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Tu-We || AlphaSquares Unit 5 Share and Compare Thrs-Fri || Happy Constitution Day! We, the People of my biology class, will briefly discuss how the Constitution's first four articles and Bill of Rights affect/protect modern science! Art1- Leg. Art 2- Exc. Art 3- Jud. Art 4- St Bill of Rights Sept 22-23 Tues-Wed || No School Monday- Inservice 1) **Describe the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs.** 2) **What organisms are found at EVERY trophic level?** 3) **Fill in a 3 level energy pyramid with appropriate trophic levels.** || Thrs-Fri || **1) What percent of energy is available to the next trophic level in an ecosystem? 2) What happens to the rest of the energy? 3) If primary production is 10,000 kcal, how much is available to Secondary Consumers?** (Hint- drawing energy pyramid to show your calculations may help!) || Tues-Wed || 1**) WHY is the hydrologic cycle a "biogeochemical" cycle? 2) What are the two processes that cycle carbon on Earth? 3) Sketch the nitrogen cycle. 4) What abiotic component does the phosphorus cycle originate in?** || Thrs-Fri || **From your pyramids homework- what is the term for a species found "nowhere else on earth"?** || 2) From the video- compare and contrast keystone species and invasive species. ** || Oct6-7 || __** REVIEW **__- www.classzone.com click GO! on book Biology 2010 click INTERACTIVE REVIEW Print "Scorecard" to receive review credit! || Oct8-9 || TEST CH 13 (preview Ch 14, outline) (BEAN LAB ANALYSIS due Mon-odd Tue-even Next Week!) ||
 * 2009-2010 CHAPTER 13 Principles of Ecology ||  ||   ||
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 * Define "Ecology"** ||
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 * What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?**
 * What is the difference between a population and a community?** ||
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 * Sept 24-25
 * Mon 28th || Vocabulary Quiz ! ||
 * Sep 29-30
 * Oct 1-2
 * Mon Oct 5th || ** 1) Explain the difference between the three type of pyramids.
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"The cold water must make him need more energy." "The fish gills moved quickly when the new water was added." "Warm water may be easier to respirate in." || Tu-We ||> List and briefly describe the steps in the Scientific Method... || Th-Fri ||> Metric Bellringer- a) 83.52 hm = ??? __dm__ b) 0.00091 km = ??? m c) 2300 L = ??? daL d) 76.4 cg= ??? km e) 365.9 mm=??? hm || Tu-We || METRIC QUIZ - Clickers || Th-Fri** || =Fish Lab analysis due--- **TEST**= ||
 * || Unit 1 Biology 2009-2010 ||
 * August 24, Mon ||> Search Section 1.1 in your text for three word that begin with "B" Write each word in a separate complete sentence that conveys its definition. THINK - what do they all have in common ?? ||
 * Aug 25-26, Tu-We ||> List the 6 characteristics of life and an abridged definition for each word. (MRGOCH) ||
 * Aug 26-27, Th-Fri ||> A scientist is determining if coffee bean species affect the flavor of the eventual cup of joe. Identify: independent variable, dependent variable, at least 3 constants, and suggest a control group. ||
 * Aug 31 Mon ||> Karisa makes notes during her lab project. Identify these statements as OBS=observations and INF= inferences: " My fish breathed 12 times in 30 sec. "
 * Aug 31 Mon ||> Karisa makes notes during her lab project. Identify these statements as OBS=observations and INF= inferences: " My fish breathed 12 times in 30 sec. "
 * Aug 31 Mon ||> Karisa makes notes during her lab project. Identify these statements as OBS=observations and INF= inferences: " My fish breathed 12 times in 30 sec. "
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 * Sep 7 Mon || NO SCHOOL ||
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Thrs-Fri Study for Test17 ! Tues-Wed Why are prey more vulnerable to introduced predators than native species? Mon Oct 13 What is the difference between 'fundamental' and 'realized' niche?

Thrs-Fri Explain the difference beween intraspecific and interspecific competition Tues-Wed Sketch 3 pictures that represent the symbiosis we have studied P-M-C Mon Oct 6 use your text p. 368. Give word origin and definition- “niche”

Thrs/Fri- Oct 2-3 Study for TEST 16 ! Tues/Wed 30-Oct1 Mon Sep 29 - Describe the difference between mutualism and commensalism.

Thrs/Fri Sep 25-26: Read pg 349 + Copy/Answer Rev.Question #4 then Read pg 350 and define "biogeochemical cycles". @@@ Tues/Wed Sep 23-24: Sketch a succession cartoon. First stage should include pioneer species, second stage primary succession, third stage secondary succession, fourth stage with a tertiary species. @@@ Mon Sep 22- Grab a laptop and use this 40 min to work on your BioDiversity post and your Energy Flow graphics / activity. Instructions are at -> click your hour -> click Discussions Tab -> click assignment topic you need to work on!

Thrs-Fri Sep 18-19: List all organisms (seen and unseen) from your ecosystem. Label their trophic level- producers, decomposers, consumers (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore) @@@ Tue-Wed Sep 16-17: Sketch an ecosystem. Be sure to include: populations, community, abiotic factors @@@ Mon- Inservice- No school for Students

Thrs/Fri Sep 11-12- FIRST BR CH. 16 packet!!! Describe the difference between Biotic and Abiotic factors, (pg. 340) @@@ Tues/Wed Sep 9-10- Mon/ Sep8 : get out labs/ finish Seed-Acid Rain lab + Metric Lab

Thrs/Fri - Sep 4-5: List the 5 steps of the scientific method-- give a brief description of what scientists do in each part of the process. @@@ Tues/Wed Sep2-3 : First, read pg. 19 in your textbook. Then answer, what does //theory// mean to the average person? How does the word //**theory**// mean something different to a scientist? @@@ Mon Sep 1 - NO SCHOOL

Thrs/Fri Aug 28-29 - Sally looks out the window at 3:05, sighs and says "Oh no, I should have brought an umbrella" Did she make an //observation// or an //inference// ? Was it //qualitative// or //quantitative//? How do you know? @@@ Tues/Wed Aug 26-27- Imagine: All the birds around Topeka begin to die off... What questions should scientists ask? How would they find out answers to those questions? @@@ Mon Aug 25-- Complete the acronym: M_R_G_O_C_H_

Thrs/Fri Aug21-22- Name four prefix or suffix discussed last block. You can use your notes! @@@ Tues/Wed Aug19-20- Name 5 things you have in common with a beetle (properties of life) @@@ Mon Aug 18- Discuss "Quality" versus "Quantity". Define and provide examples.

Fri Aug 15 - Lineups - Last Name, First Name Getting to know you. [CLKg], 3Corners. If you could choose a color? RED/WHT/BLU If you could choose an occupation? CHEF/ENG/VET If you could choose a holiday? VAL/4thJuly/CHRISTMAS If you could choose a number? (-9) / (1/2) / (sq.rt. 5) If you could reincarnate as an animal from Chinese astrology? TIGER/SNAKE/DOG If you could take an all-expense-pd vacation with best friend? AFR.SAFARI / TOUR.EUROPE / CAMP.NTNL.PK