MS-LS2.A-4
Species Quest
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Game Info for Teachers
COMBINED RATING
4.0 Stars
TEACHERS (15)
4.3
STUDENTS (6479)
3.7
LENGTH
20 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
iPad Support
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress
Description
Welcome to SpeciesQuest! Team up with Ned Venture and help Anteater collect all the magical fruits while you solve puzzles and learn a lot about the Ecological Relationships between species!
Vocabulary Words
species
ecosystem
ecological relationships
competition
predation
predator
prey
parasitism
commensalism
mutualism
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Competitive, Predatory, and Mutually Beneficial Interactions. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Predators are organisms that eat other organisms, known as prey.
Direct competition occurs when organisms interact directly to secure a resource.
Some symbiotic relationships are obligate, meaning one species depends on another for survival.
Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
Competition for resources can occur among organisms of the same species or among different populations within a community.
Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other is unaffected.
Because resources in an ecosystem are limited, living organisms compete for resources.
A population is a group of organisms of the same species in a region.
Living things in an ecosystem require food, shelter, water, space, nutrient-rich soil, and other resources for survival.
An increase or decrease in the population of a species in an ecosystem will likely affect all other organisms in the ecosystem.
An ecosystem consists of a group of living things and the environment in which they live.
Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other is harmed.
In predator/prey relationships, predators limit the population of the prey.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What is an ecosystem? What are three things that living things need to survive in their ecosystem? Why do you think living things in an ecosystem need to interact with each other?
After the Game
What are three ecological relationships you learned about during the game? How do ecological relationships help living things survive in an ecosystem? How is commensalism mutualism?
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Game Details
Difficulty
Content Integration
Lexile Level
905