PowerPoint Presentation

Introduction Slide(s)

1. Organism Introduction

a. The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with scientific names if needed:  How To Write Scientific Names

b. Where you observed your organism (country, state, park, zoo, etc.)

c. A brief discussion on why you chose your organism

d. If possible, a picture and/or video of you safely observing your species in the field. If not possible, search the Internet for an image (and remember to cite your source for the image) in a typical habitat.

The Body

1. Description

a. You must include a brief physical description. You can use your personal observations. If you cannot safely observe your organism, you must research.

i. Size, Coloring, etc.

2. Life Cycle and Reproduction

a. Life Cycle: describe the life cycle of your organism.  The life cycle refers to the series of changes that happen from the beginning of life as your organism develops and grows into a mature organism.  Please see here for some hints on the  Life Cycle . If you have any questions please feel free to ask!

2. Reproduction: You must discuss the reproductive strategies of your organism (e.g. release of gametes by a fish or hermaphroditic reproduction in earthworms), mate choice, mating displays, mate competition and mating systems.

1. Structure and Function

3. Please select one organ system of your organism that you find to be particularly interesting and describe  both the anatomy and physiology  of that system.

3. If your organism is an animal, here are a list of the  general animal organ systems

1. Energy Ecology

4. If you can observe these, that is best. If not, research.

4. What are the food sources? Types? Amounts? Temporal pattern of feeding? Specific handling or processing of food items by the organism (e.g. the way a squirrel manipulates an acorn)

1. Habitat

5. Where your organism lives. This does not refer to a city or state, but rather the natural environment in which your organism lives.

5. You should consider abiotic factors, such as soil, water, etc., as well as biotic factors, such as predators, hosts, etc.

Conclusions

1. This section must contain:

a. Four to six points that sum up the main topics of the presentation that you have in your outline

Reference Slide(s) and Internal Citations – ALL

1. This section must contain:

a. Internal citations - This is not just a separate section; rather, referencing should occur throughout the presentation via parenthetical citations anytime you paraphrase, make direct quotes, or use visual components from other sources.  Please be sure to cite any language, images, videos, etc. in the presentation that should be cited. ** Work which is improperly cited and referenced or lacking either proper citations or references may not be accepted for credit. **

b. Reference Slide - Your presentation should also have a final reference slide listing 5-10 credible sources researched for your presentation. NOTE: these are not included in the slide count for your presentation.

c. Do not include your summary/evaluation from Assignment 1: Annotated Bibliography; simply list the references utilized in your presentation in APA format on the reference slide.