As a team, you will write a paper in Microsoft Word outlining the following components. Please remember to format your paper according to APA guidelines.

 

Select an ecosystem, such as a temperate forest, desert biome, or the Everglades.

 

Determine the interdependency of life in your ecosystem by examining its organisms.

 

Create a diagram in which you illustrate the energy flow among organisms of a food chain in a particular ecosystem. See Ch. 20 of the textbook for details and examples.

 

Include the following in your diagram: 

List the organisms that can be found in your ecosystem. 

Identify the structure and function of the main organs in at least two organisms, and indicate why they are suited for that environment. 

Label major organisms that live in your selected ecosystem: P for producers, C for consumers, and D for decomposers. 

Name the types of consumers in your ecosystem. 

List the food chains associated with your ecosystem. Address the following items: 

Name of the plant or animal
What it eats
What eats it
How it adapts to the ecosystem 

Describe the ecosystem’s population growth and regulation through community interactions. 

Evaluate potential hazards caused by humans that might affect your ecosystem’s stability, such as environmental pollution. 

Include labels and associated details in the diagram.