C2 Work

You'll notice that C2 has many concepts in common with 4.2, but it goes into more depth.  As you read through the section, answer/do the following in your notebook.

1. How can an owl pellet be used to determine information about the owl's community?
2. Use the information in the sidebar on p. 615 to construct a food web.
3. Do the DBQ on p. 616.
4. Explain how food conversion ratios can be used to eat more sustainably.  Use numbers to back yourself up.
5. Examine the Whittaker climograph on p. 617 and describe what it shows.
6. Examine the net primary productivity listings on p. 618 and propose why some are very high and some are very low.  Use specific examples.
7. Do Question #2 in the Activity listed on p. 618 (draw 2 energy pyramids, compare, and explain).
8. Examine the Gersmehl nutrient cycle diagrams on p. 619 and do the Activity questions related to it on p 620.
9. Do the George Vancouver DBQ on p 621!
10. Read about respiration rates and biomass accumulation and do the question on p. 622.
11. Do the secondary succession question on p. 623.
12. Describe how humans can interfere with nutrient cycling.