1. Biology II Learning Target Questions
Second Semester 2017

2. Use the answer rubric on the side wall to
1. Write the proper heading. 2. Write the date to the left of the red line on your paper. 3. Write the number to the right of the red line on your paper. 4. Write the question, then answer in a complete sentence. 5. Skip a line before beginning the next question.
Daily Learning Target Questions (LTQ’s) Procedures – Use Your Own Paper:
Use the answer rubric on the side wall to
help you write your answers to questions.

3. Chapter Three Learning Target Questions
The Biosphere

4. C4: Ecosystems & Communities
Ecology Slo: Students will be able to explain the interdependence of matter, energy and living things and how it effects an organisms ability to survive in nature.
C3: The Biosphere
C4: Ecosystems & Communities
3.1 What is Ecology?
3.2 Energy, Producers, and Consumers
3.3 Energy Flow in Ecosystems
3.4 Cycles of Matter
4.1 Climate
4.2 Niches & Community Interactions
4.3 Succession
4.4 Biomes
4.5 Aquatic Ecosystems

5. How does it relate to the study of Biology?
Date
Number
Question
R – 2/6
W – 2/7
Chapter 3: 1.
What is Ecology?
How does it relate to the study of Biology? 
R - 2/8
W - 2/9 2.
Compare and contrast abiotic and biotic factors in an ecosystem.
Give examples for each factor.
R - 2/10
W -2/13 3.
How do different organisms get the energy they need to survive?
Give an example.

6. How do different organisms get the energy they need to survive?
Date
Number
Question
R - 2/10
W -2/13 3.
How do different organisms get the energy they need to survive?
Give an example.
R - 2/14
W -2/15 4.
How does energy move through an ecosystem? Give an example.
R - 2/16
W -2/17 5.
Why is the cycling of matter important to life on earth?

7. How does matter move through the biosphere?
Date
Number
Question
R – 2/21
W – 2/22 6.
How does matter move through the biosphere?
R /23
W – 2/24 7.
Describe the processes that enable Nitrogen to move through the biosphere. [ Turn LTQ’s In]

8. How do abiotic and biotic factors shape ecosystems?
Date
Number
Question
R – 2/27
W – 2/28
Chapter 4: 1.
How do abiotic and biotic factors shape ecosystems?
R - 3/1
W - 3/2 2.
What factors affect global climate?
R /3
W – 3/6 3.
How do organisms interact with one another?

9. How do organisms interact with one another?
Date
Number
Question
R /3
W – 3/6 3.
How do organisms interact with one another?
R - 3/7
W – 3/8 4.
Compare and contrast the three types of symbiotic relationships. Give an example of each.
R - 3/9
W – 3/10 5.
Summarize what happens in primary and secondary succession.

10. Date
Number
Question
R – 3/13
W - 3/14 6.
Hypothesize on the kinds of conditions that might prevent a community from returning to its pre-disturbance state?
R /15
W – 3/16 7.
How do keystone species illustrate the interdependence of organisms living in a community. Give an example.
R - 3/17
W – 3/20 8.
Evaluate and propose an explanation for the apparent cause and effect relationship between the moose, wolves and their environment on Isle Royale.

11. What is island biogeography?
Date
Number
Question
R - 3/17
W – 3/20 8.
Evaluate and propose an explanation for the apparent cause and effect relationship between the moose, wolves and their environment on Isle Royale.
R /21
W - 3/22 9.
What is island biogeography?
R /23
W – 3/24
10.
Infer the effects of isolation on resident species of Isle Royale.

12. What do you think is the main problem on Isle Royale?
Date
Number
Question
R – 3/27
W - 3/28
11.
What do you think is the main problem on Isle Royale?
R /29
W - 3/30
12.
Why is it difficult to solve environmental problems?
R /31
W - 4/3
13.
What is a biome? Give several examples.

13. What is a biome? Give several examples.
Date
Number
Question
R /31
W - 4/3
13.
What is a biome? Give several examples.
R /4
W - 4/5
14.
What abiotic and biotic factors characterize biomes? [ turn in C4 LTQ’s]
R /6
W - 4/7
Chapter 16 1.
What did you find the most interesting thing you learned about during the last unit?

14. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Evolution of Populations
Evolution Unit slo: students will be able to understand darwin’s ideas about natural selection and the diversity of life.
Chapter 16:
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Chapter 17:
Evolution of Populations
16.1: Darwin’s voyage of Discovery
16.2: Ideas That Shaped Darwin’s Thinking
16.3: Darwin Presents His Case
16.4: Evidence of Evolution
17.1: Genes and Variation
17.2: Evolution as Genetic Change in Populations
17.3: The Process of Speciation
17.4: Molecular Evolution

15. What was Charles Darwin’s contribution to science?
Date
Number
Question
R /6
W - 4/7
Chapter 16 1.
What did you find the most interesting thing you learned about during the last unit?
R – 4/10
W - 4/11 2.
What is evolution?
R /12
W - 4/13 3.
What was Charles Darwin’s contribution to science?

16. How does the type of rock aide in finding fossils?
Date
Number
Question
R – 4/18
W – 4/19 4.
How does the type of rock aide in finding fossils?
R /20
W - 4/21 5.
What is natural selection? Give an example.

17. How does artificial selection and natural selection differ?
Date
Number
Question
R /24
W - 4/25 6.
Explain the three main conditions that are factors for natural selection to occur.
R /26
W - 4/27 7.
How does artificial selection and natural selection differ?
R /28
W /1 8.
How does the geographic distribution of species today relate to their evolutionary history?

18. Date
Number
Question
R /28
W /1 8.
How does the geographic distribution of species today relate to their evolutionary history?
R /2
W - 5/3 9.
Compare and contrast the terms homologous, analogous and vestigial structures.
R /4
W - 5/5
10.
How does comparative anatomy and comparative embryology provide evidence of evolution?

19. How does geographic isolation effect the gene pool of a species?
Date
Number
Question
R /8
W /9
11.
How does geographic isolation effect the gene pool of a species?
[Turn in Chapter 16 LTQ’s]
R /10
W - 5/11
Chapter 18: 1.
What is classification?
R /12
W - 5/15 2.
Why do scientists classify organisms?

20. Why do scientists classify organisms?
Date
Number
Question
R /12
W - 5/15 2.
Why do scientists classify organisms?
R /16
W - 5/17 3.
List and describe the six kingdoms of life.
R /18
W - 5/19 4.
How do you use a dichotomous Key?
[Turn in C18 LTQ’s]

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