MS-LS2.A-2
EcoQuest: Competition for Resources
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Game Info for Teachers
COMBINED RATING
4.1 Stars
TEACHERS (16)
4.3
STUDENTS (7759)
3.8
LENGTH
10 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
iPad Support
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress
Description
Card game about competition for resources in the ecosystem. In this game the board represents an ecosystem and the cards the biotic and abiotic factors that form it.
Vocabulary Words
ecosystem
inexhaustible
biotic factors
exploitative competition
decomposer
invasive species
population
pollination
prey
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Competition for Resources In Ecosystems. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
An increase or decrease in the population of a species in an ecosystem will likely affect all other organisms in the ecosystem.
Obtaining and processing nutrients for growth is a life function of an organism.
Competition for sunlight affects the growth of a plant.
Competition for resources can occur among organisms of the same species or among different populations within a community.
Because resources in an ecosystem are limited, living organisms compete for resources.
Direct competition occurs when organisms interact directly to secure a resource.
Access to water affects the growth of a plant.
Exploitative competition occurs when an organism or population uses a resource so that another organism or population cannot.
Living things in an ecosystem require food, shelter, water, space, nutrient-rich soil, and other resources for survival.
Access to nutrient-rich soil affects the growth of a plant.
Apparent competition occurs when a change in the population of a prey species affects another prey species.
An ecosystem consists of a group of living things and the environment in which they live.
Reproduction is a life function of an organism.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What does a plant need to grow? What are ways a plant might get water in the wild? What are some things that animals need to survive?
After the Game
What does an organism need to survive in an ecosystem? Why is the sun so important? What happened when you added the rabbits? Why were bees so important to an ecosystem? What happened when the invasive species entered the ecosystem? What was an examples of competition in the game?
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Game Details
Difficulty
Content Integration
Lexile Level
905