Choose an ecosystem near where you live to model your ecosystem after. You can choose a forest, desert, ocean, mountain, pond, lake, etc. Visit this ecosystem in person to collect data on biotic and abiotic factors including:
• Identifying and counting plants, animals, and other organisms in the ecosystem
• Measuring air, water, and/or soil temperature and pH
• Measure the concentration of solutes, solvents and the solubility of dissolved substances such as and nitrates
• Describe the impact of dissolved substances on the ecosystem
• Recording altitude/elevation, wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure, availability of sunlight, and any other abiotic factor of interest
Use the internet to conduct further research on the biotic and abiotic factors of the ecosystem you chose. Keep track of the sources you use for your information. All sources must be reliable.
Create your ecosystem. You need to have a minimum of 3 abiotic factors, 4 producers, 4 herbivores, 4 omnivores and 4 carnivores in your ecosystem.
Diagram a food web that could exist in your ecosystem. The food web should contain at least 8 organisms. Remember that in a good food web organisms eat a variety of different types of food. Once you have created your food web, create a list of your producers, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.
Present your ecosystem to your teacher. During your presentation, you will focus on how the biotic and abiotic factors of your ecosystem work together to create the ecosystem.
Describe at least 5 different abiotic factors and how you measured and recorded them the ecosystem near you. List at least 3 reliable online sources you used in your research
Describe the parts of your ecosystem in a minimum three or four paragraphs.
Provide a copy or attachment of your food web
