High School Science - HS-LS2-2 - Using Data to Explain Ecosystem Changes
6 Questions
NGSS.HS-LS2-2
1
Biologists tracked the populations of moose and wolves on an isolated island. The graph shows a 12-year sample from the population model.
2
Burmese pythons, large constrictor snakes, were accidentally introduced to the Florida Everglades in the late 1990s.
3
A local lake ecosystem is surrounded by agricultural fields. In Year 4, heavy spring rains caused massive amounts of nitrogen-rich fertilizer runoff to enter the lake.
4
A local pond ecosystem experiences a severe summer drought.
5
Forest fires play a complex role in ecosystems.
6
Lionfish are an invasive species introduced to the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.