1: How does the story of Borneo exemplify the idea of ecosystems and the interaction of organisms (specifically the importance of all organisms in that ecosystem)?
The story shows how if one species's population goes then then others will follow. A predator-prey relationship.
2: How does the story exemplify how humans (in our attempt to fix one thing), cause unforeseeable problems in ecosystems?
The story shows how human cause unforeseeable problems in ecosystems because they think there is a problem and try to fix it but don't realize that all there doing is making it worse.
3: Explain how a toxin in a food web will harm some while killing others- why did the mosquitos and cats die while other things lived? (hint: research bioaccumulation & biomagnification)
A toxin in a food web will harm some and kill others because the some maybe have a defense system that the others don't have.
4: Explain why you think DDT has been banned in the U.S. but is still in production and used in countries all over the world.
I think DDT has been banned in the U.S. because we have realized that it has bad consequences and that there has to be a better and safer way to get rid of mosquitos.
5: If DDT is still being used around the world, but not in the U.S.- are we still exposed to it? (Discuss).
The story said something about how DDT effected the air so I think we could still be exposed to it.
6: Do you think scientists should have sprayed the island with DDT? If not, what should they have done about the Malaria issue?
How I saw the story go , I don't think the scientists should have sprayed the island with DDT. I think the scientists should have put there efforts to finding an antibiotic for Malaria
The story shows how if one species's population goes then then others will follow. A predator-prey relationship.
2: How does the story exemplify how humans (in our attempt to fix one thing), cause unforeseeable problems in ecosystems?
The story shows how human cause unforeseeable problems in ecosystems because they think there is a problem and try to fix it but don't realize that all there doing is making it worse.
3: Explain how a toxin in a food web will harm some while killing others- why did the mosquitos and cats die while other things lived? (hint: research bioaccumulation & biomagnification)
A toxin in a food web will harm some and kill others because the some maybe have a defense system that the others don't have.
4: Explain why you think DDT has been banned in the U.S. but is still in production and used in countries all over the world.
I think DDT has been banned in the U.S. because we have realized that it has bad consequences and that there has to be a better and safer way to get rid of mosquitos.
5: If DDT is still being used around the world, but not in the U.S.- are we still exposed to it? (Discuss).
The story said something about how DDT effected the air so I think we could still be exposed to it.
6: Do you think scientists should have sprayed the island with DDT? If not, what should they have done about the Malaria issue?
How I saw the story go , I don't think the scientists should have sprayed the island with DDT. I think the scientists should have put there efforts to finding an antibiotic for Malaria