Guide 6B Organism Care
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Organism Care Objectives
Basic Needs
Provide examples of how limited resources and continual threats can impact organisms; describe why organism care may need to be altered over time; and develop an organism care plan that includes the basic tenants of animal care, including limited resources and continual threats.
Tidal Zones
Describe the risks to organisms in the tidal zone; explain how (and why) life survives in tidal zones; and provide examples of keystone species in the tidal zone and near shore environments.
Coral Reef
List the characteristics of coral animals; describe the relationship between corals and zooxanthellae; and explain the process of “coral bleaching.”
Marine Invertebrates
For six of the marine invertebrate phyla (Porifera, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Annelida, Crustacea); describe the key characteristics of the phylum; and list examples of organisms in the phylum.
Organism Care Quiz
Quiz Directions
Complete all four sections and take the quiz on Canvas.
Use the learning objectives above to guide your studying.
Organism Care Media
Introduced in Basic Needs section of this guide:
Organism Care Plan
Select an organism (typically plant or animal) that you would potentially take care of over an extended period of time. This could be a potted plant, a plant in a garden, livestock, a companion animal, a wild population you are assisting, a wild organism that is being rehabilitated.
Develop a long-term care plan for the organism, it can be in bulleted checklist or paragraph form. Include in your plan:
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How you will address potentially limited resources like food, water, and housing.
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How you will address continued threats like diseases or potential predators/herbivores (if any)
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Whether care will need to be adjusted for different life stages, for example, an aging organism.
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How you will stay consistent with care over time as your life changes.
Upload your plan to Canvas when it is completed. This could be used in the final portfolio as an example of applying ecological principles (limited resources & continual threats) to animal care.
Media Directions
To be completed after taking the quiz on Canvas.
Upload your organism care plan to Canvas. Your plan can be submitted as a PDF, a word document, a photo of the notes, or even a video. Multiple assignment formats are supported.
Portfolio Guide
Portfolio Directions
Consider adding your organism care plan to the final portfolio, possibly as part of the “Environmental Biology Skills” outcome section.
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