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Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Activity 1.2–A local ecosystem • You can use this template to present a report of your field study. • Fill in your information on the appropriate slides. You may need to copy some of the slides to include all your information: go to ‘Insert’ and choose ‘Insert duplicate slide’. • Where possible include digital photos or scanned images, maps, etc. • On the Bibliography slide include the details of any resources you have used. • Read the instructions on the following slide before you start. Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Instructions for slides • The slide templates are pre-formatted for you. Highlight the text you wish to type over. For each slide, type in your information. • To insert pictures go to Insert and select Picture, then Clip Art or From File. • To show your slides, go to the Slide Show menu and select View Show. Slides have been set to automatically appear. You can change these settings by going to Slide Show and then Slide Transition. • No objects on slides have been animated. You can add animations by going to Slide Show and Custom Animations. • Press Escape to quit the slide presentation. • If you want more slides, go to the Insert menu and select New Slide or Duplicate Slide. • After preparing your slides, you should delete the first two instruction slides. You can do this on each slide by going to the Edit menu, and selecting Delete Slide. Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) A local ecosystem field study and report <<Name of ecosystem>> Insert an image of your own ecosystem here. Delete this text box. Presented by <<your name>> Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Purpose (Name the ecosystem you studied and explain what you were investigating.) (You can insert a different picture from file or a photo of your ecosystem. Delete this text box.) purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Location (If possible include a digital or scanned image of your area. Delete this slide if you do not have a map.) purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem General area (Write a general description of the area, including abiotic and biotic factors.) purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Methods (Describe the methods used to conduct your study.) • … • … purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Results: abiotic factors Abiotic factor Measurement Air temperature at ground level at one metre Soil temperature Water temperature Light intensity Wind speed Soil pH Water pH Water turbidity Flow rate of water Dissolved oxygen content of water purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Results: biotic factors Plant species • … • … Animal species • … • … purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Population abundance and distribution Plant species: (name) • The average size of the plant population was … Animal species: (name) • • (What is the abundance of the animal species in the area?) (How is the animal species distributed in the area?) Change in abundance and distribution • (Outline some factors that might account for the abundance and distribution of organisms in the ecosystem.) purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Change over time Plant species: (name) • (What changes occurred, or would occur, in the plant species over time of day, season, or time of year?) Animal species: (name) • (What changes occurred, or would occur, in the animal species over time of day, season or time of year?) purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Impact of humans Impacts humans have made on the ecosystem: • … • … • … How could the quality of the ecosystem be improved, maintained or preserved? • … • … • … purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Conclusion (Discuss how your results can be interpreted, their relevance, and any valid conclusions that can be drawn from them.) • … • … • … purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Discussion: abiotic factors (Include information about the abiotic factors and how these affect the distribution of organisms.) • … • … • … purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Discussion: abiotic changes (Suggest how the abiotic factors in this ecosystem are likely to change over a 24-hour period.) • … • … • … purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Discussion: trophic interactions (Include information about the trophic interactions of at least two plant and two animals species and how these interactions may affect distribution and abundance.) • … • … • … purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Discussion: habitats (Describe the habitats of four different kinds of living things in the ecosystem.) (Living thing 1) (Living thing 2) (Living thing 3) (Living thing 4) purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Discussion: relationships (Describe an example of each of the following kinds of relationships evident in the ecosystem.) • Predator–prey • Parasite–host (Explain how energy moves through the ecosystem.) purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Discussion: future (Include predictions about the future of the ecosystem you studied and any strategies that could be used to conserve and maintain it.) • … • … • … purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.2—A local ecosystem Bibliography • Enter details for any Internet sites you have used. • Enter details for any books, encyclopedias, CD-ROMs etc. you have used. purpose | location | general | methods | abiotic | biotic | abundance | change | humans | conclusions | discussion – 1 2 3 4 5 6 | bibliography Copyright @ Pearson Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd)