VOCABULARY: Without using the internet, write the definition for the words you know. Then if you have blanks look them up in your textbook. (middle of the book A)
• Cell Division (A80): One of the phases of the cell cycle. Mitosis and Cytokinesis.
• Nucleus (A20): The structure that the genetic material is stored in. In the center of the cell.
• DNA (A74): A chemical that contains information for an organism's growth and functions.
• Cell Cycle (A80): Normal sequence of development and division of a cell.
• Chromosome (A75): DNA is wrapped around proteins like thread around a spool and compacted into structures called chromosomes.
• Mendel (A104-105): Gregor Mendel was the father of modern genetics
• Watson (A130 Timeline): James
…show more content…
Explain how an organism can maintain homeostasis.
Organisms use energy to distribute materials throughout their bodies, and then transport and eliminate the wastes produced by their bodies. The sense and respond to certain stimuli, defend themselves from predators, and grow/reproduce.
11. Explain how different defensive behaviors of animals help them to survive (ex: tightening of quills on a porcupine, making the body larger).
Defensive behaviors such as making the body appear to be bigger help an animal survive by scaring off prey. When an animal makes their body appear to be larger, or tighten quills, or make loud noises the predator animals get spooked and leave them alone.
12. Describe the behavioral cycles of organisms (hibernation, migration, dormancy).
Hibernation: Hibernation is a sleeping state, which lasts for long periods of time. ANimals like bears, eat lots before entering hibernation so that their body has enough fuel to live. They enter hibernation during winter, because during winter there is no food for them to eat, and if there is it is very scarce.
Migration: Animals migrate during certain times of the year, for reasons like food, temperature, or breeding. One example of migration is the migration of Canadian Geese. They migrate to the south in large numbers, for the warmer climate. Once it gets warmer, they begin returning to colder
…show more content…
This helps organisms to conserve energy.
13. Compare symbiotic and competitive relationships within the environment (mutualism, predation, commensalism, parasitism, cooperation).
In all symbiotic relationships, one of the species involved in benefited. In Mutualism, both are benefited, in Parasitism one is harmed by the other’s gain, is commensalism one is not affected by the other’s gain. In a Cooperative relationship, both are working together to achieve a common goal. In Predation, one organism is preyed upon by another, who will most likely use the organism for food.
14. Describe how human introduced invasive plant and animal species can harm ecosystems.
A species that is introduced to an ecosystem by humans can harm ecosystems in many ways. Animals that are introduced into a new area, could hunt a main food source for some animals, causing that population to decrease. Plants could be poisonous, or need to feed off of other plants. Species introduced into an ecosystem by humans through off the natural balance of the wildlife.
VOCABULARY: Without using the internet, write the definition for the words you know. Then if you have blanks look them up in your textbook. (front of the book
3a. Body more than five times as long as broad; front edge of dorsal fin far
The nucleus is the control centre of a cell. It contains genetic material such as DNA and controls the cell's growth and
T: Teach yourself about your topic-learn the basics-look up any words that you are not familiar with, next you may want to use tertiary sources, such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, there is also excellent resources that we can use in the Kaplan library to help us with our topic, such as Credo reference or CQ Researcher.
Don't copy my writing exactly: your teacher is going to spot it immediately. After you have read and understood it, paraphrase using your own words, ok! You can use the words and phrases I have used here (e.g. BLEAK, CHILLING, PERMEATES etc). Don't forget to use connectors like HENCE, THEREFORE, NEVERTHELESS, INDEED etc. YOU CAN DO IT! The vocab is all there in your brain, just think about the best way to use it and remix it.
List 5 new vocabulary words and 5 expressions that caught your attention while reading this chapter. Write the page number and the definitions when possible.
A mutualistic symbiotic relationship is where both partners benefit from each other. An excellent example would be an oxpecker and a rhino. As the rhino grazes in the field, many ticks and other insects fall upon the rhino. The oxpecker comes in and eats the ticks and other insects off the rhino. Both partners benefit in this situation because the rhino gets the ticks and insects off of it, the oxpecker gets its food from the rhino.
When trying to co-exist with the environment there contain many challenges. And sometimes as an effect of these challenges humans may harm the environment. Humanity can harm the environment in many ways. For example, dumping trash in landfills, cutting down trees, burning fossil fuels for energy, and clearing out an area for new housing and businesses. Out of the many ways that people can harm the environment, introducing a non-native species into new surroundings harms the environment the most.
List any two topics/concepts from the course material/textbook in which you could benefit from better understanding.
he short anecdote above accurately represents the situation of many students across the globe. Throughout the last decade, technology had exploded in a way so immensely that nothing and nobody can stop it. Not even educators. This is why taking the easy way out of assignments has become such a frequently used method by students everywhere. It is evident that students of this generation have become complacent in a “short-cut” society.
Write a short essay describing ways in which sea horses have adapted to better survive in their habitat. Make sure to refer to information from the sources in your response.
Study Questions: Answer the following questions (based on the reading), save it and then submit it to the professor.
4. What new skills and vocabulary did I learn while doing this project? How might I use these going forward, either in a class setting or outside of school?
There are three forms of symbiotic relationships namely mutualism, commensalism and parasitism. The partners in a symbiotic relationship may either benefit from, be unaffected by, or be harmed by the kind of relationship that exists between them, (Berg 2007). Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship in which both the partners benefit from the relationship, (Berg 2007). Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship whereby one party benefits while the other party is neither harmed nor benefits, (Berg 2007). Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship in which one party benefits while the other is harmed, (Berg 2007).
Invasive species are organisms that are not native to an ecosystem and cause harm to it. These organisms are capable of bringing about a great deal of damage to the ecosystems they are foreign to. This can range from disrupting the growth of the environment it has taken over to completely decimating other species. The introduction of invasive species to new environments often involves humans. The way that invasive species are introduced to a new environment varies greatly. Invasive species may be introduced by something as simple as humans accidentally tracking species into a new environment from the bottom of their shoes, or something bigger like destroying an ecosystem to clear the land, forcing the species that lived there to flee to a new ecosystem that can be disrupted by the presence of a new species.