Biology Quarter 1: Weeks 4-5
September 14-27, 2010
DATE / IN CLASS / HOMEWORKTuesday-Wednesday
(1; 95 min.
8; 80 min.)
9/14-15/10
Ecology Topic 2:
Energy and Nutrients / Feeding Relationships and Food Webs
Energy Flow, Pyramids, 10% Rule
Lab: Anacharis and Snail
* How do organisms interact with each other and the environment to obtain energy? Where does the energy go? / 1. Biome Food Web
DUE: M-T 9/20-21
2. Naturalist Project
DUE: M-T 9/14-15
Thursday-Friday
(2,8; 95 min.)
9/16-17/10
Ecology Topic 2:
Energy and Nutrients / Naturalist Project Due
Lab: Anacharis and Snail
MAPs testing
* Demonstration of Understanding / 1. Biology Ch 3.3 Section Assess
DUE: M-T 9/20-21
2. Biome Food Web
DUE: M-T 9/20-21
Monday-Tuesday
(2,8; 95 min.)9/20-21/09
Ecology Topic 2:
Energy and Nutrients / Nutrient Cycles and Limiting Factors
* How does matter cycle as organisms interact to obtain energy? What happens to their waste? / 1. Biology 3.3: p84:29, p85:1-7
DUE: W-Th 9/22-23
2. Check for Understanding
DUE: W-Th 9/22-23
3. Biome Pyramids
DUE: F-M 9/24-27
Wednesday-Thursday
(2; 80 min.8; 95 min.)
9/22-23/10
Ecology Topic 2:
Energy and Nutrients / Check for Understanding: Energy & Nut.
Introduction to Climate
* Demonstration of Understanding / 1. Biome Pyramids
DUE: F-M 9/24-27
2. Journal 3: Biome Change
DUE: T-W 9/28-29
Friday-Monday
(1,5; 95 min.)9/24-27/10
Ecology Topic 2:
Energy and Nutrients / Croak! Mystery
Habitat, Niche, Competitive Exclusion
* How do limiting factors control and organism’s growth and development? / 1. Journal 3: Biome Change
DUE: T-W 9/28-29
Knowledge and Skills
= Energy Flow
q Producers
o Autotrophs
o Photosynthesis vs. Chemosynthesis
q Consumers
o Heterotrophs
o Herbivores
o Carnivores
o Omnivores
o Detritivores
o Decomposers
o Primary consumers
o Secondary consumers
o Tertiary and quaternary consumers
q Feeding Relationships
o Food Chains and Food Webs
o Trophic Levels
q Ecological Pyramids
o Pyramid of Energy
· Ten Percent Rule
o Pyramid of Biomass
o Pyramid of Numbers
= Cycles of Matter
q Recycling in the Biosphere
o Biogeochemical cycles
q Water cycle
o Evaporation and transpiration
q Nutrient Cycles
o Carbon cycle
o Nitrogen cycle
o Phosphorus cycle
q Nutrient Limitation
o Primary productivity
o Limiting nutrient
= The Role of Climate
o Weather vs. climate
q Greenhouse Effect
q Effects of latitude on climate
o Climate zones: polar, temperate and tropical
q Heat Transport in the Biosphere
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