Ecosystem Resilience and Disturbances
NGSS HS-LS2-6: Evaluate claims that complex interactions in ecosystems maintain consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.
Simulation Controls
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Environmental Disturbances
Observe how the ecosystem responds (Stability and Change) to different levels of disruption.
Apply Modest Disturbance
e.g., A seasonal drought temporarily reduces the carrying capacity for plants.
Apply Extreme Disturbance
e.g., A severe, prolonged climate event or introduction of a highly competitive invasive species that drastically alters the environment.
Evidence Log
Engaging in Argument from Evidence: Record your observations here. Does the ecosystem return to its original state (resilient) or form a new ecosystem?
Population Dynamics over Time
Plants (Producers):
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Herbivores (Primary):
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Carnivores (Secondary):
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