Impact of Removing Species from Food Webs Exercise

Impact of Removing Species from Food Webs

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Impact of Removing Species from Food Webs

Investigate how removing a single species can disrupt stability throughout an entire food web.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What happens if a primary consumer is completely removed from an ecosystem?

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    Removing a keystone species can cause a ____ in the ecosystem ____

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    If wolves (top predators) are removed from a forest, deer populations will likely:

  4. MultiChoice

    What is a keystone species?

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    Overgrazing by large deer populations reduces ____ and damages plant ____

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    What happens to carnivores if all herbivores die off?

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    Sea otters eat sea urchins which eat kelp. If otters are removed, what happens to kelp forests?

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    Invasive species disrupt local food webs by competing with ____ species for ____

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    Why is biodiversity important for food web resilience?

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    If disease kills off most frogs, what happens to the insect population they eat?

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    Protecting top predators helps maintain ____ plant populations by controlling ____

  12. MultiChoice

    An ecosystem with many connected food chains is better able to survive: