Science 7/8 Unit #1 Project
Part One:
Build an ecosystem that includes the following:
A map outlining the shape of your ecosystem, including biotic and abiotic portions.
A complex and realistic food web that includes:
- At least 8 animals and 6 plants/producers. This will require you to show all levels of your food web (Producers, Consumers, Secondary Consumers & Tertiary Consumers & Decomposers)
- You will need to show and explain the population of each species in your ecosystem, represented as a pyramid of numbers.
- You will need to show an example of each of the symbiotic relationships: mutualism, parasitism & communalism
- You will need to identify biotic and abiotic parts of your ecosystem
- Explain an example of primary and secondary succession within your ecosystem.
Part Two:
Play the role of an Alberta Fish & Wildlife Officer:
Once you have built your ecosystem Mr. Hambly will provide you with one of the following changes to your ecosystem:
o An introduced species is brought into your ecosystem
o A human construction project is built in your ecosystem
o A source of pollution is discovered in your ecosystem
o A forest fire occurs within your ecosystem
o Overhunting or a disease drastically impacts a species population within your ecosystem.
You will need to:
- Assess the short term and long term impact to your ecosystem
- Create a strategy to minimize the damage to your ecosystem and to help it recover.
Build an ecosystem that includes the following:
A map outlining the shape of your ecosystem, including biotic and abiotic portions.
A complex and realistic food web that includes:
- At least 8 animals and 6 plants/producers. This will require you to show all levels of your food web (Producers, Consumers, Secondary Consumers & Tertiary Consumers & Decomposers)
- You will need to show and explain the population of each species in your ecosystem, represented as a pyramid of numbers.
- You will need to show an example of each of the symbiotic relationships: mutualism, parasitism & communalism
- You will need to identify biotic and abiotic parts of your ecosystem
- Explain an example of primary and secondary succession within your ecosystem.
Part Two:
Play the role of an Alberta Fish & Wildlife Officer:
Once you have built your ecosystem Mr. Hambly will provide you with one of the following changes to your ecosystem:
o An introduced species is brought into your ecosystem
o A human construction project is built in your ecosystem
o A source of pollution is discovered in your ecosystem
o A forest fire occurs within your ecosystem
o Overhunting or a disease drastically impacts a species population within your ecosystem.
You will need to:
- Assess the short term and long term impact to your ecosystem
- Create a strategy to minimize the damage to your ecosystem and to help it recover.