Name
Class
Ecology Unit: Independent Research Project
Date
DUE DATE:
Directions: Using OneNote, create the following and submit to teacher via e-mailed OneNote page:
 Key terms and definitions list (see list below)
o Create a word document that has each ecology term and the definition.
o Should be done in MS Word and attached as file to OneNote page.
 Video links with summaries in OneNote page
o Choose 2 groups of terms below (you may only choose one 2-term group) and find
videos that illustrate those terms.
o Minimum of 2 videos that show your key terms, each with a summary of how the key
terms are shown within the video.
 Summaries should be 3 paragraphs including;
 P1 A brief overview of video with video source and date of publication;
 P2 What terms are illustrated within the video (be sure to tell how the
terms are shown in the video);
 P3 How/where/when viewers can witness these things where we live.
 Review Activity
o Your choice of any activity that will serve as a review of the Ecology key terms.
(i.e. puzzles, games, quizzes, survey monkey, activity, song, etc.)
 Wrap up
o A one paragraph wrap up that discusses the most interesting thing you discovered
related to Ecology, and also one noteworthy thing you learned during this project.
Key Terms List:
Environment
Ecosystem
Producers
Decomposers
Food Chain
Food Web
Consumers
Herbivores
Carnivores
Omnivores
Scavengers
Competition
Predator
Prey
Symbiosis
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Rhythm
Daily Rhythm
Diurnal
Nocturnal
Lunar Rhythm
Annual Rhythm
Pollution
Deforestation
Desertification
Extinction
Endangered species
Exotic species
Invasive species
Primary succession
Secondary succession
Climax community
Biogeography
Dispersal
Biotic
Abiotic
Biological Clock
Migration
Hibernation
Estivation
Biome
Tundra
Coniferous forest
Deciduous forest
Tropical rain forest
Grassland
Desert
Community
Population
Habitat
Niche
Radiation
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Infiltration
Runoff
Perspiration
Transpiration