What are the Connections?
What makes the world tick for ticks? Students investigate the complex interactions between plants, arthropods, and the abiotic factors with the "Web of Life" game and articles about plant/arthropod interactions.
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Investigating Plant-Arthropod Interactions
In her search for answers, this doctoral candidate mostly came up with more questions—a result that made her happy. Learn why she thinks the best part of discovery is following a trail of questions.
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Plant/Arthropod Interactions
Not all arthropods are equal in the eyes of plants. To attract helpful ones and fend off harmful ones, plants use their important chemical and mechanical attributes.
Hands-on Activity
Web of Life
Play the Web of Life game to discover how all the players in an ecosystem depend on each other to survive. As you play, you'll come up with the connections between different species and their environments.
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Saving El Imposible: A Biodiversity Puzzle
Journey to El Salvador for a visit to El Imposible, where you have to go on horseback or foot to see the entire forest. This national park has been called the "Jewel of Central America."
