Assessment: Thursday, 3/10/16

On Thursday, you will be taking your final assessment for the ecology unit (Chapter 18). Your past assessments, your classwork, and Chapter 18 in your textbook are your best resources.

This assessment will consist of multiple choice questions and short answer questions.

Be able to:

_____Identify resources organisms would compete for
_____Identify adaptations that prey species have to hide from / protect themselves from predator species
_____Identify adaptations that predator species have to catch / eat prey species
_____Given scenarios describing species' relationships, identify whether the relationship is mutualism, parasitism, or commensalism

Resources:
TOC #107 - 109 Chapter 18.3 Notes (all 3 note sheets)
TOC # 111 Symbiosis Examples
DO NOW
HW p. 497
Chapter 18.3

_____Define producer
_____Define consumer
_____Define decomposer
_____Describe how energy flows through an ecosystem
Is energy the same at all levels? Why? Why not?
_____Create a food chain based on feeding relationships
_____Create an energy pyramid based on energy relationships
_____Describe how energy affects populations in an ecosystem
What are the sizes of different populations in an ecosystem like? Why?
_____Describe how changes in one population of organisms affect other populations of organisms in a food chain

Resources:
TOC # 100 - DR Ch. 18.2
TOC # 101 - Prairie Ecosystem
TOC # 103 - Energy - in an Ocean Ecosystem
TOC # 104 - Energy in Ecosystems
Chapter 18.2

_____Determine carrying capacity from a graph of population number vs. time
_____Identify changes that can affect a population's carrying capacity

Resources:
TOC # 105 - Box Lake
TOC # 106 - Carrying Capacity: Graphing
DO NOW
Chapter 18.3

_____Define population
_____Define community
_____Define ecosystem
_____Distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem

Resources:
TOC #98 - Ecosystems Notes
TOC #99 - DR. Ch. 18.1

Chapter 18.1

Please, see me or email me with questions BEFORE Thursday!
Happy studying!

- Mrs. Hong

Assessment Friday, 2/26

This will be a quiz-length assessment.
Use the guide below to focus your studying and review of class materials and homework.
Please see me with questions!

Things to be able to do:

_____Order the levels of biological organization from simple to complex
_____Define population
_____Define community
_____Define ecosystem
_____Distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem

Resources:
TOC #98 - Ecosystems Notes
TOC #99 - DR. Ch. 18.1
Chapter 18.1

_____Describe how energy flows through an ecosystem
_____Create a food chain based on feeding relationships
_____Create an energy pyramid based on energy relationships
_____Describe an energy pyramid
_____Describe how energy affects populations in an ecosystem
_____Describe how changes in one population of organisms affects other organisms in a food chain

Resources:
TOC # 100 - DR Ch. 18.2
TOC # 101 - Prairie Ecosystem
TOC # 103 - Energy - in an Ocean Ecosystem
TOC # 104 - Energy in Ecosystems (will be returned)
Chapter 18.2

_____Define carrying capacity
_____Determine carrying capacity from a graph of population number vs. time
_____Identify how changes in resources can affect a population's carrying capacity

Resources:
TOC # 105 - Box Lake
TOC # 106 - Carrying Capacity: Graphing


Happy studying!
- Mrs. Hong

Classification Assessment Monday, 2/8/16

On Monday, you will take a small assessment on the classification of living things.
Use this guide to focus your review.

Be able to:
_____Explain the importance of classifying living things.
_____Identify the 3 domains of life.
_____Sort an organism into a domain based on its cell type, unicellular/multicellular, and 
             description.
_____Organize the levels of classification from general to most specific.
_____Explain why the levels of classification get more specific from domain to species.
_____Identify the 6 kingdoms of life.
_____Sort an organism into a kingdom based on cell type, unicellular/multicellular, 
             autotroph/heterotroph, and description.

Resources:
Chapter 9.1
Chapter 9.2
class notes and activities

Mini quiz - Friday

This will be a graded classwork assignment.

You will be using your mitosis flipbook and notes to answer the graded questions!

