1. Human Impact on an Australian Ecosystem
Student Name:

2. Ecosystems and their communities
Part 1

3. Endangered species profile
Conservation status:
What role does it have (e.g. is it a carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, decomposer, etc.)?:
Ecosystem it is found in:
Biome:
Habitat:
Microhabitat:

4. Diagram of ecosystem 4 abiotic factors in the ecosystem:

5. Relationships with other species
Describe 3 relationships that your species has in their ecosystem. The relationships can be with different species or within the same species.

6. Food chain
Describe what is happening in this food chain (who eats who):

7. Food web
Create a food web for the ecosystem and analyse it, indicating the producers and consumers and what level/s they are (remember consumers can sometimes occupy multiple levels)
Challenge question: Not scored

8. Human impacts on ecosystems
Part 2

9. Human impact
What is one human impact that has an effect on your chosen ecosystem?
Describe two effects that the human impact has on your animal.

10. Human Impact
Describe 2 effects the human impact has on the ecosystem where your animal lives.

11. If the human impact continues…
What will happen to organisms in the food web you have drawn?
Challenge question: Not scored

12. Changes in environmental management techniques over time
Part 3

13. Helping fix the problem…
List one method how scientists are trying to protect and save your species.
Describe the method you have listed. Explain what the scientists are doing.

14. Fixing the problem
How do you think the current method to save your animal could be improved? List 2 ideas.

15. Helping Fix the Problem
How did we used to help minimise impact on this ecosystem in the past?
Are the new methods better or worse than the old methods? Why?
Challenge question: Not scored