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Paper instructions:

Write a 350word letter to the City Council in neighboring Glimmerville. In your letter, explain the situation with the Grass Carp and some of the challenges faced in restoring balance to Sparksville's aquatic ecosystem. Since Glimmerville is experiencing a similar situation, provide advice on how to restore their lake ecosystem. Include the following points in your letter: 

    1.What is ecosystem balance? Describe two ways in which the invasive species and native species impact ecosystem balance. 
    2.describe how native and invasive species might affect succession.  How might an invasive species impact the natural selection of the native species within a habitat? Describe how native and invasive species affect the flow of energy in an ecosystem? 
    3.Describe four possible solutions to the Grass Carp invasion problem. Describe one advantage and one disadvantage for each solution. 
    4.As you learned, the flow of energy, species interactions, and natural selection change over time. Since ecosystems and species are in flux, why should humans strive to restore and maintain ecosystem balance?