Lab 7 Identifying Limiting Nutrient - Sayre School

Lab 7: The Ecosystem Drawing
Procedure:
Your teacher will assign you and your partner a biome. The inspiration file linked next to the
biome name has a background photograph for you to use in your drawing:
• Desert
• Tropical Rain Forest
• Tundra
• Alpine
• Chaparral
• Savanna
• Grasslands
• Taiga
From the information that you have learned in class you will create an Ecosystem Drawing of
your assigned Biome. Your drawing should include the four major nutrient cycles: phosphorus,
carbon, nitrogen, and water. This drawing will illustrate the interaction between biotic and
abiotic factors, how energy flows through the ecosystem, and how inorganic materials are
recycled back into the ecosystem.
Be sure to look at the scoring guide to understand what material should be on your drawing
and how you will be graded. If your partner is absent for an extended time period, you
need to discuss with your teacher how to proceed. You will also need to properly cite the
source of your pictures.
You will use Inspiration to make your Drawing. Be sure to go to the Link menu and uncheck
“draw links under symbols”. This will allow you to make food chains over the background
picture.
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