Patterns
Mice and voles use escape routes that ae detectable by urine trails. They use these routes to escape predators.
Birds, fish and mammals follow yearly migratory routes that can be centuries old.
Cause and Effect
Birds, fish and mammals follow yearly migratory routes that can be centuries old.
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What causes the start of migration?
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What cause and effect relationships is a result of migratory patterns?
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Systems and system models
Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation
Birds, fish and mammals follow yearly migratory routes that can be centuries old.
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Large amount of energy is required for such a journey
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Climate change will affect the amount of food available for journey.
Mice and voles use escape routes that ae detectable by urine trails. They use these routes to escape predators.
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The ability to escape predators influences energy flow within an ecosystem.
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Are all mice equal when it comes to escaping predators? What difference might exist?
Structure and function
Mice and voles use escape routes that ae detectable by urine trails. They use these routes to escape predators.
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What specialized organs do mice and voles possess that aid in their ability to escape?
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What structures do plants have that provide shelter to the mice/voles?
Stability and change
Birds, fish and mammals follow yearly migratory routes that can be centuries old.
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Large amount of energy is required for such a journey
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Climate change will affect the amount of food available for journey.
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To what extent do migratory patterns organisms niche provide stability in an ecosystem?
Mice and voles use escape routes that ae detectable by urine trails. They use these routes to escape predators.
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What role do mice and voles play in an ecosystem?
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How do changes in plant physiology affect an ecosystem?
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Story @ gophers/moles and grass seed production fluctuating every other year.

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