I have attached the assignment below. thing to remember: Only use google scholars, please. APA format. citing page. My animal is Japanese Macaque. Aiming for an A.

Project Paper 100 points

Animal adaptations for survival

Write a 6-10 double-spaced, typed research paper on the various adaptations that animals evolve for survival in particular habitats. These adaptations can include behavioral and physiological adaptations.

Introduction

Describe background for the animal that you have chosen. This background should include classification of the organism and also a description of the habitat in which it lives. Describe the variables of the habitat in which the organism must adapt to for survival. Give brief description of the niche that your organism fills in its habitat.

Body

Describe the various ways, either physiological or behavioral in which the organism is adapted for its environment. How do each of the various adaptation increase the survival of the organism. If it is a physiological adaptation how does it differ from the “normal”. You should than also include the description of the role that it plays in its environment, expand as to what would happen if the organism were to go extinct from the habitat. How would the environment change? Which organisms would be impacted?

Conclusions

Briefly summarize what you have discussed above. Expand on the importance that each animal has to its ecosystem and how this impacts human populations.

References

A minimum of 4 reputable citations (these should not be Wikipedia, facts on file etc.)

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Reference Section

You will need to include a minimum of 4 references OTHER than your textbook. Information simply copied from other sources will not count toward your points in the project. Make sure to cite your sources; plagiarized reports will be awarded zero points. Students who copy from one another will BOTH receive 0 points.

References: You may use books, journals, magazines, and any website ending in .edu, .gov, or.org. All other websites must be approved by me first. However, any info taken from a website must have an author. If no author is given, then it is an inappropriate source for a college paper. Information from sources with no author will not count toward your points in the project.

You may NOT use encyclopedia-type websites like Wikipedia, Britannica, Encarta, FactMonster, etc., nor videos or television shows even if they are documentaries.

Citations: Try to avoid websites whenever possible. If you use a website use one that is authored. Focus on using books and primary literature.

Book: Author. year. Title. Place of publication: Publisher. # of pages.

Example:

Treshow M. 1970. Environment and Plant Response. New York: McGraw-Hill. 250p

Magazine or journal article: Author, year. “Title of article”, Title of magazine or journal. Vol (#): Page range where article is found.

Example: Banks, J., Webb, M., Hickok L. 1993. “Programming of sexual phenotype in the homosporous fern Ceratopteris richardii.” Intern. J. Plant Sci. 154(4): 522-534.

Website: Author. (Year). Title. Retrieved Date from (website address).

Example: Meyer, A. S. (2000.). Memories of a time gone by. Retrieved February 6, 1996 from http://www.oldtimes.com/~meyers/memories.html

Your reference list should be put in alphabetical order by last name.

When citing the work in the text, you should put the author’s last name and the year of the publication in parentheses. Example: (Burnett, 2009). Do not use endnotes.

The grading rubric that is the last page of this handout should be the cover page for your report. There is a separate grading rubric for each report.

Your grade will reflect the amount of effort that you put into the report. A project that uses only minimal resources, such as class handouts and the textbook, will receive a minimal grade. The research paper is worth 100 points.

NAME__________________________________

Adaptations for Survival Paper

100 points

Final Paper Due:

The following will be taken into consideration during grade assessment:

Report Evaluation

(5) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Thorough treatment of subject questions. Instructions from Survey of Life Research Paper guide followed.

(4) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Content is complete and accurate.

(3) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Coherence: essay is chunked into clear paragraphs with topic sentences; clear transitions before each new paragraph; specific details fit under the idea stated in each paragraph topic sentence; paragraphs are ordered effectively/logically

(2) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Unity: contains a clearly stated Thesis in the introduction that fits the assignment

(2) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Text is in student’s own words. Limited and appropriate use of quotes if used.

(2) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Sentence skills: Grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence variety/structure (syntax), and word choice (diction) are accurate. No unnecessary repetition or awkwardness.

(1) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Sources of information are clearly cited and referenced

(1) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Contains information from legitimate sources other than from textbook

Total Points: _______________ (100)

The numbers in brackets indicate the weight given to each item. The evaluation scale ranges from 0 to 5, where 0 is “unacceptable,” 1 is "inadequate," 2 is "poor," 3 is "adequate," 4 is "good" and 5 is "excellent." The mark out of 100 will be calculated by multiplying the rank by the weight for each item.

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