Assignment: Ecosystems and Decomposition Exploration In this assignment, you will conduct research on rapid and slow changes to an ecosystem. For the slow changes, you will explore decomposition. For the fast changes, you will examine one of these major weather events: 2004 Asian tsunami 2011 Japan tsunami 2012 Hurricane Sandy 2005 Hurricane Katrina One that has occurred in your area Sources Used List the urls of the websites used. List at least three. Fast Changes in the Ecosystem Name of Event Description of change Describe how wildlife was directly affected. How did organisms adapt/survive? Give examples of organisms that could not adapt/survive? Slow Changes in the Ecosystem Title of Change Decomposition Describe the process of decomposition. Describe how wildlife was directly affected. How did organisms adapt/survive? Questions In the fast change, how are other parts of the ecosystem affected? In decomposition, how are other parts of the ecosystem affected? Under which type of change would more organisms be able to survive? Why? What are some positive effects of a rapid change to an ecosystem? What are some positive effects of a slow change to an ecosystem?