Ecosystem Assignment

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Instructions

Read each article (in the Analysis Questions section) as a segment or part of this assignment. Basically, these articals are just the content of this assignment (or at least, the Analysis Questions part), but in an organized way, so you can easily see each section. The Ecosystem Guide is already on the main page, since they're mostly small-ish questions.


Ecosystem Guide


Frog/Snake Species: Western Chorus Frog


What does the frog/snake eat?: Flies, mosquitoes, ants, beetles, moths, caterpillars, grasshoppers, snails, spiders. [1] (“Western Chorus Frog- Species At Risk in The Land Between”) As tadpoles, it eats different types of algae. [1] (“Western Chorus Frog- Species At Risk in The Land Between”)


Where does the frog/snake live?: Southern Ontario (Ottawa Valley) and Southwestern Quebec.


Producers in the ecosystem: Algae


Consumers in the ecosystem: Lizards, snakes, birds, and otters eat frogs. [2] (Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust)


Abiotic factors in the ecosystem: Water, air, rocks [3] (“Flexi answers - What are the abiotic and biotic things in a frog's ecosystem?”) , mud.


Analysis Questions


What Does It Eat/What Eats It

Explain what the frog or snake eats and...

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How To Keep Healthy

How can humans help keep your ecosystem...

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What If Extinct

What would happen if the frog/snake...

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How Humans Hurt Ecosystem

How can humans hurt your ecosystem...

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