ENVS.SCI.5.F
Use models to predict how species extinction may alter the food chain and affect existing populations in an ecosystem.
Environmental Systems · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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modelsspecies extinctionfood chainpopulationsecosystem
Skills
- use models (to predict ecological changes) #dok2
- predict (impacts of species extinction on food chain and populations) #dok3
- analyze (effects of species extinction within ecosystems) #dok3
- explain (connections between species extinction, food chains, and populations) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can use models to represent what happens in an ecosystem. #dok2
- I can explain how species extinction can impact a food chain. #dok2
- I can analyze data or scenarios to predict how species extinction may alter populations in an ecosystem using a model. #dok3
- I can predict changes in the food chain and populations if a species goes extinct. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Ecosystems are complex networks where the extinction of one species can cause significant changes to food chains and other populations.
- Models can help predict and illustrate the cascading effects of species extinction within an ecosystem.
Essential Questions
- How can species extinction disrupt a food chain in an ecosystem?
- What role do models play in helping us predict the effects of species extinction?
- How might other populations within an ecosystem respond when a species becomes extinct?
- Why is it important to understand the effects of species extinction on ecosystems?
- What are some real-world examples where species extinction led to significant ecological changes?