Group+6+Coniferous+Forest

  **Coniferous Forest** http://www.beverlyschools.org/schools/exploringecosystems/index.html

Navigator **2. Describe (3) three physical features of your ecosystem.** Lots of trees in this place
 * 1. Print out a map or Click here to copy and paste a map into the Paint Program on your computer. Color in the areas to show where a person can f** **ind your ecosystem. Label the major bodies of water and countries it might border.**


 * 3. Collect (5) five images or photos that describe your ecosystem.**

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 * 4. Describe a serious problem that you have discovered about your ecosystem, and how you could solve it. **
 * 5 - 8. Mark below what seasons your ecosystem experiences, and a brief description of what the physical features (landscape) might look like. . **

Meteorologist

===//1 - 4. An ecosystem is characterized by its seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall) Describe the weather conditions and the type of seasons this ecosystem experiences. Give high and low temperature ranges and note rain and snow precipitation. (Note: Your ecosystem may not have every season.)// ===
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 * Winter ||  ||   ||   ||

 Botanist but it also has rocky acidic soil and it has nutrient rich soil
 * 1. Describe the soil type of your ecosystem? **

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 * 2 - 4.


 * **// Plant Life //** || **// Height //** || **// Characteristics (other than Height) //** ||
 * Poison Ivy || 10 feet || a woody shrub or vine with hairy looking aerial roots ||
 *  Balsam Fir Trees || 40 to 60 feet || The Balsam Fir tree may reach 150 to 200 years of age! ||
 * Columbines || 20cm to 40cm || Agraceful plant with red-spurred drooping bell-like flowers with yellow centers from spring through early summer. ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(102,51,0);">5. What determines the height and ability for plants to grow within your ecosystem? (Consult with your other team members) **
 * Plant || Characteristics/AdaptationsCharacteristics/Adaptations || Position on the Food Chain ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Poison Ivy || On the soil || producer ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,128,0);"><span style="color: rgb(0,128,0);"> Balsam Fir Trees || On the soil || producer ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);"> <span style="color: rgb(102,51,0);">Mushroom || On the soil || Decomposer ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Columbines || On the soil || producer ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">Fireweed || On the soil || producer ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(102,51,0);">11 Within the food chain of your ecosystem, what determines how fast or slow decomposition takes place? Support your answer. **


 * <span style="color: rgb(102,51,0);">12 How does the adaptation of a plant help its survival? Give an example. **


 * <span style="color: rgb(102,51,0);">13. How does competition impact plant life within your ecosystem? Name a plant and describe this competition within the balance of nature. **

=**<span style="color: rgb(79,248,248);">Zoologist **= <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">1. Gather photos or images of (5) five animals in your ecosystem. ** <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">2. Pick (1) one animal from your ecosystem and describe its physcial features/characteristics and how it has adapted to the seasonal changes. ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; line-height: 21px; font-family: '바탕'; letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tigers are in felidae family. They typically have rusty-reddish to brown-rusty coats, a white "fringe" that surrounds the face, and stripes that vary from brown or gray to pure black. Most tigers have over 100 stripes so they are camouflaged in the jungle. They usually live in hot and dense areas like Africa. Unlike other cats, tigers often found bathing in pond and lakes during the extreme heat of the day. They could also hear well and can see well at night.They also have powerfully built legs and shoulders so like lions, they have the ability to pull down prey heavier than themselves.

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">3. What effect does over-population have on the food chain? ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overpopulation will <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">break the food chain. P<span style="font-family: 바탕;">eople will cut down the trees to build buildings and houses for themselves and it will destroy the nature. If people keep on cutting the trees down then the animals will lose their home and food so they will die and become extinct.


 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">4 - 8. List (5) five animals that live in your ecosystem. Describe at least (1) one characteristic about each, that helps them adapt to their environment. **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Animal ** || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Ecosystem ** || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Characteristics ** || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">What is its position on the food chain? (Herbivore, Omnivore, Carnivore, or Scavenger ) ** ||


 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">grasshopper || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grasshoppers have antennae that are almost always shorter than the body and short ovipositors. Tympana, if present, are on the sides of the first abdominal segment. their legs are long and strong, fitted for leaping. so they could escape from the dangerous animals || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">herbivore ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mouse || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is adaptable to almost any environment, and its ability to live commensally with humans. || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">omnivore ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">wild cat || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">can see well and hear well so that he could run<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> away faster and it could also climb the trees fast. || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">omnivore ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">snake || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">its fangs have poision that when a snake tries to hunt an animal it can make the animals faint so it could eat the prey. || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">carnicore ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tiger || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> || <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it could roar real loud and also it could swin and run fast. ||  || carnivore ||

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- Grasshoppers(herbivore) have to leap fast so that they won't get eatten by mice(omnivore). Mice also have to move fast to eat the grasshoppers so that they won't get hungry.
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">9. Give an example of competition between animals. What impact does this have on survival? **


 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">draw a food chain with your team members. **