Ecosystem Project

By: Will Roland

Ecosystem: Desert
Average Temperature: Day = 100 & Night = 25
Average Annual Precipitation: 10 to 25 inches a year
Interesting facts: Some birds live in cacti. Most deserts used to be covered with
water!
Geosphere (rocks, soil, ground) information: The ground is rocky and also sandy.
Biosphere (Living things) information: Some of the animals found in the deserts are
lizards, roadrunners, birds and coyotes. Some of the plants found in the desert are
cactus, shrubs, and tumble weeks that roll away in the wind once their roots die.
Hydrosphere (water) information: There is not a lot of water in the desert so when
it rains it makes puddles of water that don't get absorbed and make watering holes
for animals.

Animal in depth information:

Lifespan: Weight: Length: Height:
Standard Form Expanded Form Expanded Written Form
Notation

Producer: 150 years 3000+200+00+0= 10x6=60 feet Forty feet

Catus 3200 lbs

Producer: 5 years 2+0=2 lbs 1x5=5 feet Two feet

Shrubs

Consumer 15 years 50+5=55 lbs 3x1=3 feet Two feet

Coyote

Consumer: 16 years 5+0=5 lbs 2x2=4 feet For feet

Vultures

Decomposer: 6 years 3+0=3 ounces 3x1=3 inches Six inches

Mushrooms

Final Product requirements:

3 comparisons:
They all live in the desert,they all need each other, and all need sun.

2 totals:
Vultures 16 years of life + Coyotes 15 years of life =31 years total
Mushrooms 6 years of life + Shrubs 5 years of life = 11 years total

2 differences:
Vultures only eats other dead animals and Mushrooms breaks down animals.

3 Numbers Rounded:
15=20 16=20 3200=3000