Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stability
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stability 1. Where does all energy in the food web begin? 2. Name the producer 3. Name two primary consumers. 4. What would happen to the population size of bluebirds if the snails were wiped out by a disease?
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stability. Where does all energy in the food web begin? Name the producer Name two primary consumers. What would happen to the population size of bluebirds if the snails were wiped out by a disease?. Objectives. By the end of today, all SWBAT… - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stability
1. Where does all energy in the food web begin?
2. Name the producer3. Name two primary
consumers.4. What would happen to
the population size of bluebirds if the snails were wiped out by a disease?
Objectives
By the end of today, all SWBAT…
Explain why biodiversity is essential to the survival of organisms using food web models
Agenda Catalyst Review Homework Review What is biodiversity? Ecosystem stability Stations Exit Question
Homework Review
Biodiversity DefinitionBiodiversity = number of different species that live in an ecosystem Low biodiversity: few species High: many species
Low Biodiversity
High Biodiversity
Low or High Biodiversity?
Low or High Biodiversity?
Low or High Biodiversity?
Low or High Biodiversity?
Low or High Biodiversity?
Benefits of BiodiversityKey Point #1: There are three main benefits to biodiversity Many people find nature beautiful Provides medicines—many plants contain treatments/cures for illnesses
Preserves ecosystem stability
Ecosystem stability… What that is!? Stable = things stay the same
Key Point #2: High biodiversity = stable ecosystem, low biodiversity = unstable ecosystem If an ecosystem is unstable, one small
change could cause many species to die If an ecosystem is stable, it does not
change easily
This food web has low biodiversityRabbits eat grass. Foxes eat rabbits
Grass
Rabbit
Foxes
This food web has low biodiversity A disturbance hits…A drought happens and kills all the grass.
Grass
Rabbit
Foxes
This food web has low biodiversity What happens to the foxes?
Grass
Rabbit
FoxesHow many species do we have left?
0!BIG change?
This food web has high biodiversityLet’s add a few more species to our
original ecosystem
Grass
Rabbit
Foxes
Chickens
Lettuce
This food web has high biodiversity A disturbance hits…A drought happens and kills all the grass.
Grass
Rabbit
Foxes
Chickens
Lettuce
This food web has high biodiversity What happens to the foxes?
Population size decreases… a little
BIG change?
Grass
Rabbit
Foxes
Chickens
Lettuce
The food web started with high biodiversity
High biodiversity = stable ecosystem One change… didn’t really do anything!
Comparing Multiple Ecosystems Key Point #3: If we have two
ecosystems, the one that CHANGES LESS is the one with HIGHER BIODIVERSITY Mr. J shoots all the bears in two forests. In
the first forest, everything dies as a result. In the second forest, a couple animals die, but things remain mostly the same.
Which has higher biodiversity? Which is more stable?
Stations (GP) Designed to get you moving, and
practice understanding some of what we’ve been talking about 6 stations Each asks you to complete something THINK. About what you’re reading and what
you’re drawing. Really. Think. Work hard. Talk when you’re finished, not
before.
Stations Review (GP) Any questions?
Closing There are three primary benefits to biodiversity
Beautiful, medicines, ecosystem stability An ecosystem is stable if it does not change
easily when disturbed “Change” = number of species that live there
We can figure out which of two ecosystems has higher biodiversity based on how stable each one is More stable = higher biodiversity Less stable = lower biodiversity
Exit Questions: Answer ALLRead the passage at right
to answer the questions below:
How does trawling affect coral reef biodiversity?
Would the coral reef be more or less stable after trawling? Explain why, and be SPECIFIC.
(Hint: describe what happens to all the organisms in the coral reef ecosystem, and use the word “biodiversity.”)
Many organisms live in coral reefs, such as plankton and algae, hundreds of species of fish, sea urchins, and eels. All of these organisms depend on the coral to survive: they live inside of it, use it for shelter, eat it, etc.
Trawling is the process of dragging a gigantic rake across the bottom of the ocean floor to scoop up organisms. This is a very good way to catch fish, but has the unfortunate side effect of destroying nearly all the coral in the trawler’s path.
