STATION 1: ENERGY TRANSFER
Directions: Use diagram and info below
to answer the questions on your paper.
The largest populations and greatest
amount of energy is available at the base
of the pyramid and decreases as you
move up the pyramid. The amount of
energy that gets transferred from one
trophic level to the next is 10%.
STATION 2: FOOD WEBS
Directions: The table below lists the ecological roles of several organisms in a
rainforest ecosystem.
Draw a simple food web that includes all the organisms listed in the table.
Make sure the arrows represent the correct direction of energy flow.
Organism
fig tree
Ecological Role
Plant that makes fruit
jaguar
Consumes small mammals and birds
mango tree
Plant that makes fruit
howler monkey Consumes fruit
toucan bird
Consumes fruit
STATION 3: POPULATION ECOLOGY
Directions: Use the diagram to the right and the information below to
answer the questions on your paper.
A population can increase if the
organisms have few predators, many
resources (like food and water),
immigration, and few deaths.
Populations cannot continue to grow
forever because resources are limited.
When a population cannot grow
anymore and its size levels out, that is
the carrying capacity.
STATION 4: CHANGES IN POPULATION
Directions: Use the diagram to the right and the information below to answer
the questions on your paper.
STATION 5: EFFECTS OF COMMUNITY
RELATIONSHIPS ON POPULATIONS
Directions: Use the graph below to answer the questions on
your paper.
STATION 6: POPULATION ECOLOGY & HUMAN IMPACT
Directions: Use this information below AND the graphs to answer the questions.
Asian carp have been farmed in China for over 1,000 years, serving as an ancient food staple
throughout Asia. Their native homeland ranges from southern China north into eastern Russia.
Asian carp were brought to the United Sates for use in research and as a biological control for
algae, plants and snails in aquaculture.
It has few natural enemies, and reproduces quickly allowing it to spread rampantly through the
fresh waterways of the Mississippi River, Great Lakes and Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.
STATION 1: ENERGY TRANSFER
Directions: Use diagram and info below
to answer the questions on your paper.
The largest populations and greatest
amount of energy is available at the base
of the pyramid and decreases as you
move up the pyramid. The amount of
energy that gets transferred from one
trophic level to the next is 10%.
STATION 2: FOOD WEBS
Directions: The table below lists the ecological roles of several organisms in a
rainforest ecosystem.
Draw a simple food web that includes all the organisms listed in the table.
Make sure the arrows represent the correct direction of energy flow.
Organism
fig tree
Ecological Role
Plant that makes fruit
jaguar
Consumes small mammals and birds
mango tree
Plant that makes fruit
howler monkey Consumes fruit
toucan bird
Consumes fruit
STATION 3: POPULATION ECOLOGY
Directions: Use the diagram to the right and the information below to
answer the questions on your paper.
A population can increase if the
organisms have few predators, many
resources (like food and water),
immigration, and few deaths.
Populations cannot continue to grow
forever because resources are limited.
When a population cannot grow
anymore and its size levels out, that is
the carrying capacity.
STATION 4: CHANGES IN POPULATION
Directions: Use the diagram to the right and the information below to answer
the questions on your paper.
STATION 5: EFFECTS OF COMMUNITY
RELATIONSHIPS ON POPULATIONS
Directions: Use the graph below to answer the questions on
your paper.
STATION 6: POPULATION ECOLOGY & HUMAN IMPACT
Directions: Use this information below AND the graphs to answer the questions.
Asian carp have been farmed in China for over 1,000 years, serving as an ancient food staple
throughout Asia. Their native homeland ranges from southern China north into eastern Russia.
Asian carp were brought to the United Sates for use in research and as a biological control for
algae, plants and snails in aquaculture.
It has few natural enemies, and reproduces quickly allowing it to spread rampantly through the
fresh waterways of the Mississippi River, Great Lakes and Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.
BONUS: HUMAN IMPACTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Directions: Watch the video on the computer to answer
the questions on your paper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtW2rrLHs08
Climate Change 101 with Bill Nye