by Babe Willey
Fremont, OH
Chapter 10 Biodiversity Name_______________
1. Ecolog
2. *Read p. 253-260; answer questions 1-4 p.
260 (8 pts)
3. *Read Case Study p. 256-7; answer questions
(4 pts)
4. *Read p 261-266; answer questions 1-4 p.
266 (8 pts)
5. *Read Case Study p. 264-5; answer questions
(4 pts)
6. *Read p. 267-270; answer questions 1-3 (6
pts)
7. *P. 273: bottom right corner: Portfolio activity:
Do a project on one endangered species chosen from Mrs. Willey's
list. Inform your classmates about your chosen species and
convince them of the importance of saving this species. Poster,
powerpoint presentation. (20 pts)
8. Read p. 276-77, Owls vs. Loggers; answer
questions. Be sure to use and write out the decision making
model from page 23 as you answer question 1. (6pts)
9. Read about a career as a Research wildlife
biologist by reading p. 274-5
10. Research the status of the Endangered
Species Act from 1973 to present. Make a poster display
showing a time line of events, specific people, political
parties involved and present problems. (30 pts)
11. Native American Fishing Rights p.
135 (other book) Read and summarize (5 pts)
12. Modification for Wildlife Management Purposes
p.133-138 (other book) (minus p. 135
above); Read and summarize in writing. (10 pts)
13. Biodiversity Center
Homepage at The Rutgers University: What is Biodiversity?
14. Extinction, Human Accelerated Extinction,
Why Worry about Extinction? What is being done to prevent
extinction? P. 139-148 (other book)
Read and summarize in writing. (15 pts)
15. P. 144 (Bison),
p. 148 (animals that benefit); Dusky
Seaside Sparrow/Consider this Case Study (149)
(15 pts) Read and summarize in writing; answer questions.
16. Continue monitoring Decomposition Bottle
17. Read, "Root Causes of Biodiversity Loss"
; summarize briefly each short paragraph (7 of them) in 3-4
sentences each. 15 pts. (handout)
18. Read handout , The Case For Saving
Species: then select 3 scientists from left column,
go to website (on bottom of handout) and read their reasons
for saving species; identify what they agree on and what may
be different reasons for saving species. (15 pts)
19. Read handout, "Pressures on Marine
Biodiversity"; summarize the 5 categories. (15 pts)
20. Read handout, "Extinction-prone groups
of species; summarize the 10 different groups (20
pts)
21. Read the handout, "The 5 Major Extinctions
suffered by life on planet Earth (so far)";
create a poster timeline proportional in years. (see me for
help if you need it) (15 pts)
Dr Kathie Nunley
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