Monday, September 29, 2014

A World Without Mosquitoes

Read A World Without Mosquitoes and answer the following questions.

  1. How many people are infected with malaria every year worldwide?  How many are killed?



  1. According to the article, mosquitoes have been around for more than 100 million years, so what is one problem with simply wiping them out?




  1. What types of animals depend on mosquitoes and their larvae as a food source?




  1. There are several different opinions given about what would happen if we simply eradicated mosquitoes from the planet.  What do you think would happen?  What evidence do you have to support your view?