Endangered Species BrochureDue: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 (100 test pts)

There are literally hundreds of endangered species throughout the United States. Below you can see how many animals are endangered in each of the 50 states. Endangered Species range in variety from producers to top carnivores, they can be flowers, fish, mammals, or any other living thing that is at risk of going extinct if something is not done to prevent it. Your Assignment:

o Choose a species :1. Go to the Fish and Wildlife Services web page:

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ 2. Find 3 endangered species you like. If you don’t

know what an animal looks like ‘Google’ images3. Find the ‘Scientific Name’ of the organism. 4. Turn in or email the names of

those 3 to Ms. Fleming by Wednesday 5/6/15

flemingj@centinela.k12.ca.us5. Ms. Fleming will tell you which species you can

doo Make a brochure about an endangered species. o Hint: Make sure there is enough information about your

species to do a project on it (check “life history’ link)

Vocabulary to choose from: You may use any vocabulary words that you find in the glossary of your Biology text book. But here are some words that will be of use.

autotroph

heterotroph

herbivore

carnivore omnivor

e producer consume

r decompo

geographic distribution

population density immigration emigration competition predator/ prey parasitism niche habitat global warming greenhouse effect biological

climate weather biome precipitatio

n deciduous temperate tropical drought pollutant acid rain symbiosis mutualism

agriculture nomadic subsistence

hunting irrigation suburban

sprawl soil erosion desertificatio

n deforestation biodiversity habitat

ser food

chain food web

magnification commensalism

fragmentation invasive

species

Endangered Species Brochure Guidelines:Include: (Use as a checklist) Points

PossibleScore you think you will get

Teacher’s score

Paragraph 1: Description about the Species: Scientific Name Common Name Describe the physical

appearance of the animal. What country or State does it

originate? What is its size? How does it

defend itself? How many offspring does it

usually have and how often?

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Paragraph 2: Ecosystem Information:Habitat:

What Biome would you say it lives in?

Describe the environment it lives in

Describe the necessary climate it must have.

Niche: Role in food web: what eats it

and what does it eat? How does it obtain its food?

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Paragraph 3: Past and Current Threats that have lowered population size

Why is the population endangered? What is killing this species?

Approximately how many are left in the world?

Is there anything currently being done to protect the species?

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Paragraph 4: Creativity Include AT LEAST two

Drawings of your Species (more = better)

Make sure your brochure is

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colored and organized

Vocabulary: Include AT LEAST 10 vocabulary words throughout your brochure. Must be used in a sentence. Underline or Highlight them. Do not underline the same word twice.

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Total: 100pt