Want to create interactive content? It’s easy in Genially!

Get started free

Ecosystem adventure

Nathan Benesh

Created on November 20, 2024

This is an ecosystem exploration activity that provides practice with abiotic/biotic factors and ecosystems.

Start designing with a free template

Discover more than 1500 professional designs like these:

Transcript

ECOSYSTEM

AVENTURe

START

CHOOSE YOUR DESTINATIONEach destination will provide you with part of a code that will help you open the safe

Destination 05

Destination 04

Destination 03

Destination 02

Destination 01

WELCOME to the Artic Tundra

This is a cold environment that creates a significant challenge for the things that live in it

START

QUESTION 01

The polar bears are examples of what:

Both
Abiotic factors
Biotic factors

QUESTION 02

Snow would be considered what?

Abiotic factor
Biotic factor
Both

QUESTION 03

If the population of polar bears increased, what would you expect to happen?

Herbivore populations would increase
Fish populations would decrease
Fish populations would increase

CONGRATULATIONS

The first number you need to remember is:

Back to map

WELCOME TO the RainFOREST

This environment gets plenty of sun, and rain and is home to many diverse species.

START

Question 01

Parrots would be an example of what?

Consumer
Producer
Apex predator

QUESTION 02

The jaguar is an example of what?

Producer
Herbivore
Apex predator

QUESTION 03

Trees and plants are what?

Herbivores
Apex predators
Producers

CONGRATULATIONS

The second number you need to remember is:

Back to map

WELCOME TO Paris!

Even urban environments like Paris, France are considered ecosystems!

START

QUESTION 01

In the city, what do you think is considered a biotic factor?

A river
Streets
Trees

QUESTION 01

In the city, what do you think is considered an abiotic factor?

Trees
Pigeons
Buildings

QUESTION 03

What do you think happens to biodiversity when humans settle in an area?

Decreases
Nothing happens
Increases

CONGRATULATIONS

The third number you need to remember is:

Back to map

WELCOME TO the SAhara Desert

This ecosystem reaches both extremes when it comes to temperature, is very dry, and has a lot of sand.

START

QUESTION 01

What kind of carrying capacity do you think the Saharan desert has?

High carrying capacity
Low carrying capacity
What's a carrying capacity?

QUESTION 02

What resource do you think is most valuable in a low carrying capacity environment like the desert?

Water
Every resource is equally important
Shade

QUESTION 03

With many organisms in the desert needing water, what do you think would happen?

Nothing happens
Species that need water compete for it
Every organism shares perfectly

CONGRATULATIONS

The fourth number you need to remember is:

Back to map

WELCOME TO the WETLANDS

The wetlands ecosystem is often flooded and contains a lot of plant and animal life.

START

QUESTION 01

Of the following, which has the biggest impact on any ecosystem?

Fires
Rain
Humans

QUESTION 02

Why do would it be important to understand how humans impact the environment?

So that we can cause animals to go extinct
So that we can protect and preserve our ecosystems
So that we can take advantage of resources

QUESTION 03

Why is it important to keep our ecosystems healthy?

Healthy ecosystems keep earth healthy
So that we can destroy them
We don't need to keep them healthy

The last number you need to remember is:

Back to map

TRY AGAIN?

This adventure is not over yet. What is the secret code 🔑?

27193