Ecology: an insects perspective 

Insects are the most numerous animal on planet Earth...There are over 1 million species named, and insects potentially comprise up to 90% of all animal species.  We will be exploring these underappreciated consumers in this Ecology section!!!
Data Nuggets - graphing activities

Project Resources

ID Guides
Daily Warm-Up
​​Quiz #552320
​Ecology Presentation
​​INSECTA - Ecology Presentation
​Habitat Assessment Sheet; DUE Mon 5/13
Plant ID ~ Holden Creek
Paragraph #1: Due Friday 5/17 (Google Classroom)
Habitat Assessment Sheet ONLINE: Due Friday 5/17 (Google Classroom)
​Insect 101 worksheet: DUE at end of period Monday 5/20
Paragraph #2: Due Friday 5/24  (Google Classroom)

Final Paper resources

Final Paper Outline: paragraph instructions
Citation Instruction Guide
​Ecology Final Paper RUBRIC

Paragraph #1: What is an ecosystem?
What is an ecosystem? - Khan Academy article​
Introduction to Climate - Nature article
Characterizing Communities - Nature article
Population Limiting Factors - Nature article
How Populations Grow - Nature article

Paragraph #2: The flow of energy and the interactions of living things.
Ecological Interactions - Khan Academy article
Interactions in Communities - Khan Academy article
Energy Flow & Primary Production - Khan Academy article
Energy Economics in Ecosystems - Nature article
Predation, Herbivory, and Parasitism - Nature article
Omnivorous Insects - Natural article
Mighty Mutualism - Nature article
Population Dynamics of Mutualism - Nature article
Ecological Consequences of Parasitism - Nature article 

Summary Paragraph / Additional Articles to Cite
Environmental Constraints to the Geographic Expansion of Plant and Animal Species - Nature article


Final Paper Rubric (under construction)
Phylum: Arthropoda.  Class: Insecta
Insect Order - Key 1
Insect Order - Key 2
Insect Order - Key 3 click through
Insect Order Guide 4 images and descriptions
​Once you are down to the order, family, genus, etc.  use the following guides to get you to the species.
Coleoptera - guide to families
OSU - Pacific Northwest Insect Page
Oregon Insect Image Collection (identify the order using the link above and then go to the order on this page to find your species)

Phylum: Arthropoda.  Class: Arachnid 
Oregon Spiders

Phylum: Arthropoda.  Class: Diplopoda
Millipedes  Family: Striariidae. Most numerously found in our pitfall traps.

Phylum: Arthropoda.  Class: Crustacea
​Roly Polies, Pill Bugs, Potato Bugs, etc.

​Phylum: Mollusca
Slugs and snails of Oregon - key

Other Links
 Insect Terminology Glossary 1
Insect Terminology Glossary 2​
OSU - Insects homepage
​Oregon Insects: coloring and activity 
Final Student Survey 

Ecology Final Paper RUBRIC
Final Paper Outline: paragraph instructions
 Paragraph #1: Due Friday 5/17 (Google Classroom)
​Paragraph #2: Due Friday 5/24  (Google Classroom)
Data Tables 1 & 2 - pasted into paper: Due on FINALS (Google Classroom)
Paragraph #3: Due on FINALS  (Google Classroom)
Citation Instruction Guide

​Google Classroom code
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Project Resources
Project Notes: Sapora only file
Pitfall Trap - lesson plan