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Keystone Species for President Project You will research a keystone species and share the information with the rest of the class. All information and the grading rubric are included here. 1. Sign up for a species on the list of species available (Sea Otter, African Elephant, Gray Wolf, Prairie Dog, Purple Sea Star, Beaver, Jaguar, Pacific Salmon, Tiger Shark, Hummingbirds of the Sonoran Desert, and American Alligator, Gopher Tortoise). Everyone will research their own different species --- NO DUPLICATES!! 2. You will be given time today and Monday 10.19 to research your species. Any information you do not get that day will be gathered on your own time. Posters Due on October 21st . 3. Find the following information on your species: a. Where does your species live? (country) b. In what type of ecosystem/habitat does your species live? c. What does your species eat? d. What organism(s) prey on your species (if applicable)? e. What community interactions (ex: intraspecific competition, interspecific competition, mutualism, parasitism, commensalism) occur between members of the community in which your species lives? (Identify and describe 3 specific examples) f. What major role does your species play in its ecosystem that would qualify it as a keystone species? g. Drawings or pictures of species, rather than just their written names h. Latin (scientific) names of species (NOTE: These names should be underlined, since you cannot write in italics.) Present this information within your Presidential poster. You can do this however you want. These could be your “Why we should vote for them” or could be part of a slogan or background design. On the back of the poster… 4. Construct a food web of your species ecosystem (6 species minimum). 5. Using a specific colors, highlight all species in the same trophic level the same color. (Example: You should have 4 different colors for 4 different trophic levels. Remember to include a color-code key.) 6. Identify the trophic level(s) in which your species falls. Grading Rubric Category 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 point Information (from Step 3 above) One answer is missing or incorrect. Two answers are missing or incorrect. 1 arrow incorrect OR all correct but only 5 species are named. 2 incorrect arrows OR 2 species missing with all arrows correct OR 1 incorrect arrow and 1 species missing. Two species’ trophic levels incorrectly identified OR one trophic level not identified OR key missing. Three or more answers are missing or incorrect. 3 incorrect arrows OR 3 species missing with all arrows correct OR some combination of the two adding up to three errors. Three or more species’ trophic levels incorrectly identified AND/OR more than one trophic level not identified. All information is provided. 6 species named and all arrows are accurate. Food Web All organisms are correctly highlighted according to trophic level. One species’ trophic level incorrectly identified OR inaccurate key. Three community interactions identified and described. One community interaction is missing, incomplete or incorrect Two community interactions are missing, incomplete or incorrect Visually appealing, exceptional use of pictures/ drawings. Original layout and design. 2 of the three criteria met: Visually appealing, exceptional use of pictures/ drawings. Original layout and design. One spelling error 1 of the following criteria met: Visually appealing, exceptional use of pictures/ drawings. Original layout and design. Two spelling errors Trophic Levels Community Interactions Creativity No spelling errors Three community interactions are some combination of missing, incomplete or incorrect Project complete with the exception of making it a ‘keystone species for president’ theme. Layout neatly done, but missing out on the three criteria. Three or more spelling errors Points earned X 3 _______ /15 pts X 2 ______ / 10 pts X 2 _______ / 10 pts Spelling TOTAL _______ / 50 pts This website might give you some ideas for how to design your poster. http://www.postermywall.com/index.php/g/campaign-posters