Limiting Factors, Algae, and Brine Shrimp
Bellwork:
1) Disease, predation, and natural disasters __________________ population size.
2) Will there be more algae or more water fleas in an ecosystem?
3) Are disease, injury, and predation biotic or abiotic?
- Read about a YEAR-long experiment in Mono Lake, California to see what factors limit the number of algae and brine shrimp
Workbook pages 67, 69, and 71 explain the experiment & show the charts
- Analyze the experiment and identify limiting factors on page 73
- Exit Slip (page 72): Complete this sentence starter:
The BIG IDEA I learned from this investigation is…
Homework: Limiting Factors Worksheet
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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