Now use Write It to write an essay or Infograph It to create a diagram for your final assignment. Choose one type of disruption featured in the lesson—habitat loss, loss of primary prey, or the introduction of invasive species—and answer the question:
What do you think might happen if this disruption occurred in an ecosystem near you?
If you are using Infograph It, open the notes below before you begin.
Familiarize yourself with the icons above. You will use these in the activity to represent a disruption and its effects on plants or animals in the ecosystem near you.
You will label the icons as part of the activity, so the icon that displays a minnow, for example, can stand for any aquatic prey. Likewise, the fox could represent any land predator, like a bear, should you label it that way.
There are step-by-step instructions to guide you through this activity. After you've completed each step, you can click Instructions to review the next step.