NAME: ____________________________________Pd.:______ Nulla facilisi Nulla at risus eget orci volutpat consectetuer. Aenean placerat, lectus nec molestie vulputate, urna lacus bibendum justo, a porttitor tellus ligula tempor mi. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Vivamus et dolor. Donec orci. Phasellus nec nibh. Monsters in the Forest A Biodiversity Game WARM UP: Using your resources (notes, textbook, etc), complete the following: What is the prefix of biodiversity? _________ What does this prefix mean? ________________________________________ What is the suffix of biodiversity? _________ What does this suffix mean? ________________________________________ Define biodiversity: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ In the spaces below, draw an ecosystem that has biodiversity and an ecosystem that does not have biodiversity. WITH BIODIVERSITY WITHOUT BIODIVERSITY SIMULATION #1: Initial Observations and Predictions Observe your monster and the monsters around you. Does this ecosystem have biodiversity? _______ Why or why not? _____________________________________ ___________________________________________________ If a disease were to strike this monster population, predict the outcome: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ How might biodiversity affect the spreading of disease? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Conclusion of Simulation #1 How many monsters survived the disease? _______ Was this more or less than you expected? ________ Why do you think this was the outcome? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Did biodiversity play a part in the number of monsters to survive or die? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Talent SIMULATION #2 Initial Observations and Predictions Observe your monster and the monsters around you. Does this ecosystem have biodiversity? _______ Why or why not? _____________________________________ ___________________________________________________ If a disease were to strike this monster population, predict the outcome: ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ How might biodiversity affect the spreading of disease? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Conclusion of Simulation #1 How many monsters survived the disease? _______ Was this more or less than you expected? ________ Why do you think this was the outcome? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Did biodiversity play a part in the number of monsters to survive or die? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Reflection What did you learn today about biodiversity? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Fusce sagittis elit eu elit. ___________________________________________________ Many species of animals become extinct everyday. How might this affect the ecosystems of the world? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Program
