During the Video:
The Lorax Video Questions
Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Date:___________________
1. Classify each of the following as either a consumer or producer in the ecosystem:
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Once-ler:
Barbaloots:
Swomee-Swans:
Humming Fish:
e. Truffula Trees:
f. The Lorax:
g. The Little Boy:
2. Who or what does the Once-ler actually represent in society?
3. Why is the Once-ler considered a predator? Who is his prey?
4. How did the smoke affect the Swomee-Swans?
5. How did the pollution from the Thneed factory affect the Humming-fish?
6. What type of limiting factor would the factory pollution be to the Swomee-Swans and Humming Fish (Circle One):
Density Dependent
Density Independent
Below is a labeled graph that shows phases of population growth. Use the graph to answer questions 7-10:
7. At the beginning of the movie, the truffula population was in which phase of growth?
Lag phase
Exponential phase
Stationary phase
8. Why did you choose your answer for the above question?
9. At the beginning of the movie, what phase of growth were the people in?
Lag phase
Exponential phase
Stationary phase
10. What type of growth did the people experience as the movie continued?
Lag phase
Exponential phase
Stationary phase
11. Why do you think the Once-ler did not listen to the pleas of the Lorax?
12. -14. Most environmental problems result from a “domino effect” begun by a single action or activity. Select three of the following
environmental issues below observed in the “glorious place” and relate them to the development of the Thneed:
Energy consumption
Waste disposal/management
Human population explosion
Pollution
Deforestation
Endangered/threatened species
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You are a reporter for a local newspaper. Use the questions below to
mentally interview the following individuals. Your article must be in a
Breaking News! format and include quotes from each individual
regarding the situation at hand and include a picture in the middle.
Barbaloots, Swomee-Swans,
Hummingfish, & Truffula Trees
1. How did it feel when the
Once-ler moved in and began
cutting down the trees?
2. What problems did the
Thneed industry create for you
and your fellow animal and plant
friends?
The Little Boy
1. Do you think it was
important for the Once-ler to
tell you the story, and why?
2. How did you feel when the
last truffula seed was given to
you? What do you plan to do
with it?
The Once-ler
The Lorax
1. Why didn’t you listen to the
Lorax?
2. What could you have done to
prevent what ultimately
happened?
1. Was there something more
you could have done for your
friends?
2. What are your feelings
toward the Once-ler right now?
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