Homework — Food Web Poster
Due: These will be presented in class on
Day 1 Due: Oct.12
Day 2 Due: Oct.13
Physical Requirements
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Should be 16 by 20 inches or larger
May be neatly hand drawn
May use pictures neatly cut out of magazines
Must have color
Must be neatly labeled
Content Requirements:
Pick a type of biome (area of the world) your poster covers
1. Desert
2. Tropical Rainforest
3. Ocean
4. Taiga
5. Tundra
6. Grassland
7. Temperate Forrest
Must have at least four trophic levels
1. Producers
2. Primary consumers
3. Secondary consumers
4. Tertiary consumers
5. Decomposers
Must show relationships between different tropic levels
Use different colors to indicate different trophic levels
Identify the trophic levels along the side of the diagram
Use arrows to indicate energy flow through the web from species to species
Create a key listing of all of the producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, and
decomposers
Make it neat and artistic
Grading — 30pts.
Your poster will be graded based on the following:
1. Creativity (5 pts.) — did you use your own ideas
2. Neatness (5 pts.) — are there eraser mark, glue showing
3. Effort (5 pts.) — did you follow directions
4. Accuracy (10 pts.) — is the information correct, including spelling
5. Completeness (5 pts.) — did you meet all the requirements
Remember:
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You are to demonstrate your knowledge of food webs and the relationship between different tropic
levels
Do not forget how the amount of energy changes when moving from one tropic level to the next
Spelling counts, label carefully
Neatness counts
These will be presented in class on
1. Day 1 — Oct. 12
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Day 2 — Oct. 13