Name/Class Period:___________________________________________________________________
Endangered Species Project
Research I found:
1. ****Biome: (Which of the 9 biomes does your species belong to?)
2. Common Name:
Scientific Name: (genus and species) (2 points)
3. *****Physical Description: (2 points)
4. Habitat Description: (2 points)
5. *****Reason for species endangerment: (2 points)
6. Which “type of species” is yours? Options are from your notes on “types of species”: native/nonnative; invasive/exotic; generalist/specialist; threatened/endangered/extinct. Explain Why. (3pts)
7. Biodiversity present: If any labels from #6 did not apply to your species, find a species in your biome that does apply.
Explain why. (3pts)
8. Species Interactions (commensalism; mutualism; parasitism; predation; competition): Which species relationship does your species engage in? Describe one example. (2 points)
9. Adaptations: Provide an example of a physical, structural or physiological adaptation that your species has. (2 pts)
10. ***** Population Status: How has the population of your species changed over time? Explain using quantitative data. Provide a population graph to help illustrate this change over time. (2 points)
11. *****Why should we try hard to save your species? How is your species important to the ecosystem it belongs to?
How can we save your species? (5pts)
25 points for the research (see individual point totals above)
20 points for the presentation (see presentation rubric; key points above with an asterisk should be visualized in the presentation)