Transcript Rocky Mountain National Park

By Georin Leigh
Description
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Rocky Mountain National Park is located in the
north-central region of Colorado.
It covers 415.25 square miles of land.
It has many trails and campgrounds for visitors.
There are mountains, lakes, rivers, grasslands,
wetlands, some small glaciers and permanent
snow areas, many types of trees, and forests
around the park.
The park features varied climates and
environments and a variety of wildlife.
Rocky Mountain National Park is split by the
Continental Divide and it contains the
headwaters of the Colorado River.
The tallest point is Longs Peak, which is at an
elevation of 14,255 feet.
Biotic Factors
Biotic factors in an
environment are the living
things that influence or affect
an environment and the other
living organisms in it.
 For example, biotic factors in
Rocky Mountain National
Park are the plants because
they are food for some
animals there and they give
them oxygen so they can live.
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Abiotic Factors
Abiotic factors in an environment are the
non-living things that influence or affect
an environment and the organisms in it.
 An example of an abiotic factor in Rocky
Mountain National Park is the
temperature because it determines if an
organism will go hibernate or not. That
organism could also be prey for another
animal, and if that food source goes
away, that animal won’t have any food.
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Food Chain
Berries and Flowers
Deer
Grizzly Bear
Food Web
Organism
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One organism living in Rocky Mountain National Park
is a deer.
It lives all around in the forests of the national park.
Deer are first-level consumers.
Some adaptations are:
-They have special calls to warn other animals of
danger.
-They can sometimes kill a wolf because of their antlers
and sharp hooves.
-They have strong legs to run and escape quickly.
-They can grow a thick coat in preparation for winter.
If they deer disappeared from the food web, it wouldn’t
be good. The bears would have lost one of the bigger
foods that they eat. This would cause the bears to eat
a whole bunch of smaller animals and berries and
flowers until there aren't any left. Then the bears and
the other animals that eat berries and flowers and
small animals wouldn’t have any food left and they
would starve and die.
Sustainability Issues
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If any issues threaten the deer like habitat loss, climate
change, or over hunting, I would recommend doing a
few things so that the deer can stay alive in the future:
-Pass laws to make sure people don’t destroy the
deer’s natural habitat.
-Try to stop people from burning natural gas and using
gasoline and other things to stop pollution. This could
cause climate change. If needed, move the deer to a
new location with a better climate.
-Pass laws to limit hunting season and to limit the
amount of deer people can hunt. If needed, bring some
of the deer to a zoo so they can breed and be
protected.
Resources
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