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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

AP: Week of 10/8 - 10/12

This week in AP, we begin to study cell communication (powerpoint below) and prepare for our test on Monday 10/15. In class, we also went through each and every question of our Ch. 6/7 Quiz from Friday.

Objective 10/8, 10/9: Scientists will perform the alcohol lab in order to explain how diffusion in a dialysis bag relates to diffusion in a cell.

HW 10/8: work on ch. 11 reading guide

HW 10/9, 10/10, 10/11: work on ch. 11 reading guide, complete alcohol lab write up (notebooks, only) (due Tu 10/16), study for test (M 10/15)

Objective 10/10, 10/11: Scientists will discuss cell communication in order to explain how a signaling molecule can cause various effects within a cell.

Objective 10/12: Scientists will review chapters 6, 7, and 11 in order to properly prepare for our test on Monday, 10/15

HW 10/12: complete and review all reading guides, study for test (M 10/15), and complete alcohol lab write up (notebooks, only) (due Tu 10/16)
Ch. 11 Notes 2012 Ch. 6-7 Review Sheet Key

bio: Week of 10/8 - 10/12

This week in biology, we'll be continuing our study of ecology. We will start the week by creating food webs and discussing how the presence or lack of a organism in an ecosystem can cause effects that ripple... We will also talk about trophic levels and energy pyramids in order to understand how energy is transferred through an ecosystem. And of course, we will culminate with a quiz on Friday.

Objective 10/8, 10/9: Scientists will construct a food web in order to explain how organisms are connected to one another. (see Torrens River Food Web Activity)

HW 10/8: finish food web Q's

HW 10/9: none

Objective 10/10: Scientists will examine food webs and ecological pyramids in order to explain their usefulness to ecologists and apply those uses themselves. (see Feeding Relationships and Niches Notes)

HW 10/10: none

Objective 10/11: Scientists will perform a predator-prey simulation in order to observe the effects of predator/prey populations on an ecosystem's structure. (see Predator-Prey Simulation)

HW 10/11: finish predator-prey questions, study for quiz (F 10/12)Torrens River Food Web Activity 2012 Feeding Relationships Notes 2012 Niches Notes 2012 Predator-Prey Simulation