11 Questions
What is a key strategy plants use to compete with each other?
Growing taller to block light from other plants
What is the purpose of evidence in the CER framework?
To support a claim with facts
What occurs when organisms use the same resources?
Competition
What is a constraint in decision-making?
A necessary requirement
What can be expected to happen to a species population if its main food source declines?
The population will decrease
What type of relationship is characterized by mutual benefits?
Mutualism
What would be the likely consequence if a species at the top of a food chain experiences a significant decline in population?
The population of species at the bottom of the food chain would decrease.
What is a characteristic of invasive species?
They always cause problems in the ecosystem or cause monetary damage.
What would likely happen to the Treecreeper if most of the caterpillars suddenly disappeared?
The Treecreeper population would decrease.
What direction do the arrows point in a food chain diagram?
From the organism being eaten to the organism doing the eating.
What can be said about the impact of small changes in an ecosystem?
They can have a significant impact.
Learn about plant competition for sunlight and how to use the Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER) method to support scientific arguments. Understand how plants adapt to their environment to reduce competition.
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