Biology Session 6

May 4 to June 11

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Day

Learning Objective

Assignments

May 4
Explain how evolutionary relationships are important in classification.
Identify the principle behind cladistic analysis.

May 5
  Penguin Cladogram Activity Page and Pictures
May 6

Cladograms / Garden

Cladogram Activity cont.
May 7
Cladograms/Garden

 

May 8
Cladograms/garden
 
May 11

Begin Ecology

Identify the levels of organization that ecologists study.
Describe the methods used to study ecology.

Read Pages

Define:ecology, biosphere, species, population, community, ecosystem, biome

 
May 12

Identify the source of energy for life processes
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Define:: autotroph, producer, photosynthesis, chemosynthesis, heterotroph, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, detritivore, decomposer, food chain, food web, trophic level, ecological pyramid, biomass
May 13
Trace the flow of energy through living systems. Vocabulary Quiz
May 14

Evaluate the efficiency of energy transfer among organisms in an ecosystem.

  
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May 25

Memorial DAy No SChool

 
May 26 Identify the causes of climate.
Explain how Earth’s temperature range is maintained.
Identify Earth’s three main climate zones.		 WS 4.1
May 27

Explain how biotic and abiotic factors influence an ecosystem.
Identify the interactions that occur within communities.

 WS 4.2
May 28 Explain what microclimates are.
Identify the characteristics of major land biomes.		 WS 4.3
June 2 Identify the factors that govern aquatic ecosystems.
Identify the two types of freshwater ecosystem

Vocabulary review

extra credit 4.4

June 3    
June 4    
June 7 Quiz on 18.1 and Webquest http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/orchid/classifying.html
June 8  

 

 

 
June 9
   
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June 11    
June 14 Last Day of School

School resumes August 31 2009

 

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* Tardies will reduce your points toward credit by 20%. No make up credit for unexcused absences. Must have 80% attendance to qualify for "Fastrack work"
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