DUE DATE:__________________________NAME: _________________________ Period: ____
ECOSYSTEM Fantasy
Overview: You are to create a unique ecosystem with several interesting and original organisms.
Use your imagination! No organism should be a real organism on planet earth, but can mimic
organisms on earth.
Step One: Create your Ecosystem  refer to rubric
- Location
- Biological Community
o Specie characteristics
- Physical components of Ecosystem
Step Two: Identify a disturbance that can affect the species in your ecosystem.
- Type of Disturbance that is introduced in your ecosystem
o Climate change: warming, cooling, change in water/nutrients
o Direct human interference: hunting/harvesting, land clearing,
pesticides/herbicides, introduction of foreign species
- How is the above disturbance affecting your four species:
o Extinct: Species which are completely decimated.
o Endangered: Species which are in imminent danger of extinction.
o Threatened: Species which are at significant risk of becoming endangered but are
not in immediate danger of becoming extinct.
o No expected change: Species with moderate to large populations, whose numbers
are expected to remain stable.
o Increased: Species whose populations increase. May be potential pests.
Rubric on the back!
DUE DATE:__________________________NAME: _________________________ Period: ____
Information
Presentation Format:_________________________________
All presentation formats must be authorized by your teacher!
Possible
Points
Teacher
initial _____
Location
- Description and illustration of location; map and size of
ecosystem
- Is it on Earth? Where in the galaxy?
Biological Community – include name and picture for each species:
- Producer
- Primary consumer
- Secondary consumer
- Decomposer
5 points
Biological Community – species characteristics for each species
above
- Range – where does the species live in your ecosystem?
- Population size
- Reproductive behavior – briefly describe how they
reproduce, mating rituals, fertilization method, number of
offspring, care of offspring
- Nutritional requirements
- Sensitivity to environment
- Usefulness/attractiveness to humans, if any
7 points per
species
(4 species)
Physical Components of Ecosystem
- Climate: temperature, seasons, humidity and precipitation
- Surface conditions: soil minerals, soil texture, water
10 points
Disturbance & effect
- Describe a disturbance and the effect the disturbance will
have on the species of the ecosystem.
10 points
Actual
Points
3 points per
species
(4 species)
CREATIVITY
10
NEATNESS / Use of Color
5
Presentation
5
FINAL GRADE
TOTAL: 85
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