Write a report exploring an ecological mechanism behind an experiment you possibly would have conducted if our lives were not upended. For example, say you would have wanted to conduct an experiment on what color of flower pollinators have more of a preference for, given that the flowers are of the same species. Your report in this case would need to explore color preference in pollinators in a detailed way. It would need to discuss things like pollinator visual acuity, explore other studies done on color preferences, talk about why plants have evolved different coloration (if it was not selectively bred), and all the other things behind these mechanisms.
I am very open regarding topics, but they need to be well researched and explored. Things outside of pollination are fair game, so if you want to do some research and learning about marine ecological mechanisms, go for it! You just need to make sure that the topic you are writing on is an ecological topic, such as predator prey dynamics, food webs, dispersion, etc.
Part of your assignment will be designing a theoretical experiment that could be done to test the ecological principle you are writing about. The theoretical experiment will have to include methods, hypotheses, sample size.
As for length of this assignment, I anticipate that 4 pages, double spaced (Minus sources), is likely the shortest this assignment can be and still cover all your bases. If your work is shorter than
this, you better be confident that your work is strong and succinct and not missing any detail. A longer assignment is just fine as well.
A rubric will be attached as well. Thank you! Please let me know if you have any questions.