In this project we chose a species that was endangered that we had to save. We had to figure out how we were going to save them and what steps we needed to take in order to save them. We chose the Scotts Valley Polygonum because its a locally endangered plant. My group advocated stricter laws to be placed on reserved land. We did this by emailing Lisa Mangat who is the director of California’s State Parks.
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Ecology:
the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
Trophic levels:
each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.
10% rule:
when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on.
Abiotic:
physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.
Biotic:
relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.
Carbon cycle:
Niche:
is the fit of a species living under specific environmental conditions.
Population:
all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
Carrying capacity:
the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.
Climate:
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Weather:
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
Nitrogen cycle:
Biosphere:
the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms.
Biome:
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g., forest or tundra.
water cycle.
Autotroph:
an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.
Heterotroph:
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
Trophic levels:
each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.
10% rule:
when energy is passed in an ecosystem from one trophic level to the next, only ten percent of the energy will be passed on.
Abiotic:
physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.
Biotic:
relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.
Carbon cycle:
Niche:
is the fit of a species living under specific environmental conditions.
Population:
all the inhabitants of a particular town, area, or country.
Carrying capacity:
the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation.
Climate:
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Weather:
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
Nitrogen cycle:
Biosphere:
the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms.
Biome:
a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat, e.g., forest or tundra.
water cycle.
Autotroph:
an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.
Heterotroph:
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
This is our presentation:
Reflection
Some peaks in this project was that I was able to lead my group, made sure we were on task, and I learned a lot of valuable information from this project. I was able to lead my group by making sure that everyone had an equal part in the project. We were able to make sure we were on task by having mini deadlines to complete certain tasks.
Some pits of this project was that I needed to make sure that everyone in my group understands something before we move on and we needed to work better with each other. I needed to make sure that everyone in my group understood something before we move on because we would move on and then I would need to re-explain something and that took more time than if I made sure everyone understood the concept the first time. Even though we were productive we could have worked better with each other because most of the time we work independently and we did not work as a group.
Some pits of this project was that I needed to make sure that everyone in my group understands something before we move on and we needed to work better with each other. I needed to make sure that everyone in my group understood something before we move on because we would move on and then I would need to re-explain something and that took more time than if I made sure everyone understood the concept the first time. Even though we were productive we could have worked better with each other because most of the time we work independently and we did not work as a group.