Biome Project and Presentation Checklist/Research Page

Biome Project and Presentation Checklist/Research Page

This research page will count as a double daily grade. Use the books available or the internet to research your biome and find the following:

Biotic Factors:

·  Animals (consumers) in the biome—in a realistic food web that includes a minimum of 2 food chains. What adaptations do these organisms have that make them specialized to live in the biome?

Name of 1st level consumer ______Adaptation: ______

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Name of 1st level consumer ______Adaptation: ______

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Name of 2nd level consumer ______Adaptation: ______

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Name of 2nd level consumer ______Adaptation: ______

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Name of 3rd level consumer ______Adaptation: ______

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Name of 3rd level consumer ______Adaptation: ______

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Name of scavenger ______Adaptation: ______

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Name of scavenger ______Adaptation: ______

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·  Vegetation (producers) —at least 2 trees, grasses, shrubs, flowers, etc. These must be used in your food chains/web. What adaptations do these organisms have that make them specialized to live in the biome?

Name of Producer 1 ______Adaptation: ______

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Name of Producer 2 ______Adaptation: ______

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·  Decomposer—at least 1 that must be included in your food chain/web.

Name of decomposer ______Adaptation: ______

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Abiotic Factors:

·  Average precipitation ______

·  Temperatures (highs and lows) ______

·  Amount of sunlight ______

·  Soil description ______

Resources:

·  *What natural resources can be found in the biome? ______

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·  *How we are (or should) conserve them? ______

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Other questions to answer:

·  *What are the components of an ecosystem? ______

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·  *Describe HOW the organisms in your biome live together and use existing resources.______

·  *Describe how different environments support different varieties of organisms.

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*Map:

Location of the biome around the world, neatly colored with map key.

This part of the project will count as a major grade.

For your major grade, you will create a biome project to illustrate the concepts you have researched above.

The project must include abiotic and biotic factors.

You do not need to include another map or the items with a *.

Some project ideas are listed below.

·  Scrapbook Page

·  Biome Triangle or Diorama (3D)

·  Tri-Fold travel Brochure

·  Poster

·  Magazine or Newspaper Article

You must include a detailed food web:

·  A picture of each organism and a correctly spelled name.

·  Each organism must be labeled as a first level consumer, second level consumer, third level consumer, producer, decomposer, or a scavenger.

·  Your food web must include at least 2 full food chains including the scavenger.

·  You must include the sun and you must have arrows from each organism showing the flow of energy through the ecosystem.

Biome Choices

1.  Tropical Rainforest

2.  Temperate Rainforest

3.  Taiga (Boreal Forest)

4.  Deciduous Forest

5.  Desert (Hot or Cold)

6.  Grasslands (Savannas)

7.  Arctic Tundra

8.  Rivers and Streams

9.  Ponds and Lakes