Directions: Listen to the following podcast: Stuff You Should Know: Was Malthus right about carrying capacity?
https://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/was-malthus-right-about-carrying-capacity.htm
1. When was this podcast released?
2. What has changed about the human population since the release of this podcast?
3. Who was Thomas Malthus? (5 details for full credit)
4. What was his main hypothesis about human populations? (5 details for full credit)
5. Do you agree with Josh or Chuck, are individuals responsible for environmental problems or the government and why? (5 details)
Science
Homework Week 3 Chapter 2. (50 points)
1) What are the operations and support functions of an ecosystem?
2) How does a resilient ecosystem get threatened? What are the causes?
3) Discuss trophic levels of ecosystems.
4) How does one trophic level exert pressure on the other?
5) What would happen is a river near you caught fire due to pollution? Would it change the way you think about the importance of protecting the environment?