Objective:  Assess sources for your research for your final presentation (for credibility, reliability, and relevance) and list references in proper APA format. That means the sources you use for this assignment should be directly related to the species that you chose The (Colorado’s Lynx). Objective:  Organize your thoughts and the main points of your research for your final presentation submit an outline to organize your thoughts and main points. Your outline should be formatted a specific way and must contain the following elements as described below.  To prepare for this assignment. ANIMALS:Colorado’s Lynx I. The Introduction Section A. Organism Introduction 1. The common and scientific name of your organism. Please see this link to help with scientific names if needed: How To Write Scientific Names 2. Where you observed your organism (country, state, park, zoo, etc.) 3. A brief discussion on why you chose your organism 4. If possible, a picture and/or video of you safely observing your species in the field. If not possible, search the Internet for an image (and remember to cite your source for the image) in a typical habitat. II. The Body A. Physical Description 1. You must include a brief physical description. You can use your personal observations. If you cannot safely observe your organism, you must research. a. Size, Coloring, etc. B. Life Cycle and Reproduction 1. Life Cycle: describe the life cycle of your organism.  The life cycle refers to the series of changes that happens from the beginning of life as your organism develops and grows into a mature organism.  Please see here for some hints on the Life Cycle . If you have any questions please feel free to ask! 2. Reproduction: You must discuss the reproductive strategies of your organism (e.g. release of gametes by a fish or hermaphroditic reproduction in earthworms), mate choice, mating displays, mate competition and mating systems. C. Structure and Function 1. Please select one organ system of your organism that you find to be particularly interesting and describe both the anatomy and physiology of that system. 2. If your organism is an animal, here are a list of the general animal organ systems D. Energy Ecology 1. If you can observe these, that is best. If not, research. 2. What are the food sources? Types? Amounts? Temporal pattern of feeding? Specific handling or processing of food items by the organism (e.g. the way a squirrel manipulates an acorn) E. Habitat 1. Where your organism lives. This does not refer to a city or state, but rather the natural environment in which your organism lives. 2. You should consider abiotic factors, such as soil, water, etc., as well as biotic factors, such as predators, hosts, etc. III. The Conclusion Section A. This section should contain four to six points that sum up the main points from the body of the outline. B. Start your conclusive section with one sentence summarizing some basic information ...

1. Objective:
Assess sources for your
research for your final presentation
(for credibility, reliability, and relevance) and list references in
proper APA format. That means the sources you use for this
assignment should be directly related to the species that you
chose The
(Colorado’s Lynx).
Objective:
Organize your thoughts and the main points of your research
for your final presentation
submit an outline to organize your thoughts and main points.
Your outline should be formatted a specific way and must
contain the following elements as described below.
To prepare for this assignment.
ANIMALS:Colorado’s Lynx
I. The Introduction Section
A. Organism Introduction
1. The common and scientific name of your organism. Please
see this link to help with scientific names if needed:
How To Write Scientific Names
2. Where you observed your organism (country, state, park, zoo,
etc.)
3. A brief discussion on why you chose your organism
4. If possible, a picture and/or video of you safely observing

2. your species in the field. If not possible, search the Internet for
an image (and remember to cite your source for the image) in a
typical habitat.
II. The Body
A. Physical Description
1. You must include a brief physical description. You can use
your personal observations. If you cannot safely observe your
organism, you must research.
a. Size, Coloring, etc.
B. Life Cycle and Reproduction
1. Life Cycle: describe the life cycle of your organism. The life
cycle refers to the series of changes that happens from the
beginning of life as your organism develops and grows into a
mature organism. Please see here for some hints on the
Life Cycle
. If you have any questions please feel free to ask!
2. Reproduction: You must discuss the reproductive strategies
of your organism (e.g. release of gametes by a fish or
hermaphroditic reproduction in earthworms), mate choice,
mating displays, mate competition and mating systems.
C. Structure and Function
1. Please select one organ system of your organism that you
find to be particularly interesting and describe
both the anatomy and physiology
of that system.

3. 2. If your organism is an animal, here are a list of the
general animal organ systems
D. Energy Ecology
1. If you can observe these, that is best. If not, research.
2. What are the food sources? Types? Amounts? Temporal
pattern of feeding? Specific handling or processing of food
items by the organism (e.g. the way a squirrel manipulates an
acorn)
E. Habitat
1. Where your organism lives. This does not refer to a city or
state, but rather the natural environment in which your organi sm
lives.
2. You should consider abiotic factors, such as soil, water, etc.,
as well as biotic factors, such as predators, hosts, etc.
III. The Conclusion Section
A. This section should contain four to six points that sum up the
main points from the body of the outline.
B. Start your conclusive section with one sentence summarizing
some basic information about your chosen organism (name and
geographical distribution).
C. Continue with a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the life
cycle and any particular body structures.
D. Include a brief summary (1-2 sentences) about the ecological
role of your chosen organism in its ecosystem.

4. E. Wrap up the conclusive section with a closing note that
provides brief information about a unique fact and/or behavior
of your chosen organism.
IV. The Reference Section:
A.
This is not just the reference page; rather, referencing should
occur throughout the outline as it will in your presentation
. Therefore, your outline should include both a separate
reference page containing a minimum of
five sources
listed in proper APA reference list format
AND
internal citations throughout the outline where appropriate.
Please be sure to see the resources below for assistance
regarding in-text citations and reference list formatting, and/or
ask me if you have any additional questions.