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APPLY SCIENCE INQUIRY! Consider an immediate place as an ecosystem in your work station. Observe as you walk around the area.
Spot an area of your choice; make a 1 meter by 1 meter quadrant using any of the given techniques. Write a description of each level of organization
therein that area using the table below. Also, provide an example for each level.
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SYLLABUS AND STUDY GUIDE FOR PRINCIPLES IN BIOLOGY WITH FIELD EXPOSURE
Dr. CESAR PITOS ESTROPE
Level Description Example
1. Organism
2. Population
3. Community
4. Ecosystem
5. Fill in the diagram below with the Levels of Organization studied in Ecology. Use the terms from the above table to supply in the
9. ____________________ are organisms that get their energy from ___________________ resources,
plants temperature
meaning they make their own food. These organisms are also called ______________________. biotic consumers
10. ___________________ are organisms that get their energy by _________________other organisms, These organisms are also
heterotrophs called
nonliving
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Choose the correct term from the box below to fit each description. carnivore herbivore secondary consumer
secondary consumer
16. I break down organic matter into simpler compounds. I am a(n) ______________________.
decomposer
17. I am the first consumer above the producer level. I am a(n) ____________________.
detritivore
18. I am a carnivore that eats herbivores. I am a(n) __________________________.
omnivore
19. I am a carnivore that eats other carnivores. I am a(n) __________________________ .
primary consumer
20. The levels of nourishment in a food chain are called _______________________.
tertiary consumer
Relate at least 5 of the above characters in your area to describe your ecosystem in 2
sentences. trophic levels
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Sketch your chosen place and integrate the ecological elements you have learned. (You may attached a picture of the area)
State the BEST problem you want to explore (based on the above lists) ________________________________________
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State the BEST Possible Solution to solve the above problem (based on the above lists) ___________________________
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Make a timeline of the activity to show accomplishment. (Gannt Chart may substitute this.)
Date Accomplished
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1. Hypothesis: What do you think you will do to sustain the equilibrium of the area?
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Stewardship Reflection
10. What are some other things that you would like to do to improve your neighborhood?
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Draw or map your field work as your stewardship project:
Make a timeline of the activity to show accomplishment. (Gannt Chart may substitute this.)
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The problem
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