Guding Questions:
1. What are some of the biotic and abiotic factors surrounding the ant colonies?
There are plenty of little grassy plants, some trees but nothing too close. There are moss on the trees, and then some leafy short plants.
2. Where do the ants get the energy needed to live and thrive?
The ants get there energy from the leaves of the plants around them. They are primary consumers.
3. What factors would you like to measure next?
I would like to look at how much rainfall is around the mound and the amount of sunlight that hits the mound.
1. What are some of the biotic and abiotic factors surrounding the ant colonies?
There are plenty of little grassy plants, some trees but nothing too close. There are moss on the trees, and then some leafy short plants.
2. Where do the ants get the energy needed to live and thrive?
The ants get there energy from the leaves of the plants around them. They are primary consumers.
3. What factors would you like to measure next?
I would like to look at how much rainfall is around the mound and the amount of sunlight that hits the mound.
We all went up to the mound and all made a guess at the percentage of of canopy cover, then averaged our guesses and wrote that down, 73%. Then, we did the same with green ground cover, 25%. Then we rated how active the mound seemed from 1-10. We said 4. Then we collected specimens and went back to the classroom.
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