Lehman+College

@http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/encyclopedia/ecosystem/?ar_a=1 Guided questions:
 * 1) What is meant by the word **biotic**? Provide at least 2 examples that would be found in an ecosystem.
 * 2) What is meant by **abiotic**? Provide at least 2 examples.
 * 3) What is seaweed and how is it important to the tide pool ecosystem?
 * 4) Pick an ecosystem that you read about and find interesting. What did you learn about this particular **environment**?
 * 5) The article states, “Only a few mosses grow in this desert ecosystem, supporting only a few birds, such as skuas.” How can this eventually be a problem for the skuas? Explain.
 * 6) Explain why the **population** of bison has ‘shrunk’ or decreased.
 * __U__sing the online article, answer the guided questions with textual evidence.
 * How are humans destroying rain forests? Who is this affecting? Do you think humans mean to hurt the ecosystem?