Ecosystems Assignment
Materials: Students will need access to poster making
equipment, computer and printer, internet and various documents
Assignment:
“Ecosystem”
Assignment - Define an ecosystem: biotic and a-biotic components, explain interrelatedness
of components, select and compare two ecosystems from within Alberta; identify
environmental factors which affect wildlife populations; explain “carrying
capacity” and “limiting factors”, include a food chain which includes consumers
and producers of the most and least complexity. Your project can be done in the
form of a poster, power point presentation, or written report. It will be
presented to the instructor and not the entire class. This can be a 2 person project,
or it can be done individually. If it is a group project, each
paragraph or slide needs to indicate who created it. In the case of the
presentation, both members of the group will present their information.
“Urban
vs Rural” Assignment - Describe the major groups of wildlife in Canada and
Alberta; give examples of species in urban vs rural environments; give examples
of species in terrestrial vs aquatic environments. The species you look at in
each environment should match for both rural and urban. For each of the species
– and you should have at least three – briefly describe the adaptations made by
the species to be able to survive in that environment. Use a matrix with
Urban/Rural on one axis and Land/Water on the other.
Use a
comparison chart format to compare the status of five species of wildlife found
in both urban and rural areas and the differences in their adaptations in each
environment. (WLD1020)
References:
Worksheet
SRD
website
Class
website
Internet
resources
Print
resources