I believe that we are slowly losing our connection to the natural world. Technology encourages us to stay indoors, requiring nothing more than for us to be comfortable and happy. Because of the lack of visible necessity to maintain a connection to nature, it is very easy to disregard any importance at all. However, it is very important that we stay close with nature. Plants produce the oxygen that we breathe and without our assistance in keeping plants alive and thriving, the amount of oxygen produced would dwindle. As Professor Trumpey mentioned in lecture on Monday, the food chain shows how plants also produce the necessary nutrition for primary consumers, which are then food for the secondary consumers, etc. As omnivores, we require both plants and animals (who, by the food chain, require plants for survival). The natural world is necessary for our survival. Technology is always helpful, but we must not ignore nature for it. In fact, technology can help us maintain the connection to the natural world by helping us do research, continue to learn more, etc.