Download Animal species: (name)

Heinemann Biology Activity Manual
Activity 1.3 A local ecosystem
field study and report
• Your task is to write up a report for your field study.
• Fill in your information on the appropriate slides. You
may need to copy some of the slides to include all your
information: go to ‘Insert’ and choose ‘Insert duplicate
slide’.
• Make sure you link the starting slide for each topic back
to the Index and that the topic is included in the Index.
• You can insert or delete slides as needed.
• Where possible, include digital or scanned photos of
your ecosystem and your study.
(This slide is an introduction only. When you have finished,
go to ‘Edit’ and choose ‘Delete slide’.)
A local ecosystem
field study and report
Presentation by: (insert your name here)
(You can insert a different
picture from file or a photo of
your ecosystem. Delete this
text box.)
Name of
ecosystem
Index
• Purpose
• Conclusions
• General area
• Discussion:
• Methods
– abiotic factors
• Results:
– abiotic changes
– abiotic
– trophic interactions
– biotic
– habitats
• Abundance & distribution
– relationships
• Impact of humans
– future
Purpose
(Name the ecosystem you studied and explain what you were
investigating.)
(You can insert a different
picture from file or a photo of
your ecosystem. Delete this
text box.)
General area
(Write a general description of the area, including abiotic and
biotic factors.)
Methods
(Describe the methods used to conduct your study.)
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Results: abiotic factors
Abiotic factor
Air temperature
 at ground level
 at one metre
Soil temperature
Water temperature
Light intensity
Wind speed
Soil pH
Water pH
Water turbidity
Flow rate of water
Dissolved oxygen content of
water
Measurement
(Present a summary of
your results.)
Results: biotic factors
Plant species
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Animal species
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(Prepare a list of the plant and animals species in
the ecosystem.)
Population abundance and distribution
Plant species: (name)
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The average size of the plant population was …
Animal species: (name)
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(What is the abundance of the animal species in the area?)
(How is the animal species distributed in the area?)
Change in abundance and distribution
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(Outline some factors that might account for the abundance and
distribution of organisms in the ecosystem.)
Change over time
Plant species: (name)
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(What changes occurred, or would occur, in the plant species over time
of day, season, or time of year?)
Animal species: (name)
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(What changes occurred, or would occur, in the animal species over
time of day, season or time of year?)
Impact of humans
Impacts humans have made on the ecosystem:
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How could the quality of the ecosystem be improved,
maintained or preserved?
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Conclusion
(Discuss how your results can be interpreted, their relevance,
and any valid conclusions that can be drawn from them.)
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Discussion: abiotic factors
(Include information about the abiotic factors and how these
affect the distribution of organisms.)
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Discussion: abiotic changes
(Suggest how the abiotic factors in this ecosystem are likely to
change over a 24 hour period.)
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Discussion: trophic interactions
(Include information about the trophic interactions of at least
two plant and two animals species and how these
interactions may affect distribution and abundance.)
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Discussion: habitats
(Describe the habitats of four different kinds of living things in
the ecosystem.)
(Living thing 1)
(Living thing 2)
(Living thing 3)
(Living thing 4)
Discussion: relationships
(Describe an example of each of the following kinds of
relationships evident in the ecosystem.)
• Predator–prey
• Parasite–host
(Explain how energy moves through the ecosystem.)
Discussion: future
(Include predictions about the future of the ecosystem you
studied and any strategies that could be used to conserve
and maintain it.)
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