Monday
Quick Question: What are the 4 main body parts of organisms in the phylum Mollusca? ~The shell, mantle, foot, and visceral mass Essential Questions: 1. How did you use your time today? ~ I worked on my weebly page for annelida 2. How do we know that annelids are more closely related to mollusks than roundworms? ~They have a coelom Tuesday Quick Questions: 1. What is the most interesting thing you learned about annelids? ~ Annelids have to be in wet environments 2. What is the most interesting thing you learned about mollusks? ~Scallops can propel themselves by flapping their shells Essential Questions: According the the Encyclopedia Brittanica, about 84% of all known species in the animal kingdom are arthropods. What are some characteristics of arthropods make them so successful? ~Extreme diversity and adaptability and they have a hard exoskeleton Wednesday Quick Question: What was one of the most amazing insect survival strategies you saw in the video yesterday? ~ Spraying of acids to protect from predators Essential Questions: 1. Approximately how many arthropods are there in the world? ~ 1 million 2. What are the three body parts of an arthropod? ~Head, thorax, and abdomen Thursday Quick Question: Why are Echinoderms considered more closely related to Chordates than Cnidarians? ~They are more complex and have more similar characteristics Essential Questions: 1. What is the most interesting thing you learned about Arthropods? ~There's 1 million different species 2. What is the most interesting thing you learned about Echinoderms? ~They are more like us than jellyfish or coral Friday Quick Questions: 1. In what ways are the organisms getting more complex as we move through the phyla? ~They start to develop more complex cephalization and coelom 2. Why do you think the organisms are getting more complex and varied as we move through the phyla? ~They Become more intelligent as they develop more complex cephalization Essential Questions: 1. What was the most interesting thing you saw in today's video? ~There is a lizard that can run on water for up to 100m. 2. Post the picture you took today at the nature site.
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Monday
Quick Question: Why is it important to wash fruits and vegetables before eating them? ~ To prevent diseases and the chance of digesting worms Essential Questions: 1. Submit a link to your animal kingdom web project page in Google Classroom. 2. What is the most interesting thing you've learned about Porifera from your independent research? ~ They can function without true organs or even a mouth/gut. 3. What is the most interesting thing you've learned about Cnidaria from your independent research? ~They are carnivorous Tuesday Quick Questions: 1. What is a pharynx? ~The membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the esophagus. 2. Which phylum might you be observing if you see an organism with a pharynx? ~ Platyhelminthes Essential Questions: 1. What is the most interesting thing you've learned about Platyhelminthes from your independent research? ~ They can be very pretty 2. What is the most interesting thing you've learned about Nematoda from your independent research? ~ They can be deadly Wednesday Quick Questions: 1. Check your grade. 2. In what ways are round worms essential to our ecosystem? ~ They provide the earth with nutrients Essential Question: Looking over the posted deadlines in today's agenda, does it seem like a reasonable pace? Too slow? Too fast? Explain your answer with a specific reason. ~Slightly too fast because I have always been a slower worker than most of the class. Thursday: Quick Questions: 1. What is due right now? ~ The platyhelminthes and nematoda pages of our weebly project 2. Pull that assignment up now Essential Questions: What 2 things do you need to be prepared for tomorrow? ~ Going outside and to have our notes done for annelida and mollusca Friday: Quick Questions: 1. What is the common name of Annelida? ~ Segmented worms 2. Please get your notes out and open to Annelida and Mollusca. Essential Questions: 1. What do the mollusks and annelids have that the first 4 phyla lacked? ~ They have a true coelom 2. Post the picture that you took today. 3. What differences do you notice between today's picture and last Friday's picture? ~ The leaves are changing colors more, and there are more on the ground. it is also starting to stay darker longer in the mornings. Monday:
Quick Question: What is the relationship between exponential growth and logistic growth? ~ Exponential growth is a j shaped curve representing a constant multiplication of population which is followed by an s shaped curve called logistic growth where the population starts to stay consistent with little changes. Essential Question: What is the difference between intraspecific and interspecific competition. ~ Intraspecific is the competition between one specific species. Interspecific is competition between two or more different species. Tuesday: Quick Questions: 1. What is an ecotone? ~ A region of transition between two biological communities. 2. Do you think abundance or diversity is "better" in terms of environmental health? ~ Diversity Essential Questions: 1. What is the relationship between the resilience and stability of a community? ~ The ability to resist change and maintain the same community 2. Are you happy with your grade in here? ~Yes 3. What can you do THIS WEEK to ensure your grade improves or remains high? ~Complete all my work to the best of my ability Wednesday: Quick Question: Explain the relationship between latitude, species diversity and species abundance. ~ The closer to the equator, the more diversity in species there is, and as you move away from the equator, there is more abundance. Essential Question: 1. After correcting your workpacket, do you notice any patterns in the questions you got wrong? ~ No 2. What topics are the least clear to you right now? ~ Symbiosis Thursday: Quick Questions: 1. If you found two organisms in the same niche at the same time, what must be true about those two organisms? ~ They are the same species 2. How do you know? ~ The competition exclusion principle Essential Questions: 1. Is a constant reproductive rate of any organism beneficial or harmful to the environment? ~ It could be both depending on the species. 2. Explain your answer to question #1. ~ if it is a species like trees or keystone species it is a good thing and will keep an ecosystem stable but if it is an invasive species it would be harmful to the environment Friday: Quick Questions: Do you plan on presenting today? ~ No Essential Question: How do you think the test went? ~ I think I did relatively well |
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