BIO 121 Colorado State University Mod 7 Biomes Ecosystems and Habitats Paper

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Option #1: Biomes, Ecosystems, and Habitats Paper

In this laboratory exercise, you will investigate biomes, ecosystems, and habitats. You will collect data on the abiotic and biotic characteristics of two distinct outdoor study areas. You will create species lists of plants and animals observed in the study area and reference the unique physical attributes of the study area.

Complete all sections of the Biomes, Ecosystems, and Habitats laboratory exercise, in your Environmental Science Lab Kit from Hands-On Labs, Inc. Fill out all parts of the worksheet. It will not be necessary to submit your original worksheet for this assignment.

In a Word document, discuss all parts of this lab activity. Your essay should include the answers to all the worksheet questions. Do not include the original questions. Your answers should be presented in flowing paragraph form. Be sure to include all data tables and graphs from this activity in your paper.

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

• Be 3-4 pages in length (excluding tables, graphs, and other visuals, title page, or references list)

• Include 1-2 outside sources

• Be formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).

Option #2: Biomes, Ecosystems, and Habitats in the Backyard Presentation

In this laboratory exercise, you will investigate biomes, ecosystems, and habitats. You will collect data on the abiotic and biotic characteristics of two distinct outdoor study areas. You will create species lists of plants and animals observed in the study area and reference the unique physical attributes of the study area.

For those students with limited mobility or access to a local natural area, they may instead do this study in a backyard if one is available. If the study must be completed indoors, students can use this website on the Distribution of Plant Species across a Footpath (Links to an external site.). Students can navigate to the grassland transect here (Links to an external site.), then click on “1” to view a quadrat in the middle of the path, followed by “8” to view one well outside of the pathway. You should propose a hypothesis as to which quadrat will likely contain the most plant species, and why. Students should do the best they can to identify all of the plant species present in both quadrats; a photo guide is available here (Links to an external site.). Students should answer the other questions on the abiotic and biotic characteristics of the site as best they can; here is an introduction to the chalk grassland habitat. (Links to an external site.)

Students should then write up their study as a PowerPoint presentation of 10-12 slides about the research project they carried out and what they learned. Slide subheadings should consist of the following: Introduction; Research Question; Hypothesis; Research Methods; Results; Discussion of Results; Conclusions; and References. Students are encouraged to include visuals to enhance their presentations. More than one slide may be necessary for a given subheading. Include a title slide and format presentation, including references and citations, following the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.).