Mrs. Edge's Science Class Blog

Friday, February 14, 2020

****Warm Up - Login to Google Classroom and Complete the Tundra Check

Links	What To Do:
1. Taiga Video (in class video) Taiga Video (in class) Taiga Video Link from home	Taiga Video Guided Notes Taiga Website - Read about Plants and Animals
2. Taiga Powerpoint	View PP and take notes
3. Taiga Tree Adaptation Project	1. Read the Article and create a drawing of a tree with 7 adaptations explained Life as a Tree in the Taiga – Article to Read Taiga Tree Instructions – Instructions and Extra Pictures to look at
4. Taiga Check	Take the Taiga check. Be sure to put your class period before your last name. · Score of 80 or higher = work on invasive species project. · Score of less than 80 = review your notes.

Ecology Test Part 2 : On a blank sheet of paper

Part 1: Create a food web using at least 2 producers and at least 5 different animals.

Part 2: Choose from one of the following questions to answer:

Choice A: What would happen if one of the primary consumers overpopulated? How would that affect the other animals and plant populations in your food web? Write a paragraph detailing how each consumer and producer population would be affected?

Choice B: What would happen if one of the apex predators was over hunted and the population decreased to zero? How would that affect the other animals and plant populations in your food web? Write a paragraph detailing how each consumer and producer population would be affected?