Download Ecosystem Project Your team has been hired to create a marketing

Ecosystem Project
Your team has been hired to create a marketing poster to “sell” an ecosystem. The goal of your poster will be to convince your
imaginary target audience to visit, move to, or preserve an ecosystem. Your poster must contain the following:
Name of the Ecosystem
The Location: Information on where the ecosystem is located. Include a map of the location with the ecosystem clearly marked.
The Biome: Identify the biome that the ecosystem is located in. Also include information on where similar ecosystems are located in
other parts of the world.
Abiotic Factors: The physical characteristics of the ecosystem that determine which type of life may live in the ecosystem (wind,
rainfall, temperature, soil, etc...) Provide specific information about abiotic factors in the ecosystem (ex. Average rainfall or temp).
Indicator Species: Also known as the keystone species, the indicator species are organisms that help indicate the health of the
ecosystem where they live. People use their growth rate to determine the over health of the ecosystem. Provide indicator species in
the ecosystem. Include their scientific names. The scientific name consists of a genus name and a species name. The genus name is
always capitalized while the species name is not. Both names must be underlined and italicized. For example the genus name for
humans is Homo and the species name is sapien. The scientific name is written as Homo sapien.
Example of symbiosis: Provide at least one example of each type of symbiosis that exists in the ecosystem. Also provide the species
name for each organism.
A food web: A food web containing the types of life found in the ecosystem (plants, animals, and decomposes). Include a diagram of
the ecosystem’s food web. On the diagram label or code each organism as carnivore, herbivore, omnivore or decomposer. Also on the
diagram label or code each organism as producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, and/or tertiary consumer. The species
name must be provided for each organism used in the web. Diagram must be the students’ own work.
Ecological Pyramid: An ecological pyramid shows the biomass of each trophic level. It also shows the amount of energy that is
passed on from one trophic level to the next. Use the organisms on the food web to create an ecological pyramid. Write the species
name of each organism in the correct trophic level. Diagram must be the students’ own work.
Present Condition of the Ecosystem and People’s effect on the ecosystem: Identify the present condition of the ecosystem. Indicate if
there has been any habitat destruction, pollution, or endangerment of species by people or nature. Identify how people have interfered
with the ecosystem and the consequences of the interferences. Identify what has been done or what could be done improve the health
of the ecosystem.
Introduced species: Introduced species are also known as exotic species or non-native species. Introduced species are brought into an
ecosystem by people by accident or on purpose. Identify introduced species that live in the ecosystem. Explain how these non-native
species affect the ecosystem. Explain why these species were introduced in the ecosystem.
References: Provide a list of references that were used. References must be in APA format.
A LIST OF POSSIBLE CHOICES FOR STUDENT ECOSYSTEM PRESENTATIONS.
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Sahara Desert
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Virginia Deciduous Forest
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Mojave Desert
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Santa Ana River Bed
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California Sand Dunes
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Louisiana Swamp
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Australian Outback
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Serengeti Grassland in Tanzania,
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Bottom of the grand Canyon
Africa
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Top of the Grand Canyon
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Short Grass Prairie of the United
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California Intertidal zone
States
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Deep Sea Trenches (the Abyss)
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Amazon Rain Forest
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Deep Sea Vents
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African Rain Forest
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Great Barrier Reef
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Rain Forest in Borneo
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Hawaiian Coral Reef
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Rain Forest in Madagascar
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Caribbean Reef
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Catalina (Chaparral with many
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Red Sea Coral Life
indigenous species)
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California Kelp Bed
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Chaparral at Oak Creek Nature
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Sequoia Forest
Center
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Antarctica Coastline
Sea Life Beneath Arctic Ice
The Andes, South America
Rocky Mountain Tundra
Tundra South Georgia Island,
Falkland Islands
Tundra, Aleutian Islands
Glacier Bay, Alaska
Florida Everglades
Okeefenokee Swamp, Florida
The Galapagos Islands (inland)
The Galapagos Islands (water)
Many others are possible......
Rules for Choosing: -Ecosystem must be approved by the teacher. No two groups may select the same ecosystem. First come first served.