This week, the students reviewed the concepts of producers (plants), consumers (animals), decomposers (fungus, bacteria, invertebrates) and non-living environmental factors (rocks, soil, sun, air, water). They further discussed the Monterey Bay ecosystem, and played a game called "Oh, Deer" that emphasized the challenges of competition for resources in an ecosystem. Key questions: What is competition? How does it affect populations? What happened to a population of animals if the resources are decreased?
Reminder: Would love lettuce containers if you have them! We need about 20 to make terrariums to house our plants and insects starting right after Spring Break!
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