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Lesson 2: Step 1 (X, , or ) Prediction Simulation 1 Simulation 2

Lesson 2: Step 2 (X, , or ) Prediction Simulation 1 Simulation 2 Modifications made

Plant A

Herbivore A

Omnivore A

Top Predator

  

  

  

  

Plant A

Plant B

Plant C

Herbivore A

Herbivore B

Herbivore C

Omnivore A

Omnivore B

Top Predator

  

   

 x x 

x  

   

   

x x x x

 x x 

   

x

x

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1. Wa sy ou rpr e d i c t i onc or r e c t ?Ho wd i dy oua r r i v ea ty ou rp r e di c t i o n?Wha td i ffe r e nc e swe r et h e r ebe t we e n y ou rp r e d i c t i ona ndt hes i mul a t i on? Mypr e di c t i o nwa smo s t l yc or r e c t .It houghtt het o ppr e dat o rwi l li nc r e as ebe c aus eOmni vo r eAwas i nc r e a s i ng .It hi nkt het o ppr e da t orwasde c r e as i ngbe c aus et he yha vet oomuc hc ompe t i t i on. So, t he t o ppr e da t o rwasde c r e as i ng. 2. Wh a twoul dha pp e nt ot h i si ma gi na r ye c os y s t e mi ft hep r od uc e r swe r et od i eout ? It hi nkt heo t he rs pe c i e swi l ldi eo utt oo, i ft hepr o duc e r swe r et odi eo ut . 3. Di da nyo ft h es p e c i e si nc r e a s ei nn umbe r ?Wha tc o ul da c c ou ntf o rt h i si nc r e a s e ?Wh i c hs pe c i e sde c r e a s e d i nnu mbe ra ndwha tmi gh ta c c oun tf o rt hi sde c r e a s e ? He r bi vo r eAi nc r e as e dbe c a us eofPl a ntA, andt heTo pPr e dat o ri nc r e a s et oo. Omni vor eAde c r e as e d be c aus ePl a ntAde c r e a s e d,be c a us eOmni v o r eAe at sPl a ntA.The r e f or e ,i fPl antAde c r e as e , Omni v o r eAwi l lde c r e as et oo . 4. Wh i c hpo pul a t i o nswou l dbe n e fitt hemos tf r o mt hep r e s e nc eofde c o mpo s e r s ? He r bi vo r ewoul dbe ne fitt hemos tf r om pr e s e nc eo fde c ompos e r s . 5. Wa sy ou rpr e di c t i o nc o r r e c t ?Howd i dy oua r r i v ea ty ou rpr e di c t i o n?Wha td i ffe r e n c e swe r et he r eb e t we e n y ou rp r e d i c t i ona ndt hes i mul a t i on? No,It ho ug hPl antCwi l lde c r e as e , He r bi v o r eAwi l ldi eo ut ,He r bi v or eB& Cwi l li nc r e as e , Omni v o r eBwi l li nc r e as e .I twa smo s t l ywr o ng.Pl antCwi l ldi eo ut , He r bi v or eAwi l lde c r e a s e , He r bi vo r eBwi l lde c r e a s e ,He r bi v o r eCwi l lde c r e as e ,a ndOmni v o r eBwi l ldi eout . 6. We r eyo ua b l et omod i f yt h ep a r a me t e r ss ot h a te a c hs pe c i e ss ur vi v e d?Ex pl a i nho wy o ude c i de dwha t c h a n g e st oma k e . No,Ide c i de dt ol e tt heHe r bi v o r eA, B, & Ce a t sal lt hepl a nt s ,andOmni vo r e se atal lt heHe r bi vo r e s , a ndTo pPr e dat o re tOmni vo r e s . 7. Wh i c hwa yd oe se n e r g yflo wa ndh o wdoe se a t i n ga nor g a ni s mr e s u l t i ne ne r g yt r a ns f e r ? Ene r g yflo wsf r om t hepr oduc e r st o wa r dst het oppr e da t o r . Ea t i nga no r g ani s m wi l lr e s ul ti ne ne r g y t r a ns f e r ,be c aus et hef oo dsort her e s o ur c e swi l lr e s ul ti ne ne r g yaf t e rt he ye att hef oo d....