LS2.2 day 1

Engage: Read page 65 then answer the following questions:

1. How do the animal's adaptation help it survive?

2. How does your body adapt to its environment?

How did the wolves influence the rivers in Yellowstone?

Evaluate:

In a rainforest ecosystem, a gecko finds out that the flexible snake can hold onto tree bark with its muscles and scales as it hunts. This is an adaptation that the other predators do not have.

Consider a grassland ecosystem of tall, tan savanna grasses. Draw either a predator/prey interaction or 2 organisms that are competing for the same resource. Label which interaction you are choosing and make sure ALL items in your picture are labeled.

What are the three types of relationships found in ecosystems?

What is a trophic cascade?