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Brine Shrimp: Brine Shrimp   Salinity: Watch 1st Watch 2nd Brine Fly: Brine Fly Bird Station: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTl7y5GuN3BnhEFUm-q6lla0Bu_fFkiOQ87yEE6NFmsjDA0UPrACHjgjqLD6sUWyhjmDb-AkkcSWDeC/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000 When you have finished both sides of the worksheet, you can then explore these websites: https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/gsl/ https://wildlife.utah.gov/gslep/education/fun-facts.html https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/antelope-island/discover/ https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1D8aRRx-9KBoM-hwa5SFVGUW39CE&hl=en&ll=41.14123837456247%2C-112.9195085&z=9

  Watch this video: Generation Genius Competition in Ecosystems Read this article  (or click  here  to have it read to you)  A limiting factor is anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing.  Some examples of limiting factors are biotic, like food, mates, and competition with other organisms for resources.  Others are abiotic, like space, temperature, altitude, and amount of sunlight available in an environment.  Limiting factors are usually expressed as a lack of a particular resource. For example, if there are not enough prey animals in a forest to feed a large population of predators, then food becomes a limiting factor. Likewise, if there is not enough space in a pond for a large number of fish, then space becomes a limiting factor.  There can be many different limiting factors at work in a single habitat, and the same limiting factors can affect the populations of both plant and animal species.  U...

   Watch this video:  Generation Genius Food Webs Read this article  (or click  here  to have it read to you )  and then answer the questions on your journal page for  DAY  3. What is the source of energy for almost all ecosystems? The  Sun  supports most of Earth's  ecosystems . Plants create  chemical energy  from  abiotic factors  that include solar  energy . The food energy created by  producers  is passed through the  food chain . How Energy Flows Through Ecosystems All living things need energy. They need it to power the processes of life. For example, it takes energy to grow. It also takes energy to produce offspring. In  fact , it takes energy just to stay alive. Remember that energy can’t be created or destroyed. It can only change form. Energy changes form as it moves through ecosystems. ANSWER QUESTION 1 The Flow of Energy Most ecosystems get their energy from the Sun. Onl...

  Watch this video: Generation Genius Symbiosis Read this article  (or click  here  to have it read to you )  and then answer the questions on your journal page for  DAY 2 . Symbiotic Relationships Symbiosis  is a close relationship between two species in which at least one species benefits. For the other species, the relationship may be positive, negative, or neutral. There are three basic types of symbiosis:  mutualism ,  commensalism , and  parasitism . ANSWER QUESTION 1 Mutualism Mutualism  is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit. An example of mutualism involves goby fish and shrimp (see the  Figure   below ). The nearly blind shrimp and the fish spend most of their time together. The shrimp maintains a burrow in the sand in which both the fish and shrimp live. When a predator comes near, the fish touches the shrimp with its tail as a warning. Then, both fish and shrimp retreat to the burrow until th...