Living/Non-living STEM
Food Web
Food Web
Which of the following is a living thing? rock, tree, desk, gummy worm
tree
Give me an example of an apex predator
How old is Ms Morales?
28
The world’s oceans are facing many threats due to...
Pollution/ Human Activity
In which ecosystem would you expect to find a rattlesnake?
desert
What is an example of a non-living thing? grass, tree, squirrel, rock.
rock
What is the name of the website that helps with categorizing endangered species.
Cites
What cereal does Ms Morales like?
Cherrios
What is Pollution?
Pollution occurs when an environment is contaminated, or dirtied, by waste, chemicals, trash, and other harmful substances.
Why is biodiversity important?
Increases ecosystem productivity and reduces the risks of an ecosystem collapsing
Which of the following is a living thing?
water, bacteria, cloud, soil
bacteria
What species is endangered?
The great white shark
What club does Ms Morales run on Thursday ?
Environmental Mindfulness Club
What is water pollution and what creates it ?
Water pollution is the contamination of bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater, often by human activities
An interaction between two species in which both benefit or one benefits and the other is unaffected is called ___________.
symbiotic relationship
Name two of the characteristics of living things.
reproduce, can move by themselves (even if it is only internally), can grow, respond to surrounding changes.
What are the sharks 6th sense?
Electroreceptors
What is Ms Morales sons name?
Gabriel
Where does the most plastic pollution come from?
Mumbai India
There are one of the three different lifesytles in the ocean ecosystem?
Think back to Sponge bob, evil villain...
PLANKTON
Why wouldn't a lizard and a polar bear be on the same food web?
They live in different ecosystems/ Indirect Relationship
Why are sharks important to an ecosystem?
They play an important role by mainting the species below them in the food chain and serving as indicator for ocean health.
Where is Ms. Morales from?
Guatemalan Brazilian and Puerto Rican
Water pollution can originate from a number of sources. How many and what are they?
Think about the BP oil spill
Transboundary, non point pollution and point source
This ecosystem covers 72% of the earth's surface and provides half of our oxygen.
Ocean