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How am I connected?
Name:
Date:
Objective: Review Ecology by investigating how connected a single organism is to you.
Assignment: Choose one of the following organisms and find 15 or more ways that it
directly or indirectly influences your daily life.
Turn in: Complete a concept map, synectics, or written explanations demonstrating your
understanding and knowledge of the ecological connections between the chosen organism
and your daily life.
Organism List:
Big Blue Stem Grass
Leopard Frog
Cottonwood Tree
Sandhill Crane
Kingfisher
Prairie Dog
Monarch Butterfly
Wild Plum
North American Buffalo
Blue Catfish
White Tail Deer
Great Horned Owl
Wood Duck
Wolf
Bullsnake
Wild Raspberry
Helpful Terminology:
Economy
Food web
Biotic
Energy
Environment
Ecology
Community
Ecosystem
Photosynthesis
Nutrient cycles
Habitat
Deforestation
fragmentation
Endangered
Threatened
Barrier
Wildlife
management
Switchgrass
Cope’s Gray Tree Frog
Large Mouth Bass
Burrowing Wolf Spider
Praying Mantis
Black footed ferret
Plains Garter Snake
Crayfish
Food Chain
Biomagnification
Limiting factor
Predator
Products
Conservation
Biology
Captive breeding
program
Indicator species
Abiotic
Trophic level
Population
Prey
Consumer
Biodiversity
Habitat corridor
Keystone species