Bensalem High School: Honors & CP Biology Calendar
Day/Date
Class Work
Day 1
T 5/6
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Day 2
W 5/7
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Day 3
Th 5/8
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Day 4
F 5/9
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Day 5
M 5/12
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Day 6
T 5/13
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Day 7
W 5/14
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Day 8
Th 5/15
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Day 9
F 5/16
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Day 10
M 5/19
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Day 12
W 5/21
Day 13
Th 5/22
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Homework
Ecology Pre-Test
Return/Review Unit 7 Exam
Ecology Notes Part One 13.1-13.5
Food Pyramid/Energy Activity
Ecology Notes 14.2, 14.4, 14.5
Virtual Lab on Limits to population
growth
Review Chapter 13 & 14
Chapter 13 & 14 Quiz
Ecology Notes Biomes & 16.1, 16.2
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Reinforcement 13.1-13.5
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Reinforcement 14.2, 14.4, 14.5
Study for Quiz
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Reinforcement 15.3, 16.1, 16.2
Virtual Lab Human Effects on a
Food Web
Ecology Review
Ecology Exam
Post-Test
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Study For Exam
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Packets Due (for all students who
were assigned one).
Unit One Review (scientific method,
properties of water, carbon based
macromolecules, enzymes, chemical
reactions (dehydration synthesis,
hydrolysis)
How to Answer Short Answer
Questions
Review Ecology Exams
Keystone Review – Unit 2 (Cells,
organelles, characteristics of life, cell
transport (passive and active),
homeostasis)
Preparations for the Keystone Exam
Units 3 (photosynthesis and cell
respiration, fermentation) & Unit 4
(Mitosis & Meiosis)
Continue to prepare for the
Keystone Exam Units 5 & 6
Genetics (Punnett Squares, Other
Forms of Inheritance, Pedigrees,
DNA, RNA, Mutations,
Biotechnology
Continue to prepare for the
Keystone Exam Units 7-8
(Evolution & Ecology)
Keystone Exam – Module A
material
Keystone Exam Module A (see
notes below)
In class: Review for Mod. B
Keystone Exam Module B (see
notes below)
In class: TBD
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Complete packets if given one.
Start to Review for the Keystone
Exam
Start Reviewing for the
Keystones
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Review for the Keystones
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Review for the Keystones
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Review for the Keystones
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Review for the Keystones
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Review for the Keystones
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WELL DESERVED NIGHT
OFF!
***** Use the following website each night to begin to review for the Biology Keystone Exam which will take
place on 2 days. The first day is Wednesday, May 21st, the second day is Thursday, May 22nd.
http://tesd.net//site/Default.aspx?PageID=8860
The first day will be Module A of the test: Cells, Cell Transport, Cell Energy, Biochemistry, Enzymes, Carbon
Based Molecules, Properties of Water
The second day will be Module B: Mitosis/Meiosis, DNA, Proteins, Genetics (Crosses and Mutations),
Biotechnology (fingerprinting), Evolution, and Ecology
Some dates may change – it is your responsibility to keep your calendar updated with what we will be doing in
class and with any changes that may be announced – check the assignment board in class
Class wiki: bhshonorsbio.wikispaces.com (link to all classwork and homework assignments)
Class Text: classzone.com (2008 edition)
Vocab on the back of this calendar
Ecology Vocab Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16
Unit 8 - Ecology
Ecology
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biotic
Abiotic
Biodiversity
Keystone species
Producer
Autotroph
Consumer
Heterotroph
Chemosynthesis
Food chain
Food web
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Detritivore
Decomposer
Specialist
Generalist
Trophic levels
Hydrologic cycle
Biogeochemical cycles
Nitrogen fixation
Biomass
Energy pyramid
Habitat
Ecological niche
Competition
Predation
Symbiosis
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Immigration
Emigration
Exponential growth
Logistic growth
Carrying capacity
Limiting factor
Density dependent limiting
factor
Density independent limiting
factor
Population crash
Succession
Primary succession
Secondary succession
Pioneer species
Biomass
Grassland
Desert
Deciduous
Coniferous
Taiga
Tundra
Chaparral
Non-renewable resource
Renewable resource
Ecological footprint
Pollution
Smog
Acid rain
Greenhouse effect
Global warming
Indicator species
Habitat fragmentation
Introducing species
Sustainable development
Umbrella species