1. Essential Question: Why are soil microbes impacted by human activity
Essential Question: Why are soil microbes impacted by human activity? Investigation Question: How do soil microbes contribute to an ecosystem's biodiversity?
Investigation 1:
Soil microbes, such as bacteria and fungus, undergo a process called nitrogen fixation, which pulls nitrogen out of the atmosphere. This increases the growth of primary producers, which increases an ecosystem’s biodiversity through the food chain.
Terms: Biodiversity, ecosystem, soil microbes, fungus, bacteria, nitrogen fixation, primary producers, food chain

2. Concept Map Soil Microbes Fungus Bacteria Nitrogen Fixation Primary
Producers
Food Chain
Ecosystem
Biodiversity

3. Microbes and Primary Productivity
Drawing and Labels
Draw the picture below to the best of your ability and label the diagram.
Microbes and Primary Productivity

4. Nitrogen Fixation

5. Drawings and Labels
Conduction

6. Focus Questions Write the question and answer in a complete sentence
Q1. Why are soil microbes important to primary producers/plants?
Q2. How does nitrogen move through an ecosystem?
Q3. How do soil microbes increase biodiversity?
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7. Exit Slip
Write the question and answer in a complete sentence
How do soil microbes contribute to an ecosystem's biodiversity?
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Evidence (WHY):
Example (WHAT):