Designed Organism Rubric Design a new organism that is adapted to an ecosystem, biome, or habitat of your choice. 1. Choose and describe an ecosystem, biome, or habitat. 2. Describe the needs of your organism and how these needs are met in its ecosystem. 3. Design and describe three adaptations that allow the organism to survive within its ecosystem. Adaptations should be specified for feeding, movement, and protection. 4. Describe your organism’s niche and how the organism interacts with other things. 5. Describe a symbiotic relationship for your organism. 6. Make a labeled diagram of the organism you have designed and described. Category Exceptional (4) Very Good (3) Acceptable (2) Poor (1) Ecosystem Ecosystem Ecosystem description Ecosystem description totally description mostly Biome somewhat description very Description accurate; all details accurate; a few accurate; several weak on details included details missing details missing How needs are met How needs are met How are met How needs are met completely of Organism mostly realistic; a unclear; several not included; very realistic; all details few details missing details missing weak on details included Adaptations not or Adaptations Adaptations Three Adaptations mostly poorly described; completely somewhat Adaptations to described; a few how this organism described; all described; several details missing would survive is Biome details included details missing unknown Niche descriptions Niche descriptions Niche descriptions Very weak on niche accurate; all details mostly accurate; a somewhat descriptions; no Niche of interactions few details of accurate; details of interactions included interactions missing interactions missing described Partnership is Partnership is Partnership is Partnership not reasonable; details reasonable; details possible; details of possible; details of Symbiosis of relationship well of relationship relationship not relationship not described partly described identified identified A few details are Organism is like an Unique details Some details unique, but existing organism, Creativity make organism organism are organism is much with few or no new stand out. unique. like an existing features. organism. Detailed; in color; Detailed; Diagram adaptations labeled adaptations labeled Labeled drawing Basic sketch and described and described
Designed Organism Rubric Design a new organism that is adapted to an ecosystem, biome, or habitat of your choice. 1. Choose and describe an ecosystem, biome, or habitat. 2. Describe the needs of your organism and how these needs are met in its ecosystem. 3. Design and describe three adaptations that allow the organism to survive within its ecosystem. Adaptations should be specified for feeding, movement, and protection. 4. Describe your organism’s niche and how the organism interacts with other things. 5. Describe a symbiotic relationship for your organism. 6. Make a labeled diagram of the organism you have designed and described. Category Exceptional (4) Very Good (3) Acceptable (2) Poor (1) Biome Description Ecosystem description totally accurate; all details included Ecosystem description mostly accurate; a few details missing Ecosystem description somewhat accurate; several details missing Ecosystem description very weak on details of Organism How needs are met completely realistic; all details included How needs are met mostly realistic; a few details missing How are met unclear; several details missing How needs are met not included; very weak on details Three Adaptations to Biome Adaptations completely described; all details included Adaptations mostly described; a few details missing Adaptations somewhat described; several details missing Adaptations not or poorly described; how this organism would survive is unknown Niche Niche descriptions accurate; all details of interactions included Niche descriptions mostly accurate; a few details of interactions missing Niche descriptions somewhat accurate; details of interactions missing Very weak on niche descriptions; no interactions described Symbiosis Partnership is reasonable; details of relationship well described Partnership is reasonable; details of relationship partly described Partnership is possible; details of relationship not identified Partnership not possible; details of relationship not identified Creativity Unique details make organism stand out. Some details organism are unique. A few details are unique, but organism is much like an existing organism. Organism is like an existing organism, with few or no new features. Diagram Detailed; in color; adaptations labeled and described Detailed; adaptations labeled and described Labeled drawing Basic sketch