Research Guide
Create Your Own Ecosystem!
In this activity, you will research a place of choice and determine different organisms and relationships that
occur in that particular place. Once you are finished with your research, you will create a poster or a brochure
with the information you found.
Name of Place and description of where it is in the world: ___________________________
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Sketch of Biome:
Biome of Place: ___________________________
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Abiotic Factors: ___________________________
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Biotic Factors: ____________________________
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5 Different Organisms Found in Biome: (not all have to be animals!!)
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________
Of Those 5 Organisms, determine a predator or prey for each
Determine Examples of Symbiotic Relationships in this Biome:
Mutualism: ___________________________________________________________________
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Commensalism: _______________________________________________________________
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Parasitism: ___________________________________________________________________
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Fun Facts About This Biome:
Research Guide
Rubric for Create Your Own Ecosystem:
RESEARCH:
Habitat 5 pts _________
Abiotic/Biotic Factors 10 pts _________
Sketch 5 pts _________
Organisms 20 pts _________
Symbiotic Relationships (10 pts each) 30 pts _________
POSTER:
Includes all information 25 pts _________
Well thought out, shows effort 5 pts _________
TOTAL PTS: _______/100