Nine “Ecology” Themed
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Vocabulary
“Ecology”
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Create an eight frame
a panel of ecology students comic strip about the “Ecology
Hero” who forced people to
who are interested in
recycle on Earth.
saving populations of
species on Earth.
Ecology
Write a speech explaining in
Rocks!
detail the reasons that the
population of “Killer
Whales” is decreasing at
alarming rates. Conclude
your speech with a one
stanza poem about what
can be done to increase the
population of Killer Whales.
Pretend you are Native
American Chief from years
past looking at our country
today with despair and
sadness at how its citizens
are taking care of the
environment.
Brainstorm a song you like
with a great beat and
create a parody of that
song that the Native
American Chief might write
expressing his feelings.
Author a “Guide To
Biomes” teaching
classmates about at least
five different biomes.
Include facts and
illustrations or posters in
your guide.
Create a brochure to
pass out to students at your
school teaching them ways
to help save the Earth’s
resources at school and
encourage a “green”
environment. Include
photos or illustrations to
make your brochure neat
and attractive.
Organize a “Fact or
Myth Book” about the
environment. Include a
cover page on your book.
Each page should ask
whether a statement you
create is a “fact or myth”
with an illustration. The
next page should state the
answer.
Write a letter to the
Organize a poetry book
about
five animals that are
governor of your state
about to become extinct.
demanding that the
Include a cover page and
leaders of your state
five separate pages with
enforce and create
stricter laws about taking illustrations and each
species as well as your
care of the environment.
poem. Each poem should
In your letter include at
be at least two stanzas.
least four idioms and four
similes or metaphors to
add interest. Include an
illustration with your
letter.
Complete three projects in tic tac toe order.
Write a funny tale about
five characters in any “food
chain”. Write a paragraph and
accompanying illustration
describing the point of view of
each character as the food
chain makes it way from the
beginning to the end.
For example; one paragraph
could be written from a
snake’s viewpoint about the
birds that eat them to survive.
ecology
the study of living things and their environments
environment
everything that surrounds a living thing
interact
to act upon each other
community
all populations that live in a certain place
ecosystem
living and nonliving things in an environment,
together with their interactions
population
group of the same kind of organism living in a
certain place
habitat
place where an organism lives
niche
organism's role, or job, in its habitat
carrying capacity
largest amount of a population that can be
supported by an area
limiting factors
conditions in the environment that put limits on
where an organism can live
range
area where a type of animal or plant population
is found
cycle
something that happens over and over in the
same way
nitrogen-fixing
bacteria
bacteria that can use nitrogen in soil to make
nitrogen compounds
consumer
organisms that obtain food by eating other
organisms
decomposer
organism that breaks down the wastes or
remains of other organisms
producer
organism that makes its own food
scavenger
animal that eats only dead organisms
energy pyramid
way of showing how energy moves through a
food chain
food chain
a chain of organisms in which each link feeds on
the one ahead and is eaten by the one behind
food web
way of showing how food chains are related
climax community last community in a succession
succession
gradual change in organisms that occurs when
the environment changes
biome
large region of the earth with particular plant and
animal communities
climate
overall weather in an area over a long period of
time
conservation
wise use of natural resources
natural resource
materials found in nature that are used by living
things
nonrenewable
resource
materials found in nature that CANNOT be
renewed or replaced
renewable
resource
natural resources that CAN be renewed or
replaced
endangered
species
kinds of living things that are in danger of dying
out
pollution
release of harmful materials into the environment
biosphere
thin zone of the earth that supports all life
predator
animal that hunts and eats other animals
prey
animal hunted or caught for food
cell
basic unit of structure and function in living
things
organism
any living thing
response
reaction to a change
Adaptation
trait of a living thing that helps it live in its
environment
environment
Everything that surrounds a living thing
digestion
process of breaking down food so that it can be
used by living things
excretion
process of getting rid of wastes
ingestion
process of taking in food
respiration
process of getting energy from food
transport
process of moving nutrients and wastes in a
living thing
homeostasis
the ability of a living thing to keep conditions
inside its body constant
biotic
living
abiotic
non-living
All components are included in the projects as provided in the directions…..30 pts. ____
Projects are neat and organized……………………………………………………………..25 pts. ____
All science concepts presented in the projects are accurate………………………25 pts. ____
Punctuation, grammar and spelling…………………………………………………………10 pts. ____
Projects are neat and professional looking………………………………………………10 pts. ____
Total Possible………………………………………………………………………………………..100 Points
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