NAME_____________________________________ ANIMAL________________________ Class_____

Endangered Animal Biome Project

Should endangered animals be saved?
Research
You will be assigned an endangered animal and all research will be relevant to that animal. You will research
major areas listed below and create a Google slide presentation. We will study the concepts in class, then time
will be given to work on each part of the project. Deadlines will be given throughout the project.

Conservation Hierarchy
Least Concerned; Near Threatened; Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild,
Extinct

Helpful Websites
https://www.worldwildlife.org/
https://badgerlink.dpi.wi.gov/resources

Cover Slide Due Date _______________________

Slide 1:
Must include:
___ the name of your assigned ​animal​,
___your ​name​,
___​class​ period.
___Background: image or picture of your animal (You may use google free images for an appropriate picture)

Animal Identification Due Date _________________________

Use this website to search for your animal ​www.worldwildlife.org

Slide 2:
Must include:
___ the ​physical description​ of your animal,
___the ​scientific name​ of your animal,
___a different ​picture​ of your animal. (You may use google free images for an appropriate picture)

Slide 3:
Must include:
___ ​“Why is this animal important?”
___ ​“Conservation Status”​ (see the Conservation Hierarchy above for a list.)
___“Why is this animal threatened?”
Biome Features Due Date_________________________

Slide 4:
___*Identify the biome where your animal lives
___*describe the biome where your animal lives
___*Compare/contrast this biome with the biome nearby/next to where your animal lives

Slide 5:
___*Include and describe a map of the biome where your animal lives
___*Cite the resource you got the map from

Slide 6: Due Date​ ________________________

___*Include a picture of your animal in its natural habitat
___*Include the citation for the picture
___*Describe (list) 4 Biotic features in the picture
___*Describe (list) 4 Abiotic features in the picture

Ecosystems

Slide 7 :​Due Date___________________________

___*Create one food chain with 4 organisms, making sure to include your animal.
___*Label each picture with the organism name
___*Use the proper energy arrows.
___*Include the trophic level of each organism
___*Use Destiny/Britannica and cite each picture

Slide 8
___*Create one food web with at least 10 organisms. ​(you can use the 4 organisms from the food chain in slide 7)
___*Use proper energy arrows
___*Remember to organize the food web with producers on the bottom, etc
___*Label each organism
___*Label the trophic level of each row
___*Use Destiny/Britannica and cite new each picture

Slide 9 Due Date ​___________________________

___*Describe the role of decomposers or scavengers in your biome. Why are they important?
___*Include a picture of a decomposer you might find in your biome.
Slide 10 Due Date__________________________
___*Describe the ecology pyramid of your biome.
___*Include an appropriate picture
___*Label: Individual, population, community, environment, ecosystem, biome, biosphere.
___*Cite the resource you used

Biological Components Due Date ​___________________________

Slide 11
___*Describe one positive effect humans are making on your organism or in the biome.
___*Describe one negative effect humans are making on your organism or in the biome.
___*Include citations

Slide 12
___*How do changes in ecosystem affect survival of species populations? Describe possible ecosystem
changes and the resulting effect of the species. Is there any data to support your claim? Find and describe
patterns in data, if possible.

Adaptations of Organisms

Slide 13 Due Date ​___________________________

___*Describe 3 adaptations for your animal.
___*Include one for each type of adaptation: behavioral, structural, and body process
___*Include a description of how each adaptation affects your animal.
___*Include at least one appropriate picture
___*Include citations

Slide 14 Due Date ​___________________________

___*Choose a picture that represents a symbiotic relationship with your animal and another organism.
___*Identify the two organisms in the symbiotic relationship.
___*Describe the situation by identifying who benefits and what happens to the other organism.
___*Identify the symbiotic relationship: Mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism

Slide 15 Due Date __________________________

___Choose either the carbon cycle or the nitrogen cycle.
___Create a model of the cycle in your biome,
___Explain how the cycle works.
SUMMARY Due Date ​___________________________

Slide 16 Make a CLAIM about why your endangered animal should be saved.
Slide 17 Provide EVIDENCE, using previous slides, to support your claim.
Slide 18 Describe your REASONING, summarizing the information you learned.

Presentation

You will be grouped with students in your class that have endangered animals from the same biome as you.
Together as a group, you will create one presentation to share with the class. Use the summary slides 15-17 to
create an overall biome summary. (You may use other slides for evidence.)
This summary must include:
___*at least one evidence slide from each person in your group that has their animal in it
___*a summary of why animals in this biome should be saved

You will present this information to the class as a biome group. Everyone must talk about their own slide(s) and
contribute to the group presentation.