Ecology

ASSIGNMENT 1:

1. Use the video to review the levels of biological classification.

2. Create your own labeled drawings of each of the biological levels, including cells, organisms, populations, community, ecosystem, biosphere

ASSIGNMENT 2 :

1. As you watch the video on food webs, pyramids, etc., fill in the Amoeba Sisters notes. There is a copy above on the right, so you may end up writing on your own paper.

ASSIGNMENT 3:

1. Take out a sheet of paper and divide it in thirds . Title each section: "Characteristics of Bacteria", "The Good", and "The Bad".

2.As you watch the videos, take notes on the different roles of microorganisms in environmental health and their characteristics.

ASSIGNMENT 4:

1. Open the link above to complete a virtual lab looking at food chains.

2. Open the link for the data table you will fill in while completing the lab and copy on your own paper.

3. Use the instructions on the left hand side of the screen to complete the virtual lab.

4. Once you've completed your data table, open the journal icon on the lab and answer the journal questions on your paper using complete sentences.

5. There is also one distinct error in the food chain the lab creates when you've placed all cards in their appropriate spots. You will earn 10 bonus points if you can identify this error.

ASSIGNMENT 5:

1. Open the link above to complete a virtual lab looking at food webs.

2. Open the data table icon and copy the data table you will fill in while completing the lab.

3. Use the instructions on the left hand side of the screen to complete the virtual lab.

4. Once you've completed your data table, open the journal icon on the lab and answer the journal questions on your paper using complete sentences.

OR

Go for a walk. Find an ecosystem and draw a labeled diagram of the ecosystem, including at least 7 organisms.

ASSIGNMENT 6:

1. Open the link above to complete a lab looking at population interactions.

2. Open the data table icon and copy the data table you will fill in while completing the lab.

3. Use the instructions on the left hand side of the screen to complete the virtual lab.

4. Once you've completed your data table, open the journal icon on the lab and answer the journal questions on your paper using complete sentences.

ASSIGNMENT 7:

1. Watch the video on biomagnification.

2. Complete the virtual lab above.

3. On your own paper, create a diagram to illustrate biomagnification, showing how toxins accumulate through the food chain.

4. Write 3-5 sentences about your drawing and biomagnification.

ASSIGNMENT 8:

1. Create a diagram of how the carbon or nitrogen cycle works in your community. You may go outside and see the biotic and abiotic factors that would play a role in the cycle.

ASSIGNMENT 9:

1. Take a sheet of paper and divide it in half.

2. At the top of one side write "Primary Succession" and the at the top of the other side write "Secondary Succession".

3. Watch the video and take notes on changes in ecosystems over time. Make sure to include examples of each type of succession.

ASSIGNMENT 10:

1. Divide a piece of paper in to fourths by folding hamburger and hotdog.

2. Title sections: "predation, mutualism, commensalism, parasitism" and take notes on the different types of interactions by watching the video of your choice above.

3. Go for a walk or find Planet Earth type videos and use them to find at least 2 examples of each type of symbiotic interaction. Write those underneath each section of your notes and turn in all together.

ASSIGNMENT 11:

1. Watch one of the videos above on adaptations that organisms have for their environments. (use the video on the right if short on time)

2. Write down 5 sentences describing 5 different adaptations you observed that you found interesting, and indicate why those adaptations are beneficial to the organism in their environment.

OR go on a virtual field trip to the San Diego zoo webcams of different animals https://kids.sandiegozoo.org . Observe 5 different animals for a while, and write down adaptations you see in each of them that you found interesting.

ASSIGNMENT 12: Choose a biome (you learned about those in geography! ex- tropical rainforest, desert) and complete the project above based on the biome you've chosen. This will pull a lot of information from the unit together.