Energy Pyramid and Pedigree project due dates and info

As I stated/will state in class, the latest possible turn-in period for the Ecosystem Energy Pyramid (2A, 3A, 6B) and Pedigree projects (4B, 5B)will be March 15-19. Projects will not be accepted after that week due to the close of the nine weeks at about that time and you are strongly encouraged to complete and turn in your projects as early as possible. Anyone who turns in a quality project before the deadline earns a 5 point bonus.

In the meantime, here are some helpful websites of information:

2A, 3A, 6B (Ecosystems)

http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/102/ecosystem.html#FoodChainsandWebs4

http://www.learner.org/workshops/sheddinglight/highlights/highlights6.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/

http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm

Terms to know/use in your project:
autotrophs: the producers that make their own food

consumers: they consume or live off of other organisms. (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, parasites)

decomposers: Also called detritovores- they eat the dead things.

trophic level: the l=different levels of energy flow throughout an ecosystem.

4B/5B

http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/Bio%20101/Bio%20101%20Laboratory/Pedigree%20Analysis/PEDIGREE.HTM


http://dbs.umt.edu/courses/biol101S04/labs/Wyrick_s04/14_human_pedigree_analysis.htm


http://www.uni.edu/walsh/genetics.html

4B/5B homework(due Friday)

http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/jkousen/Biology/2factor.html


Go to the above link and complete the three problems there. Due during class this Friday.

Period 2A, 3A, and 6B homework

(HW)- Using what we have learned about interactions, define and describe what happens during:
Symbiosis
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Predator-prey
For each one, include whether there are positive, negative, or neutral interactions. It is possible for there to be more than one type.

10 points, due by Thursday (A-Day) and Friday(B-Day)

4B/5B Homework- complete the Punnett Square sheet

Here is a link to the sheet if you need another one:http://www.uni.edu/schneidj/webquests/spring04/madscientists/punnet.pdf

And here is a link to some helpful information:http://schools.utah.gov/curr/science/sciber00/7th/genetics/sciber/punnett1.htm

Upcoming Periods 2A, 3A, 6B

Ecosystems (2/16-2/19):
- You will need to know the difference between biotic and abiotic factors.

- Define population, community, and ecosystem.
- Project #1 for this nine weeks: Build and bring in a 3-D model of an ecosystem energy pyramid. It needs to have labeled examples of producers, consumers, and decomposers arranged in their appropraite trophic levels. It also needs to show and describe the flow of energy through the pyramid.

Rubric:
- Total points- points

10 points- Project is in 3-D

10 points- Project focuses on only one ecosystem (choices include forest, desert, freshwater, open ocean, jungle/rain forest, estuary/Everglades, savannah)

30 points- Project includes and labels the following:
- at least 3 producers/autotrophs
- 4-5 examples of herbivores
- 2-3 tertiary or secondary carnivores
- 1 apex/top predator
- 2 examples of decomposers

20 points- Project shows how energy flows through the ecosystem and explains whether energy increases or decreases at each trophic level

10 points- Project explains how abiotic and biotic factors in that particular ecosystem interact and affect one another.

Total: 80 points (10 point bonus if you do a coral reef, late Jurassic, late Cretaceous, or Ice Age ecosystem)

The due date is set for March 15-19. No extensions or revisions will be made. Consideration will be given for unavoidable absences but you have the better part of 3 weeks to complete this assignment. This is an individual assignment, no teams. I want to see what each person can do with the information we are learning. Helpful references and sites will be forthcoming.

Current/Due Assignments for 2A, 3A, and 6B

*Plants vs Fungi Foldable was due on 2/8 and 2/9 for full credit. Those who have been unable to complete this assignment due to absence or grade recovery may still submit it for full credit by the end of this week.

Plants vs Fungi should include the following for both sides:
- What adaptations do plants/fungi have to help them survive?
- How do plants/fungi get their food?
- How do plants/fungi reproduce?

*Types of Plants Foldable will be checked for to-date completion this coming Friday and Tuesday (2/12 and 2/16). It should include the following sections:
- Vascular Plants vs Nonvascular Plants
- Seed Plants vs Seedless Plants
- Angiosperms vs Gymnosperms


Each section should include how the two are alike and how they are different. many of you have done well with this.

*Respond to the following guiding question: How are plants and fungi alike? How are they different?

*Moss and Fern Lab was today and yesterday. See me for make-ups.

*Flower Parts Lab will be this Wednesday (3A), Thursday (6B), and Friday (2A).

* 25 interesting facts for plants and fungi due by this Friday.

We start ecosystems next week.