Cell Energy Quiz Tuesday, 1/19

On Tuesday, 1/19, you will be taking a quiz on Cell Energy (Chapter 4 Section 2). This section of the chapter is about the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. 

Use the guide below to plan your studying and review.

You may want to use it as a checklist.

Please see me with any questions you have! Sooner is always better!

Be able to:

____Identify the location of photosynthesis in a cell

____Write out the chemical formulas of reactants and products of photosynthesis

____Write out the names of reactants and products of photosynthesis

____Write out the chemical equation of photosynthesis (including energy)

____Identify the major location of cellular respiration in a cell

____Write out the chemical formulas of reactants and products of cellular respiration

____Write out the names of reactants and products of cellular respiration

____Write out the chemical equation of cellular respiration (including energy)

References:

Chapter 4 Section 2 in the textbook

TOC # 75 - Photosynthesis / Respiration Chart

TOC # 76 - Photosynthesis

TOC # 79 - Cellular Respiration

____Identify the form of energy involved in photosynthesis

____Identify the energy molecule found in cells

____Predict how changing the amount / presence of reactants will affect photosynthesis

____Predict how changing the amount / presence of reactants will affect cellular respiration

____Determine which chemical processes will occur based on the type of living thing and its environment

References:

Chapter 4 Section 2 in the textbook

TOC # 76 - Photosynthesis

TOC # 77 - Photosynthesis Model

TOC # 78 - Directed Reading - Cell Energy

TOC # 79 - Cellular Respiration

TOC # 80 - Cellular Respiration Model

TOC # 81 - Cell Energy Venn Diagram

____Describe how the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration relate to one another

____Describe how cellular respiration and breathing (respiration are different)

____Describe the difference between cellular respiration (aerobic respiration) and fermentation (anaerobic respiration)

References:

Chapter 4 Section 2 in the textbook

HW p. 97 / 1-4

TOC # 78 - Directed Reading - Cell Energy

TOC # 79 - Cellular Respiration

TOC # 81 - Cell Energy Venn Diagram

DO NOW 1/12/16

General References:

Chapter 4 Section 2 in the textbook

TOC # 73 - # 81

Happy studying,

Mrs. Hong

Mini Quiz: Monday, January 11

On Monday, you will take a brief quiz. It will consist of matching / identification of:

---the vocabulary terms from Chapter 4 Section 2:
photosynthesis, cellular respiration, fermentation
---the chemical formulas for:
carbon dioxide, water, oxygen, and glucose
---the chemical equations for:
photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

Please refer to the textbook Chapter 4 Section 2 and your class notes and activities. 

See you soon!
- Mrs. Hong

Quiz Tuesday, 12/22: Membrane Transport

You will be taking a quiz on Tuesday on cell membrane transport.
The quiz will be a mixture of multiple choice and short answer questions.

To review:

Be able to do / explain:
____Know the basic structure of the cell membrane: what it's made of
____Explain why the cell membrane is considered selectively permeable

Resources:
Chapter 4 Section 1
TOC #59 - The Cell Membrane

____Definition of active transport
____Understand examples of active transport: endocytosis and exocytosis
____Contrast endocytosis and exocytosis
____Definition of passive transport
____Definition of diffusion
____Be able to explain diffusion
____Explain how molecules will move by diffusion if given solutions of different concentrations
____Definition of osmosis
____Explain how water will move by osmosis if given solutions of different concentrations
____Understand how osmosis can affect cells: shriveling, swelling
____Understand and explain what kind of osmosis situation will cause a cell to shrivel
____Understand and explain what kind of osmosis situation will cause a cell to swell

Resources:
Chapter 4 Section 1
TOC # 61 - Membrane Notes : Bulk Transport
TOC # 63 - Directed Reading Chapter 4.1
TOC # 64 - Diffusion Notes
TOC # 65 - Understanding Diffusion
TOC # 66 - Osmosis Notes
TOC # 67 - Slugs and Osmosis (REVIEW SLUG EXAMPLE!)
TOC # 70 - Diffusion and Osmosis Examples

Happy studying! Please see me with questions.

- Mrs. Hong