Student Outline

Ecosystem Project; Thacker Biology 9/2016 Name:______ Partner:______

Please complete the spread sheet with the correct information about the species in your ecosystem: Partner contact info:______

Description of Ecosystem: Where specifically? What type of abiotic and biotic features are within your ecosystem….be detailed so others can get a good idea of your ecosystem from your description.

My Ecosystem is:______

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Tropic Level-- / Primary Produce #1--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Primary Produce #2--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Primary Producer #3--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Primary Producer #4--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Primary Consumer #1--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Primary Consumer #2--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Primary Consumer #3--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Secondary Consumer #1--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Secondary Consumer #2--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Tertiary Consumer #1--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Decomposer #1--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Decomposer #2--
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche
Tropic Level-- / Scavenger #1-
Habitat/Range
Nutritional Needs
Reproductive Habits
Niche

Please list at least 4 web sites or references for where you got your information:

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

4. ______

Questions:

1. Assume that your primary producers have the equivalent energy of 100,000 energy units. Please list how much energy the trophic levels will have.

Please label this quantity of energy somewhere on your illustration.

Primary Producers= 100,000 units of energy

Primary Consumers= ______

Secondary Consumers=______

Tertiary Consumers=______

Why does only 10% of the energy move up the trophic levels? Please Explain where the rest of the energy goes.______

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2. The man made or human facilitated disturbance that will affect my ecosystem is:______

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3. Please write your Environmental Impact Report (EIR) here. (Please use additional paper and /or type if needed to do a thorough report).Describe the sensitivity to the introduced environmental insult on all the species in your ecosystem. Please address what happens to ALL organisms you listed and why you think this will happen. Please use the terms listed on the instruction sheet to help you properly discuss your results.

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4. Using a colored pen or colored pencil please write next to your organisms (on the Charts above) a term that describes what has happened to them due to the disturbance. (see list on instruction sheet)

5. Is your disturbance a population dependent or a population independent (or both?) process? Please explain and give examples using at least 3 organisms in your ecosystem.

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6. After your disturbance, predict what type of succession will occur. Give examples of the first organisms to repopulate your ecosystem.

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7. Predict how long it will take for your ecosystem to become a climax community again and explain how you calculated this. (look at the reproductive facts of your species)

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8. Which nutrient cycle was affected the most due to your disturbance? Explain why you think this.

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9. Explain how humans could help to reduce the effects of the disturbance and to decrease the time needed to have your ecosystem return to its steady state.

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