https://www.cserc.org/sierra-fun/games/build-a-food-chain-game/

#4 Food Webs     Study and read the following information and pictures in order to answer #4 on your w.s

Food Web In any ecosystem there are many food chains and, generally, most plants and animals are part of several chains. When you draw all the chains together you end up with a food web.

#5 Energy in an Ecosystem  

Watch this video:  food web video

Then read this article in order to answer the questions on your w.s.:

Photosynthesis is the process that explains how energy from the sun is captured by green plants and used to make food. Most of this energy is used to carry on the plant's life activities. The rest of the energy is passed on as food to the next level of the food chain.

The figure at the left shows energy flow in a simple food chain. Notice that at each level of the food chain, about 90% of the energy is lost in the form of heat. The total energy passed from one level to the next is only about one-tenth of the energy received from the previous organism. This means that an animal eating a plant will only get about ten percent of the energy that is stored in the plant. The remainder of the plant's energy is unusable as energy by the animal. Therefore, as you move up the food chain, there is less energy available. Animals located at the top of the food chain need a lot more food to meet their energy needs.

As light energy is transferred between living organisms some energy is used by the organism which obtains the food. Because of the amount of energy that is lost as you move from one level to the next typically, food chains do not usually include more than three to five organisms.

 #6 Biomes Around the World  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/index.php

When Finished give to Mrs. Adams and ask if you can explore these websites and/or play these games: QUIETLY and BY YOURSELF

https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/marine-biology/dive-into-worlds-within-the-sea2

https://pbskids.org/games/nature/