“Bio-Island”

Purpose:
    This project will familiarize you with the kingdoms of life and how they interact. You will be expected to apply your knowledge of natural selection and ecology to all the creatures represented on your island.

Procedure:

  • 1. Create your own island and draw a scaled map of your island. Include all geographic features (rivers, beaches, mountains, etc.) and weather patterns (rainfall, temperature, seasonal conditions (hurricanes, mudslides, volcanoes, etc.).  All of these facts must be consistent and realistic.  Hint:  Find information about a real island and see if it helps.  However, your island is fictional.
  • 2. Choose organisms to live on the island or in the closely surrounding ocean. All of the organisms must interact with other organisms.  Nature and therefore, your island are very complex.
  • 3. Each organism must include the following information:
    1. a. Scientific and generic name.
    2. b. An accurate picture that is from books, the Internet, zoos or arboretum.  The picture may be copied, scanned or taken with a digital camera.
    3. c. Three or four sentences of interesting facts.
    4. d. Predator, prey and/or parasite relationships must live on the island.
    5. e. Include populations (number and carrying capacity) of an organism on the island.
    6. f. Explain how and why there will be a change in the organism (evolution) over the next ten years.
    7. g. …over the next 1000 years.
    8. h. …over the next 1,000,000 years.
  • 4. Include a title page, table of contents, and bibliography.
  • 5. This project may be created as a web page, a PowerPoint or Hyperstudio presentation or a hard copy.  NO color copies, plastic protective sheets or other high cost items will be allowed.

    • Organism types to be included:
     
    1. Viruses RNA (1) and DNA (1)
    2. Monera:  Archaebacteria (2), Eubacteria (2)
    3. Protista:  Sarcodinians (1), Zooflagelates (1), Ciliaphorans (1), Diatoms (1), Euglenoids (1) 
    4. Fungi:  Common molds (1), Club Fungi (1), Sac Fungi (1)
    5. Plants:  Green, red, brown algae (1 each); Bryophytes (2), Ferns (2), Club Mosses (1), Gymnosperm (3), Angiosperms (5)
    6. Animals:  Porifera (2), Cnideria (2), Platyhelminthes (1), Nematoda (1), Rotifera (1), Annelida (1), Mollusca (2), Arthropods {Crustaceans (3), Arachnids (2), Insects (5)}, Echinoderms (1), Jawless fish (1), Cartilage fish (3), Bony fish (4), Amphibians (4), Reptiles (4), Birds (4), Mammals (8) 
     

    Grading of Project:
    Criteria Points/Organism Total points
    Quality of each picture  0.5 40 
    Complete scientific name from Kingdom to Species 1 80
    Evolution of each organism including the predator/prey relationships 2.5 200
    Presentation of the facts  1.5 80
    Population (number and carrying capacity)  0.5 40
    Title page, table of contents, and bibliography 60
    Total 6 500
    CAUTION: This is a long-term assignment and in order to do well you must spend a great amount of time on it.  If you procrastinate, you are going to be in a great deal of trouble.  This assignment is worth 500 points in Homework and is due on Monday, January 10, 2000.  All late catalogs will be 50% off.  No excuses, if you are absent, the project must be in the classroom when you have the class.
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