Hunter+College

[] 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.
 * Enrichment:** In addition to responding to the guiding questions (using the online article), complete the following with textual evidence:
 * Analyze this quote: “Every factor in an ecosystem depends on every other factor, either directly or indirectly.” Based on the reading and your knowledge of ecosystems, what does this mean?
 * How do the biotic factors in an ecosystem depend on the abiotic factors for survival?
 * Who (or what) is the main cause of destruction on the rainforest ecosystem? What can we do to help make a difference?

Read the article "Phone Charging Stations in NYC" and answer these questions: 1. Do you believe it is important to have these types of stations in NYC? Why or Why not? Give examples from the article to support your answer. 2. What problems can occur at these charging stations? 3. How can our next mayor improve on Bloomberg’s idea?