Maximiliano Saavedra - Mealworm Writing Task-Student Sheet .pdf

Name: Pd:
Mealworm Writing Prompt- 10 pts FA
PROMPT: Summarize how your abiotic (or biotic) factor impacts the movement of energy and matter through
the mealworm habitat. Include how molecules moved through the system, how molecules were rearranged,
and processes involved.
● Introduction & Experimental Design:
○ What are mealworms? Why were they a good model system to use in our experiment?
○ Restate your hypothesis: Do you accept or reject your hypothesis?
○ Identify the independent variable and dependant variable and the control vs. the experimental
groups in the lab set up
● Carbon Cycle: Explain how carbon cycles through the mealworm habitat (between living/non living
things) beginning with carbon coming from the food source.
○ What are the different forms of carbon throughout this cycle? What are the processes ?
Potatoes are made of starch, which is a polymer (chain) of glucose molecules. Explain how a
carbon atom in the potato could end up in the:
A. Atmosphere (as part of what molecule)
B. Biosphere (as part of the biomass of the mealworm)
C. Lithosphere (the soil/earth if they were in their natural habitat)
● Secondary Productivity:
○ Define and explain how to calculate the following: Gross Secondary Productivity (GSP), Net
Secondary Productivity NSP, Respiration (R) concepts
○ Complete the GSP, NSP, R Calculations with your mealworm data → Must include actual data
with work shown.

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