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Comprehension Check 1. In regard to the information on game card #7: Based on your knowledge of food chains, why did this action result in the addition of a green block, but the removal of two blue blocks? 2. In regard to the information on game card #10: Why did this accident result not only in the removal of green blocks but also the removal of a red and a blue? Why didn't the oil spill result in the removal of any yellow blocks?
Biodiversity and Conservation 3. In regard to the information on game card #13: Why did this population shift result in the addition of a blue block to the tower? 4. In regard to the information on game card #18: Why did this action result in the addition of a green block?
Was the addition of the green block due to a biotic or an abiotic factor? Explain your answer. 5. Assume that your leftover yellow blocks (the tertiary consumers) represent only people. Why was there less effect on that trophic level than on the lower levels of the food chain? I
6. 7. Biodiversity and Conservation Identify three human activities listed on the game cards that contributed to the loss of biodiversity in the Louisiana coastal ecosystem. For each activity, explain how that action affected species, ecosystem, or genetic diversity. a. b. List two actions humans could take to help preserve the biodiversity of the Loui- siana coastal ecosystem. Why would each be helpful?
8. Challenge Question! You removed a large number of blocks and the tower remained intact. But, the removal of just one additional block caused the col- lapse of the entire tower. What principle of biodiversity does this demonstrate?