Teaching Outline for AS 91603 Describe Animal Behaviour and Plant Responses
Day One
Expectations
Course outline for 2013
Book requirements – homework book, practical book and notes
Ecology Review
Resources
o Continuing Life Processes p 61
o CLPWB p 51
o Habitat and niche
o Environmental factors
 Under this is some notes to be taken from DoL p 3
o Activity 1, 2
Day Two
Adaptations
o Community patterns
Resources
o Continue with activities 1, 2
o Continuing biology pp 206-209
o Activities 3, 4
Day three
Cues and perception of cues
What happens when an animal “behaves”
Resources
o Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) pp 6-9
o ‘Pathfinder pp 6-9 Q 3, 4
o Continuing biology pp 210-213
o Study guide pp 169-172
Day Five
Orientation in animals
o Taxes and kinesis
Resources
o Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) pp 33-35
o Level 3 Biology workbook p21 some question pp 25-27
o Continuing Life Processes p 93
o CLPWB p 75 - 77
o Pathfinder pp 8-9
o Study guide pp 205-206
o Continuing biology pp 214-216
o Activities 5, 6
Day Six
Plan and carry out phototaxis experiment (maggots)
Day Seven
Plan and carry out thigmokinesis experiment (slaters)
Write up for homework to be handed in for marking
Day Eight
Migration and homing
Resources
o Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) pp 35-43
o Level 3 Biology workbook pp 22-23 some questions pp 25-27
o Continuing Life Processes pp 94 – 102
o CLPWB pp 78 - 84
o Pathfinder p 9
o Study guide pp 207-215, 216-217 q 4, 8, 10
o Continuing biology pp 216-222
o Continue with activities 5, 6
Day Nine and Ten
Orientation in plants
Tropisms and Nastic Responses
Set up Tropism Investigation
Resources
o Excellence in Biology level 3 (2012) pp 44-47 + 50-51
o Level 3 Biology Workbook pp 28-29 + 31 + 33-35
o Continuing Life Processes pp 85 – 92
o CLPWB pp 71 - 72
o Study guide pp 219-222 + 226
o Pathfinder p 24 + 26 Q 3, 5
o Continuing Biology pp 186-187
o Activities 7, 8
Day Eleven
Auxins and their control of tropisms
Turgor movement
Resources
 Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) pp 49, 51-5
 Level 3 Biology Workook pp 29, 30, 32
 Continuing Life Processes pp 86 – 90
 CLPWB pp 72 - 74
 Continuing Biology pp 187-193
 Study guide pp 223-224 + 226-228
 Continue with activities 7, 8
Day Twelve
Check tropism investigation
Record results
Write conclusion and discussion
Day Thirteen
Worksheet 1, 2
Day Fourteen and Fifteen
Biological Clocks and biorhythms - Animals
Resources
o Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) p 10 – 22
o Level 3 Biology Workbook pp 7 – 12
o Continuing Life Processes pp 62 – 78
o CLPWB pp 52 - 66
o Study guide pp 175-186
o Pathfinder pp 10-12 p 13 # 4, 5
o Continuing biology pp 222-28 pp 229-231
o Activity 9
Day Sixteen and Seventeen
Seasonal Behaviour and Photoperiodism
o Photoperiodism
o Phytochrome
Resources
o Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) p 23 – 32
o Level 3 Biology Workbook pp 13 - 20
o COntiuing Life Processes pp 79 - 84
o CLPWB pp 66 – 71
o Continuing Biology pp 194-197 + 198
o Pathfinder pp 27-28, p 29 # 2, 3
o Study Guide pp 198-196,
o Activity 10
Day Eighteen
Dormanncy
Vernalisation
Leaf fall
Resources
o Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) pp 28-29
o Continuing biology pp 199-200
o Study Guide pp 196-198
o Pathfinder pp 28-29
o Activity 10 continued
Day Nineteen
Competition
o Competition between a species
 Gause’s Principle
 Succession
o Competition within a species
 For mates
 Territory
 Social Dominance
 Avoidance of intraspecific competition
Resources
o Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) pp 54 – 66
o Biology Level 3 Workbook pp 40 - 44
o Continuing Life Processes pp 109 – 114 + 119 – 120
o CLPW pp 90 + 93 - 94
o Study Guide pp
o Pathfinder pp 19 - 23
o Continuing Biology 232 -235, 240
o Activities 11, 14
Day twenty
Exploitation
o Predation
 Predator strategies
 Prey defences
 Predators and prey - control
o Parasitism
 Different types
Resources
o Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) pp 67 – 80
o Biology Level 3 Workbook pp 45 – 50
o Continuing Life Processes pp 105 - 109
o Continuing Biology pp 240 – 242
o Pathfinder pp 20 – 22
o Activiy 12
Day Twenty-One
Co-operative interactions and commensalism
o Intraspecific
 Group formation included
o Mutualism
o Commensalism
Resources
o Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) pp 81 - 87
o Biology Level 3 Workbook pp 51 – 54
o Continuing Life Processes pp 118 - 119
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Study guide pp
Pathfinder pp 14-18
Continuing Biology pp 236, 243 - 244
Activity 13
Day Twenty-Two
Courtship, parental care and life history strategies
o Courtship
 Functions
o Parental Care
 Different types
o Reproductive strategies
 R strategists
 K strategists
Resources
o Excellence in Biology Level 3 (2012) pp 88 – 96
o Biology Level 3 Workbook pp 55 - 61
o Continuing Life Processes pp 114 - 118
o Study guide pp 15 - 16
o Pathfinder pp 19-20
o Continuing Biology pp 237 - 239
Day Twenty-Three
Revision
Day Twenty-four
Test on rhythms and interactions
Remember: The internal Achievement Standard is also carried out during this time.