Ecosystem: Wetlands
Focus Question: How do individuals and groups of organisms interact with each other and
their environment?
Give three examples of
predator/prey
relationships that can
be observed in the
wetlands.
Rephrase the direction
in the heading as a
question.
Highlight or underline
keywords.
QAR Label
Define keywords using
prior knowledge or
EcoKids Glossary.
Underline keywords in
the definition.
Brainstorm/list
synonyms for the
underlined keywords.
What is this question
really asking?
Use organisms found in
the wetlands to explain
the food chain.
Use examples of organisms
found in the wetlands to
explain how producers,
consumers and decomposers
interact in the ecosystem.
Briefly describe an example
of the competition for space,
food, and water among
organisms in the wetlands.
What is the normal range for
temperature? Turbidity?
Salinity? Wind speed?
How would a
decrease in the
prey population
impact the other
animals in the
wetlands?
Rephrase the
direction in the
heading as a
question.
Highlight or
underline
keywords.
QAR Label
Define keywords
using prior
knowledge or
EcoKids Glossary.
Underline
keywords in the
definition.
Brainstorm/list
synonyms for the
underlined
keywords.
What is this
question really
asking?
Choose one consumer in the
wetlands and explain what would
happen if the producers died.
How do changes in the
relationships between
consumers, producers, and
decomposers impact the
ecosystem?
How does the competition for
space, food, and water impact
the ecosystem? Give an
example for each.
What does the data from my
field study indicate about the
health of wetland ecosystem?