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Functional Feeding Groups in Stream Macroinvertebrates

Functional Feeding Groups in Stream Macroinvertebrates Powerpoint to accompany Lesson 6 in the Biodiversity Teaching Experiment Written by: Jennifer Doherty, Cornelia Harris, and Laurel Hartley Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacy

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Functional Feeding Groups in Stream Macroinvertebrates

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  1. Functional Feeding Groups in Stream Macroinvertebrates Powerpoint to accompany Lesson 6 in the Biodiversity Teaching Experiment Written by: Jennifer Doherty, Cornelia Harris, and Laurel Hartley Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacy Long Term Ecological Research Math Science Partnership 2012 Disclaimer: This research is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation: Targeted Partnership: Culturally relevant ecology, learning progressions and environmental literacy (NSF-0832173). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

  2. Functional Feeding Groups in stream macroinvertebrates

  3. Predator Dragonfly Larvae: lower lip is modified to snap up prey! Watch one hunting!

  4. Predator Damselfly Larva: watch a video of one catching and eating a small fish

  5. Scraper

  6. Collector Blackfly Larva

  7. Collector Mayfly: can you see all their mouthparts

  8. Shredder Crane Fly Larvae

  9. Shredder Caddisfly Larva

  10. Guess the functional feeding group… Predator? Scraper? Collector? Shredder? Dobsonfly - check out those large jaws!

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