Transcript Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Environmental influences

Are You Smarter
Than a 5th Grader?
Environmental influences
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5th Grade Wolves
5th Grade Drought
4th Grade Invasive Species
4th Grade Symbiosis
3rd Grade Deer
3rd Grade Native Species
2nd Grade Parasitism
2nd Grade Bats
1st Grade Endangered Species
1st Grade Investigations
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5th Grade Wolves Question
Look
at the graph.
Which is the best
predication of how
the change in the
wolf population will
affect the rabbits
in the forest?
5th Grade Wolves Answer
Rabbit
population will decrease
because there are more predators
(wolves).
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5th Grade Drought Question
Many
insects and amphibians lay eggs
in puddles or small pools of water.
How would a dry summer affect their
population?
5th Grade Drought Answer
Adults
have fewer places to lay eggs,
so there are fewer offspring.
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4th Grade Invasive Species
Question
When
rabbits were introduced to
Australia in the mid-1800s, they had
few predators. Rabbits feed on the
same food as kangaroos. What is a
likely outcome of that introduction?
4th Grade Invasive Species
Answer
The
kangaroo population, which also
fed on the vegetation, decreased.
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4th Grade Symbiosis Question
A
young fish is protected from
predators by a jellyfish’s stinging
tentacles. The jellyfish is neither
helped nor hurt by the presence of
the fish.
Which relationship does this
illustrate?
4th Grade Symbiosis Answer
commensalism
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3rd Grade Deer Question
Look
at the graph .
Predict how the change
in the deer population
will affect the plants in
the forest.
3rd Grade Deer Answer
The
number of plants will decrease.
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3rd Grade Native Species
Question
How
can you prevent the spread of
invasive species when you are hiking in
another state?
3rd Grade Native Species
Answer
Clean
your shoes well.
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2nd Grade Parasitism Question
Emerald
ash borer is a beetle that
was found in Ohio in 2003. The larvae
feed on the tree, often killing it. The
ash borer is the __________ and
the tree is the ______.
2nd Grade Parasitism Answer
The
ash borer is the parasite and the
tree is the host.
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2nd Grade Bats Question
Make
a prediction
about how many
Indiana Bats there
will be in the
environment in Year 5
if the pattern
continues.
2nd Grade Bats Answer
Any
number between 25-35.
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1st Grade Endangered Species
Question
The
Indiana bat is an endangered
species in Ohio. What is most likely to
happen to the bat population if people
make laws to protect it?
1st Grade Endangered Species
Answer
The
bat population will increase.
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1st Grade Conclusions Question
The
bar graph shows
the number of birds in
an environment over a
four-year drought.
What conclusion can
be drawn from the
information in the bar
graph?
1st Grade Conclusions Answer
The
drought is causing the bird
population to decrease.
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Million Dollar Question
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Invasive Parasites
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Describe
two ways
the emerald ash
borer will influence
the food web? Use
specific examples
from the diagram (2
points).
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There will be less food available to
the caterpillars and finches, so they
will decrease.
With fewer herbivores, snakes and
hawks will decrease or move away.
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