1. Biology II Living Systems 2012

2. DateNumberQuestions R - 8/27 W – 8/28 1 Are you Alive? How do you know? R – 8/29 W – 8/30 2 List three characteristics of life. R – 8/31 W – 9/4 3 List 3 more/additional characteristics of life. R – 9/5 W – 9/6 4 Define and describe the terms: abiotic, biotic and give examples of each. Daily Learning Target Question Write down the date, the number and the question for each day when you first come to class. Answer each question in a complete sentence, except for when it is a statement that asks for a list of items.

3. DateNumberQuestion R – 9/7 W – 9/10 5 What is a food chain? R – 9/11 W – 9/12 6 Explain the difference between a herbivore, a carnivore, and an omnivore. Give an example of each. R - 9/13 W – 9/14 7 What is a biome?

4. DateNumberQuestion R –9/17 W –9/18 8 List and describe the six basic biomes. R – 9/19 W – 9/20 9 What is a climatogram? R - 9/21 W – 9/24 10 What two factors are used to create a climatogram?

5. DateNumberQuestion R – W – 9/24 10 What two factors are used to create a climatogram? R – 9/25 W – 9/26 11 What is succession? R - 9/27 W – 9/28 12 Compare primary succession with secondary succession.

6. DateNumberQuestion R – 10/1 W – 10/2 13 What is a limiting factor? Give an example. R – 10/3 W – 10/4 14 What is a climax community? R - 10/5 W – 10/9 15 What is population density and how is it determined?

7. Date Number Questions R - 10/5 W – 10/9 15 What is population density and how is it determined? R – 10/10 W –10/11 16 What is meant by population dispersion? Give an example. R – 10/12 W – 10/15 17 Explain the difference between density- dependent factors and density- independent factors in a population. (last question for 1 st Quarter LTQ’s; due on R 10/16 or W 10/17)

8. . DateNumberQuestion R – W – 10/15 17 Explain the difference between density- dependent factors and density- independent factors in a population. (last question for 1 st Quarter LTQ’s; due on R 10/16 or W 10/17) R – 10/16 W – 10/17 18 [Turn LTQ’s in for 1 st Qtr – Start 2 nd Qtr] #18 - LTQ: What is a Protist? R - 10/18 W – 10/19 19 [Turn LTQ’s in for 1 st Qtr – Start 2 nd Qtr] #19 -LTQ’: How are Protists classified?

9. . DateNumberQuestion R - 10/22 W – 10/23 20 List and explain the three groups of protists based on their form of nutrition. Give an example for each group. R – 10/24 W – 10/25 21 Are true “fungicides” effective against downy mildews? Why or why not? R – 10/26 W – 10/29 22 What are fungi?

10. . DateNumberQuestion R – W – 10/29 22 How are fungi classified? R – 10/30 W – 10/31 23 How do fungi reproduce? R - 11/1 W – 11/2 24 What is a mushroom?

11. . DateNumberQuestion R – 11/5 W – 11/6 25 What is taxonomy? R – 11/7 W – 11/8 26 How are things classified? R - 11/9 W – 11/12 27 How did Aristotle classified organisms?

12. . DateNumberQuestion W- 11/12 27 How did Aristotle classified organisms? R – 11/13 W – 11/14 28 Explain how a classification key is used. R – 11/15 W – 11/16 29 List and describe the six kingdoms of classification.

13. . DateNumberQuestion R – 11/19 W – 11/20 30 Compare and contrast Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells.

14. . DateNumberQuestion R – 11/26 W – 11/27 31 What is an animal? R – 11/28 W – 11/29 32 What is a sponge? R - 11/30 W – 12/3 33 What adaptations are common in animals that are sessile?

15. . DateNumberQuestion R – W – 12/3 33 What adaptations are common in animals that are sessile? R – 12/4 W – 34 R - W – R – W – R – W –

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