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Topic: “Ecosystem” - Biodiversity Materials Needed: Packet – ECOSYSTEM Biological Diversity Food Chain Food Web Wetlands Antelope Island Species Biomes Chart CYCLES – Carbon / Nitrogen / Water / Energy FINAL CYCLE CONNECTIONS Stapler – pass around Answer Key for the Wetlands Metaphors 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Sponge – Soaks up water / Prevents Flooding & Erosion Pillow / Bed – Resting Place for Migratory Birds Blender – Mixes Freshwater / Saltwater / Nutrients Cradle – Habitat for many babies Strainer – Strains out Large Objects from the water Filter – Cleans the water Cereal – FOOD / NUTRIENTS Soap- Cleans the water – Purifies it – Removes Pesticides Anti-acid – Neutralizes the water One Million Acres / Day Name ___________________________________________________ Per _____ # _____ 5 sheets of paper / folded into a booklet / pages listed below / attach to you species project Front cover Title: “Species Name” 1. CLASSIFICATION / FAMILY TYPE Classification of Species – Kingdom / Phylum / Family / Class / Order / Species / Genies / Common Name / Family Types ex. “Cats”, “Beetles” 2. APPERANCES / FEATURES Appearances – Physical Features / Size / Color / Scales, skin, fur, feathers, etc… Language / Sounds / Voices / Communication styles / Mating features (colorful feathers) 3. PERSONALITIES - NICHES / ROUTINES / UNIQUIENESS Nocturnal / Diurnal / all day / Niches – Leader / Servant / Decomposer / Clean-up / Loner / Group / Packs / Superior / Inferior / Hunter / Niches - Role in Community, group, and families. Courtship Rituals / Unique qualities in your species / Gender differences 4. HABITATS – SHELTER / HOME / TERRITORY / COMMUNITY Habitat – Nests / Burrows / Ground / Air / Underground / Water / Cave / Builder / Other Species in the Community / Territory / Size of the Territory / Shelter needs / 5. BIOMES / COMMUNITY / REGIONS Where they live / Plants / Trees / Community – size / type / species / Region of the world found / Climate / Rain or water supply / Temperature / Land forms / Water Sources / Endangered environment? / Human Impact on the biome 6. ADAPTATION / WHAT IF? (CHANGES) Could this species live anywhere or just in specific areas? Can your species adapt to changes easily? / If so, how? What would happen if you double the population of your species? What would happen if you take them out of the community? Endangered? Why? How long do we know it has existed? Has it evolved from something else? What? Feature changes? 7. REALTIONSHIPS - OTHERS / HUMANS How have humans changed their environments and habits? How have humans changed or altered their behaviors? How similar is your species to humans? How different is your species to humans? 8. RELATIONSHIPS - FAMILY / GROUPS Family Life – Packs / who raises the young / parent relationships / relative interactions Population size / Type (1 or 1,000’s / Packs / Groups / Loners) Pregnancy / Gestation Time / Offspring’s Amounts / Eggs / Live births Relationships – Families / Mother / Father / Grandparents / relatives / Children / No family relations / Loner / All or few have the chance to mate 9. FOOD PYRAMIDS / FOOD WEB / CYCLES Prey / Predator / Where in the food chain are they? / Producer / Consumer / Decomposer / Food / Amounts / Eaten / Drink / Time lived without water or food / Time of day eating / Aggressive / Passive / Vegetarian / Carnivore / Omnivore / Food chain / Food Web / Water Cycle / Nitrogen Cycle / Carbon Cycle /