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Biology Homework Option Sheet # 1EcologyDue: 9/29/17Choose TWO of these following Options: (Extra credit if you complete more than 2 options)1.Ecology Worksheet Packet2. Vocabulary definitions in your own words, pick any option below: – You may create your flashcards on and then print them out to show me in class for credit. Graphic Organizer – You may fill out a graphic organizer for the vocabulary words and definitions. Lined paper – You may write your vocabulary on a lined piece of paper neatly and legibly.Flashcards – You may create flashcards for the words and definitions. These are your words:Must Define all 30 words: ecology, biotic factor, abiotic factor, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere, habitat, autotroph, producer, heterotroph, consumer, biodiversity, population density, niche, predation, symbiotic relationship, parasitism, mutualism, commensalism, introduced species, nitrogen fixation, nitrification, transpiration, deforestation, greenhouse effect, global warming, ammonia, nitrates, nitritesChoose 10 out of 19 words to define: biome, tropical rain forest, savanna, desert, chaparral, temperate grassland, temperate deciduous forest, coniferous forest, tundra, limiting factor, carrying capacity, ecological succession, primary succession, secondary succession, denitrification, ammonification, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, pH3.Watch the following videos and write a 1 paragraph summary for each using complete sentences. Be sure to log-in to your khan academy account so I can track that you watched this video. You will not receive credit otherwise. Please also title each paragraph and the assignment itself. Abiotic and Biotic Factors: Succession: : Symbiotic Relationships: Webs and Energy flow: Size: Biogeochemical cycles: . Analyze a water quality report from Randolph, MA. Type a one page summary of how clean or polluted the tap water is citing evidence/data from the report. Also, predict pollution sources that contaminate the water citing evidence/data from the report.5.Ecology Web Quest. Get the hardcopy packet hand out from class or download it from and type up your answers. 6.Create a 21 question quiz on Ecology (WITH A SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET). Use complete sentences, blooms taxonomy verbs, and a neat organization. Requirements: At least 5 true/false, 5 multiple choices, 5 fill in the blank questions, 5 words to label in a diagram, and 1 interesting open response question.7.Research and find at least 1 interesting article on Ecology. Any topics are ok as long as you can connect them to the ecology frameworks standards that we have been covering the past weeks. You must email, print out, or hand write the link to the article on your 54321 when you pass it in. Read the article and hand write a 54321:5: Pick 5 words you don’t know from the article, find and write the definition in your own words4: Pick 4 words you do know from the article, write the definitions in your own words3: Write 3 facts you learned in complete sentences and your own words.2: Write 2 questions you had, or still have about the article1: Write a 1 paragraph summary citing a reason you chose to read the article and how it relates to ecology.Examples: 1.) .) .) .) .) .) on/353548.Biome Postcard or Research Graphic Organizer. Choose one of Earth’s biomes and do some research on the characteristics, abiotic and biotic factors. Use the provided instructions in the homework bin in the classroom or on the class website: Change Research Paper. Choose an article from Scientific American journals located in the classroom library or online on climate change. Use the provided instructions in the homework bin in the classroom or on the class website: TWO Posters or TWO 1 minute video/film. 1st - large, colorful poster or video/film that includes all 5 of the symbiotic relationships (mutualism, commensalism, predation, parasitism, competition). You should draw/visualize an example of each relationship, label it, and describe how that relationship is an example of the symbiosis.AND2nd - large, colorful poster or video/film for the nitrogen cycle. You should label these pictures with at least 5 vocabulary words on each poster.You may email all assignments to Mrs. Cartwright at KarenResendes@ except: the packet, webquest, vocabulary parts b-d, and the 54321. Reminders: Our first unit exam will be on this unit Friday September 29th. Term 1 Progress reports close Monday September 25th 2017 for the school and Friday September 29th after our test.Mrs. Cartwright is after school Mondays and Wednesdays for extra helpParent Teacher Conferences are on December 6th 2017Be sure to always pass in classwork or stay after to finish it and earn more points. ................
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