Student Name
Spring Semester 2016
Biology
Second Semester Assignments
MODULE #10: Ecology
Introduction
Energy and Ecosystems
Mutualism
The Physical Environment
The Water Cycle
The Oxygen Cycle
The Carbon Cycle
The Nitrogen Cycle
Experiment 10.1: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect
1/12/16-1/19/16
MODULE #11: The Invertebrates of Kingdom Animalia
Introduction; Symmetry
Phylum Porifera: The Sponges
Phylum Cnidaria
Phylum Annelida
Feeding Habits of the Earthworm
The Respiratory and Circulatory Systems of Earthworms
The Earthworm’s Reproductive System
Other Segmented Worms
Phylum Platyhelminthes: The Planarian
Phylum Nematoda
Phylum Mollusca; Summing up invertebrates
Experiment 11.1: Observation of the spicules of a sponge
Experiment 11.2: Observation of a hydra
Experiment 11.3: Earthworm Dissection
Experiment 11.4: Observation of a Planarian
1/26/16-2/2/16
MODULE #12: Phylum Arthropoda
Introduction; General characteristics of arthropods
Class Crustacea: The Crayfish
The Crayfish’s Respiratory & Circulatory System
The Crayfish’s Digestive System and Nervous System
The Crayfish’s Reproductive System; Other Crustaceans
Class Arachnida; The Spider; Spider Anatomy
Classes Chilopoda and Diplopoda
Class Insecta; Anatomy of an Insect
Respiration and Circulation of Insects
Feeding Habits of Insects
Reproduction and development of insects
2/9/16-2/16/16
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Student Name
Spring Semester 2016
Orders in Class Insecta
Experiment 12.1: Crayfish Dissection
Experiment 12.2: Insect Classification
Field Trip to UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology
MODULE #13: Phylum Chordata
Introduction ; Atoms: Subphylum Urochordata
Subphylum Cephalochordata
Subphylum Vertebrata; The Endoskeleton
The Circulatory System; The Nervous System
Reproduction
Class Agnatha; Class Chondrichthyes
Class Osteichthyes
The Diversity of Osteichthyes
Class Amphibia
Summing up
Experiment 13.1: Perch Dissection
Experiment 13.2: Frog Dissection
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MODULE #14: Kingdom Plantae: Anatomy & Classification 3/8/16-3/15/16
Introduction; Basic Plant Anatomy
The Macroscopic Structure of a Leaf
Leaf Color
Roots
Stems
Classification of plants
The Bryophytes
Seedless Vascular Plants
Seed-making Plants
Experiment 14.1: Leaf Identification
Experiment 14.2: Bored Redwood Tree, counted rings to estimate age
Guest Lecturer Presentation: Forester Fred Ryness
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MODULE #15: Kingdom Plantae: Physiology and Reproduction 4/5/16-4/12/16
Introduction; How a Plant Depends on Water
Water Absorption; Water Transport
Plant Growth; Insectivorous Plants
Reproduction in plants; Vegetative Reproduction
Sexual reproduction in phylum anthophyta
The Reproduction of Anthophytes: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3
Seeds and Fruits; Germination and early growth
Experiment 15.1: Flower Anatomy (dissection of several flowers)
Experiment 15.2: Fruit classification
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MODULE #16: Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals
4/19/16-4/26/16
Student Name
Spring Semester 2016
Introduction; Class Reptilla
Classification of Reptiles
Order Rhynchocephalia; Order Squamata
Lizards; Snakes
Order Testudines; Order Crocodilia
Dinosaurs; Class Aves
A birds ability to Fly
Classification of Class Mammalia; Summing it all up
Experiment 16.1: Bird Embryology
Experiment 16.2: Bird Identification
Bird Watching Field Trip with Guide Lauren Adamson
Final Class Review
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3rd Quarter Vocabulary Test
4th Quarter Vocabulary Test
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Daily Work: 5 pts
Biology Lab Experiments (done in class): 5 pts
Field Trips & Special Presentations: 5 pts
Total daily points possible: 415
Total Earned: 415
Total test points possible: 200
Total Earned: 195