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BIO 315 Week 1 Individual Assignment Beren Robinson Field Study Paper
Resources: Field Study by Beren Robinson in Ch. 5 of Elements of Ecology
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining the important aspects of the study and how they relate to
ecology and evolution.
Describe original observations of researchers.
Describe the study in detail:
Research questions of study Hypotheses Variables in study
Discuss research findings.
Include a brief, general overview of how ecologists use evidence and observation to quantify results
before going in to the specific findings of this case study.
Discuss evolution and its relationship to natural selection.
What role do they play in ecology?
What role do they play specifically in the case study chosen?
Propose a follow-up study based on the case study. Briefly address the following questions:
What variables would you alter?
What additional findings might you expect to discover on aspects of evolution or natural selection in
your proposed study?
BIO 315 Week 2 DQ 1
What is intraspecific competition? What are some examples of how the limited quantity of resources
affect intraspecific completion? How does intraspecific competition affect species distribution and their
evolution
BIO 315 Week 2 DQ 2
differentiation or complementary experiments explain aspects of evolutionary theory?
How does intraspecific competition and interspecific competition drive natural selection
and evolution?
Include data in the graphs to support your answers.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines. Reference the student website as well as
any outside sources used.
For Local Campus students, these are 5- to 10- minute oral presentations accompanied
by Microsoft PowerPointpresentations.
BIO 315 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Ecosystem WebQuest and Presentation
Resource: Ecosystem WebQuest located on your student website
Select an ecosystem to examine. Obtain faculty approval for your ecosystem.
Navigate the Ecosystem WebQuest and answer the questions located within it.
Prepare a 9- to 10- slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation describing your teams selected
ecosystem and Ecosystem WebQuest. Answer all of the questions within the WebQuest.
Present the Ecosystem WebQuest and Presentation.
BIO 315 Week 5 Learning Team Exercises
Case Study Review and Discussion
Complete the following:
Read the field study in Ch. 20 of Elements of Ecology and discuss the questions at the end.
Discuss any concept that a team member is having a difficult time understanding.
Examine the importance and applicability of this weeks concepts to each team member and to
society in general.
Post your teams solutions from this exercise as a 150- to 200-word summary via the Assignments
link. Briefly describe how this activity applied to the weekly concepts
BIO 315 Week 5 Individual Assignment Estuary Project Paper
Resource: The San Francisco Estuary Project website
Read the Introduction to the San Francisco Estuary Project Comprehensive Conservation and
Management Plan found on the San Francisco Estuary Projects (SFEP) website at
http://sfep.abag.ca.gov
Select the Publications link on the left-hand side of the site.
Select the Complete CCMP link under the heading Comprehensive Conservation and Management
Plan (CCMP) revised 2007.
Choose one of the following topics to examine more closely.
Wetlands Management Water Use Pollution Prevention and Reduction Dredging and Waterway
Modification Land Use Management
Write a 1,200- to 1,400-word paper on the restoration of the San Francisco Estuary in terms of one of
the above aspects. Discuss the abiotic and biotic characteristics of the San Francisco Estuary.
Answer the following questions:
How has population growth in the San Francisco Bay area affected the estuary?
How has the habitat fracture in the San Francisco Estuary been increased by human behavior?
How is conservation being used to promote and maintain the biodiversity of plants and animals in the
San Francisco Estuary?
Assess the progress made in conserving the biodiversity of the San Francisco Estuary.
BIO 315 Week 5 Concept Brochure
esource: Tri-Fold Pamphlet Guide
Choose one objective from the class, and create a brochure demonstrating the concepts in this
objective.
Imagine you are creating a brochure for a future BIO/315 student to explain one topic that will be
covered in the class.
Include the following:
Write a 1,200- to 1,400-word paper on the restoration of the San Francisco Estuary. Answer the
following:
Describe the San Francisco Estuary Project.
How has population growth in the San Francisco Bay area affected the estuary?
How has the habitat fracture in the San Francisco Estuary been increased by human
behavior?
How is the project focusing on maintaining the biodiversity of plants and animals in the
San Francisco Estuary?
Assess the progress made in conserving the biodiversity of the San Francisco Estuary.
How would you personally assess the progress? Is it working?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.