Organism X: Ecology Project 2015
Name:
PART C: Ecological Relationships
Due Date:
Part C: What other organisms live in the same ecological community as
Organism X? What are the different ways organisms interact with Organism X?
TASK:
Visual Product and Species Interactions. This section includes a visual and written
portion.
On plain paper, complete the following:
1. Create a colored drawing of your organism. This visual will also include at least
three other organisms that your Organism X interacts with in the background.
These will be drawn in black and white and must showcase an example of three
different species interactions. Choose from the list: predation, parasitism,
competition, commensalism, mutualism, amensalism, and neutralism. You
cannot use an interaction more than once (ex. you cannot have four predation
relationships) and human interaction may only be included once. Each
organism in the drawing should be labeled with its common name and the type of
species interaction shared with Organism X. The drawings need to fill the space
on the page. Your Organism X must be the focal point of the visual.
In a typed document, complete the following:
2. Your written paper will include a claim, evidence, reasoning statement about
each of the species interactions in your visual product.
a. Use complete sentences to CLAIM which species interaction is shown in
your illustration.
b. Use EVIDENCE from your research to justify why each interaction is
predation, parasitism, competition, commensalism, mutualism,
amensalism or neutralism. Evidence statements must be specific and
explain how each organism is helped, harmed or neutral based on the
relationship with the other organism.
c. Conclude with a REASONING statement that connects your CLAIM to the
EVIDENCE presented.
Example of a supporting Cl-Ev-R Statement: The shark and the cleaner fish have
a mutualism relationship. The shark is cleaned of algae, parasites and fungus so
it is healthier and the cleaner fish gets food to sustain their health and growth.
Since both species benefit from their interaction this is an example of mutualism.
Organism X: Ecology Project 2015
Name:
PART C: Ecological Relationships
Due Date:
Exceeding
The drawing has a
high level of neatness
and detail.
Visual Product
(Drawing)
The drawing contains
more than 3 other
organisms that interact
with Organism X.
It has the power to
“wow” the viewer.
Meeting
The drawing has the following
requirements:
Organism X is drawn in color
and is the focal point of the
visual.
Approaching
One or two of the
requirements are not
met. Some parts may
contain details, but the
drawing appears
somewhat unfinished.
Beginning
Most of the
requirements are not
met. The drawing
appears messy and
/or incomplete.
Three other organisms are
drawn in black and white in the
background.
Each organism is labeled with
its common name and the type
of interaction shared with Org.
X.
Professionalism
Species Interactions
(Written)
The artwork is neat, and fills
the page.
Everything in Meeting
PLUS:
More than three
species interactions
are included and
explained with a claim,
evidence, reasoning
statement.
Assignment is typed,
free of grammar and
spelling errors, AND
turned in on time.
All three species interactions
are depicted and identified
correctly. A claim, evidence,
reasoning statement for each
interaction shows a clear
understanding of the
interaction.
Assignment is typed, has few
grammar and/or spelling errors
OR is turned in by 4:00pm on
the due date.
SELF-SCORE _________. Reasoning/Comments:
Two species
interactions are
identified correctly.
Claims, evidence,
reasoning statements
for each interaction are
incomplete or incorrect.
Assignment is handwritten, has multiple
grammar and/or spelling
errors OR is turned in
one day late.
Less than two
species interactions
are identified
correctly.
Claim, evidence,
reasoning statements
for each interaction
are incomplete or
incorrect.
Assignment is handwritten, has many
grammar and/or
spelling errors OR is
turned in two or more
days late.
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