Posted: January 27th, 2016
In this assignment, you will create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that exhibits the different organisms in your current biome.
Include the following in your presentation:
Consider the natural environment or biome found in the geographic area where you currently live. For example, if you live in the Midwest, the natural biome for this area is the grassland. If you live in Alaska you are likely to live in either the tundra or the boreal forest. Describe the main features of the biome found in your geographic area. Include features such as the environment (moisture, temperature) and any topographic features that would influence the climate (mountains, large bodies of water, etc.).
Make a list identifying at least ten organisms—at least five plants and five animals—that live in your biome, and describe how these organisms interact with one another. For example, is the relationship competitive or symbiotic?
In the speaker notes section in your presentation, briefly describe these ten organisms and the type of conditions—that is, moisture, warm temperatures, or a type of plant—they need in order to survive. Be sure to include the interactions between these organisms and the resources they need to survive. You may wish to use various tools available in Microsoft PowerPoint to visually depict these relationships.
Consider a situation where the temperature of the climate was to increase by an average of ten degrees Celsius. Address the following:
Now, consider if your biome changes with the temperature shift. Address the following:
Use pictures from the Internet to represent your chosen species, and give credit to these Web sites. Support your statements with 3–5 credible sources. Use the last slide of your presentation as a reference slide.
Develop a 10–15-slide presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.ppt.
By Wednesday, January 27, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points
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Describe the environment where you live in terms of its biome. |
12
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Identify five plants and five animals within your biome, and describe how they interact with one another. |
40
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Consider the ten organisms you picked and describe what each one needs to survive (including interactions between the organisms). |
28
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Identify five plants and five animals that you feel would inhabit your area if the climate were to increase by an average of ten degrees Celsius, and describe the hypothetical new ecosystem along with the new interactions that would likely exist. |
40
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Summarize how environmental management practices would change in your city with this drastic shift in temperature and how these new conditions would impact the culture and society. Explain if you would still choose to live in this area and justify your answer. |
36
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Presentation Components:
Organization (12) Style (4) Usage and Mechanics (12) APA Elements (16) |
44
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Total: |
200
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