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Heinemann Biology Activity Manual Activity 1.3A local ecosystem field study and report • Your task is to write up a report for 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’. • Make sure you link the starting slide for each topic back to the Index and that the topic is included in the Index. • You can insert or delete slides as needed. • Where possible, include digital or scanned photos of your ecosystem and your study. (This slide is an introduction only. When you have finished, go to ‘Edit’ and choose ‘Delete slide’.)

A local ecosystem field study and report Presentation by: (insert your name here) (You can insert a different picture from file or a photo of your ecosystem. Delete this text box.) Name of ecosystem

Purpose General area Methods Results: abiotic biotic Abundance & distribution Impact of humans Conclusions Discussion: abiotic factors abiotic changes trophic interactions habitats relationships future Index

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.)

General area (Write a general description of the area, including abiotic and biotic factors.)

Methods (Describe the methods used to conduct your study.) • … • …

Results: abiotic factors (Present a summary of your results.)

Plant species … … Animal species … … Results: biotic factors (Prepare a list of the plant and animals species in the 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.)

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?)

Impact of humans Impacts humans have made on the ecosystem: • … • … • … How could the quality of the ecosystem be improved, maintained or preserved? • … • … • …

Conclusion (Discuss how your results can be interpreted, their relevance, and any valid conclusions that can be drawn from them.) • … • … • …

Discussion: abiotic factors (Include information about the abiotic factors and how these affect the distribution of organisms.) • … • … • …

Discussion: abiotic changes (Suggest how the abiotic factors in this ecosystem are likely to change over a 24 hour period.) • … • … • …

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.) • … • … • …

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)

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.)

Discussion: future (Include predictions about the future of the ecosystem you studied and any strategies that could be used to conserve and maintain it.) • … • … • …

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