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POSTER - Energy Flow through an Ecosystem
What your poster should include:
Your name(s) and a title (Make sure the title is large and clear enough to read.)
What ecosystem did you choose? → - Desert.
The following abiotic and biotic factors:
• The sun (abiotic factor)
• An autotroph LPlant)
→ * Cactus__
• A primary consumer
- Desert Mouse
• A secondary consumer
→
-Desert Snake
• A tertiary consumer
→
• An apex predator
→
- Desert. Coyote
A picture of each organism
Labels
Each picture should be labeled with the organism's name and specific trophic level (autotroph, primary, secondary, and tertiary consumer, apex predator)
The poster includes arrows showing:
- Energy moving from one trophic level to the next (starting at the sun and moving toward the apex predator)
Arrows are labeled with the correct amount of energy. Use these values →
Arrows are correctly labeled according to the Rule of 10%, indicating what percentage of energy moves (10%) and where the remaining energy (90%) goes.
Part of the Ecosystem
Sun (Abiotic Factor)
Autotroph
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Apex Predator
Amount of Energy
1,000,000 kcal
100,000 kcal
10,000 kcal
1,000 kcal
100 kcal
10 kcal
Clarity/Appearance of the poster:
• Poster accurately shows energy flow and is easy to read
• Any images and writing (this includes anything that is printed out) are easy to read, they are appealing and compliment the poster.
• Students put in effort in their work - the project shows that there was time put into it and it was not rushed or incomplete.
Paragraph - Written Explanation (more information on the back)