| Central Question: What does the world lose when a species goes extinct? Guiding Thought Question: First make a prediction at the connection between changes in physical geography and the extinction of species. After making your prediction watch the youtube video on the sixth mass extinction and explain how changes in landscapes can trigger mass dies offs of species. Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about the importance of preserving species and making a case for the continued protection of all by designing informative | |
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21 Comments
Haley E
11/7/2018 09:03:39 am
By changing the land, the animals are forced to change with it. Not all animals will be able to change in order to survive. Cutting down forests removes homes for many species, they cant live without it.
Anderson
11/7/2018 09:03:46 am
I believe that when the physical geography changes rapidly overtime it leads to an increase in the extinction of species. When the geography changes life may no longer be adapted to live in those conditions and then die off. For example if the ocean becomes too acidic many fish species will no longer be able to live there.
Erica G.
11/7/2018 09:04:48 am
Changes in geography can cause species especially evolved the the previous geography to start dying off. If several species are evolved to best fit the environment of a forest and the forest becomes a desert (through desertification), then all the species in that forest would die off.
Ferro
11/7/2018 09:05:10 am
Physical geography and species extinction are related because if a species becomes extinct then their habitat would either get overgrown or the prey species would boom. If a habitat were to change then the species of that habitat would have to evolve in order to survive. The species' food sources would become extinct causing the species to slowly starve
abbs
11/7/2018 09:05:26 am
I feel like the physical geography will change like crazy over the years. From theories and facts there will be states and countries that will go under water and new countries and land forms will pop up out of the ocean. With that, animals and humans will be greatly affected because they will not have anywhere to go. That will lead to some extinction in animals that are only in one area of the world and can't move/ suffeciently adapt any place else.
Tyler
11/7/2018 09:05:33 am
I believe that the more the physical geography changes the more extinction there is, sadly. When a change in a area happens it can heavily affect everything even leading to massive die offs. A big examples is if the rain forest is going to continue being cut down at the rate that it is eventually the animals are going to go extinct. Then that will lead to more extinctions eventually leading to a massive extinction event killing almost everything on earth.
Ka Zin
11/7/2018 09:06:16 am
The change in physical geography and the extinction of animals is related because if the animals are made to live on land and then suddenly the water level rises then the animals who can only survive on lands would die very easily.
Olivia Wagner
11/7/2018 09:07:36 am
The change in the landscape such as deforestation causes species to have to adapt or move out of their homes, but the species can’t migrate out of their environments or can’t adapt so they die off and that leads to extinction
Katherine
11/7/2018 09:07:48 am
Physical changes trigger chemical, and climatic changes. These changes may happen more quickly than life can adapt to. Not only that, but humans sometimes render an area uninhabitable by all but the most hardy of organisms.
Allison
11/7/2018 09:08:38 am
They are connected through ecosystem and species specialization.
Tyrece Griggs
11/7/2018 09:08:51 am
Changes in landscape such as land loss like on an island can limit a species land room and cause them to all be in one spot and then it gets into survival of the fittest and fight for food
Jaksha, Madeline
11/7/2018 09:12:28 am
If the physical geography of an ecosystem is changed so much that a species can not survive in that area the species will go extinct eventually. Habitats being changed can change the climate indirectly and affect even more species.
Hannah
11/7/2018 09:12:43 am
Changes in landscapes can trigger mass extinctions because it forces species, specifically adapted to that area, to change their ways of living and the majority of them won't be able to adapt fast enough; therefore, leading to the dying off of that species. This amplifies especially when the changes occur faster than what the species are able to handle.
Hunter
11/7/2018 09:16:41 am
if the geography of an area changes if the species cant adapt they would have to move or they would probably go extinct. after the video i see the more change in the geography the more problems it could be for the animals in the environment.
Parks
11/8/2018 12:23:19 pm
Species rely an extreme amount on their habitat for survival. It offers safety and a place to gather and to hunker down. If the physical geography of their habitat changes too much that they can't survive or can't adapt fast enough to the changes, then they will go extinct. If the physical geography changes, so will the prey, and especially if species are specifically restricted to that area, they won't be able to survive on that land.
Parks
11/8/2018 12:37:22 pm
After watching the video, I learned that we are the main cause of the change of the natural landscape. We are using all of the natural resources for our own use, causing the landscape to change too fast for the animals to adapt. We're selfish, long story short.
Jessica Lloyd
11/8/2018 12:29:15 pm
When the geography changes not all the animals can adapt and change fast enough. It will kill of some animals
palmer
11/8/2018 12:33:52 pm
kandscape = habitat
Takiyah
11/8/2018 12:38:13 pm
for example if you cut trees off the animals have to move and disrupt ecosystems and kill animals. only the strong survive.
dejah
11/8/2018 12:39:42 pm
what they said ^ :)
offended
11/8/2018 12:43:10 pm
the species rely on their environment for life and if that changes they could start dying because those things in the environment that the animals rely on are now gone. The adaptations to the land that the animals have is sometimes so high that they can hardly move without struggling to survive. It can trigger mass die offs because they struggle with the major changes that are being caused by people or natural things like the dinosaurs Leave a Reply. |
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