Ecosystem: Wetlands

Focus Question: How do individuals and groups of organisms interact with each other and their environment?

Give three examples of predator/prey relationships that can be observed in the wetlands.	Use organisms found in the wetlands to explain the food chain.	Use examples of organisms found in the wetlands to explain how producers, consumers and decomposers interact in the ecosystem.	Briefly describe an example of the competition for space, food, and water among organisms in the wetlands.	What is the normal range for temperature? Turbidity? Salinity? Wind speed?
How would a decrease in the prey population impact the other animals in the wetlands?	Choose one consumer in the wetlands and explain what would happen if the producers died.	How do changes in the relationships between consumers, producers, and decomposers impact the ecosystem?	How does the competition for space, food, and water impact the ecosystem? Give an example for each.	What does the data from my field study indicate about the health of wetland ecosystem?