#1 - Temperate Forest Ecosystem - Nashville

Nashville, Tennessee

Temperate Forest Land Ecosystem

Multiple Choice

What is the niche (job) of this organism in the forest ecosystem?

• predator

• producer

• pollinator

• decomposer

Multiple Choice

What is the niche (job) of this organism in the forest ecosystem?

• predator

• producer

• pollinator

• decomposer

Multiple Choice

This organism is a predator that is high up in the food chain in the forest ecosystem. What adaptation shows what its niche is?

• Ability to do photosynthesis

• Bristles on its feet to capture pollen

• Sharp claws, large size, and strong jaw

Multiple Choice

Look at the graph for this forest ecosystem.

The bars represent MONTHLY RAINFALL.

The line represents the TEMPERATURE.

Which statement below is the BEST conclusion about rainfall in the forest ecosystem?

• There are "rainy seasons" - some months have significantly more rain than others.

• There is about the same amount of rainfall every month, with only slight differences.

Multiple Choice

Look at the graph for this forest ecosystem.

The bars represent MONTHLY RAINFALL.

The line represents the TEMPERATURE.

Which statement below is the BEST conclusion about temperature in the forest ecosystem?

• There are four different "seasons" - some months have higher temperatures, and some have lower temperatures.

• The temperature stays about the same all year, with only small differences depending on the month.

Adaptations of the Monarch Butterfly

Nashville is along the route of the monarch butterfly migration. Every year, monarch butterflies from North America travel south to hibernate together in groups. This allows them to survive the "4 seasons" of this ecosystem. Watch the video on the next slide!

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Open Ended

What kind of adaptations in behavior does the North American monarch butterfly have in order to get their basic resources for survival?

Use evidence from the video.

Use scientific reasoning to explain why the monarch butterfly needs to use this behavior.

Use full sentences.

Open Ended

What kind of structural adaptations (physical traits) does the monarch butterfly have to obtain resources, such as food?

Use evidence from the photo and explain in full sentences.