Name:_______________________________ Date:______________ Period:_____
Ecology Unit Anticipatory Set
Respond to the following statements by
either agreeing or disagreeing with
them. In the space provided put either
an “A” if you agree or a “D” if you
disagree. We will be revisiting these
questions at which time you will be
invited to revise your thinking about
these questions.
Source: nature.ca/notebooks/english/eseaott.htm
Agree
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Disagree
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1. All living things require other living things. No organism lives
in isolation.
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2. A top predator increases the diversity of prey species by
decreasing competition among the prey.
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3. Sustainable ecosystems require cycling of materials
between organisms and their environment.
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4.
Sea otters eat sea urchins that eat kelp (a marine plant).
If sea otters are killed and their population decreases,
Then the kelp population increases.
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5.
If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of
the environment, the death rate may rise.
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6.
Clouds are unnecessary for the water cycle.
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7.
Complete burning of plant matter that occurs, for example,
when a forest burns, adds carbon dioxide to the
atmosphere just like burning fossil fuels such as gasoline.
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8.
Carnivores eat both meat and vegetables.
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9.
Only animals respire.
Discuss each statement
1. All living things require other living things. No organism lives in isolation.
2. A top predator increases the diversity of prey species by decreasing competition
among the prey.
3. Sustainable ecosystems require cycling of materials between organisms and their
environment.
4.
Sea otters eat sea urchins that eat kelp (a marine plant). If sea otters are killed and
their population decreases, Then the kelp population increases.
5.
If a population grows larger than the carrying capacity of the environment, the
death rate may rise.
6.
7.
Clouds are unnecessary for the water cycle.
Complete burning of plant matter that occurs, for example, when a forest burns,
adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere just like burning fossil fuels such as gasoline.
8.
Carnivores eat both meat and vegetables.
9.
Only animals respire.