Have a great Winter Break - Have a good break

After winter break we will get into discussion groups to plan a guided tour of Central Park which will happen at the end of January.  We will also start a unit on virus, monerans and disease vectors

Take evolution note today (5 marks). test next wednesday

last period, we went over these notes on evolution, 
On monday, I would like for you to review the concepts in this set of notes:
How evolutionary change occurs
and these slides which show illustrations
natural selection

Furthermore, view this video on the steps of speciation and take notes on this.  You will be given a work period mark out of 5 for making notes in your own words for "How evolutionary change occurs" and also for the Speciation video below. 


Here's the crash course discribing Darwin's journey on the Beagle

Homology Lesson Slides and Notes

Homology and analogy slides and notes

native plant guide

Here's an effective guide to help you with your species identification
http://www.nwplants.com/business/catalog/fieldguidecolor2012.pdf

Dichotomous Key Practice 5 marks

Today, you will create a dichotomous key for a group of at least 10 or more PLANTS FROM THE SCHOOL GARDEN (2-1)  or everyday objects (2-3)   today for 5 marks.  Hand this in within the class. Create BOTH a spider key and a question key.  And an illustration of each object.

You are to create a dichotomous key for the plants you observe in central park.


EXAMPLES OF DICHOTOMOUS KEYS
Example of a key of just five items.  It shows a SPIDER KEY
and a question key:

Here are some examples of dichotomous keys on line.

Examples of Dichotomous keys:  web
What's That Tree?
Eek! Tree key
Common Trees of the Pacific Northwest


Example of a key that can be printed out
Tree identification key

Test on Angiospermae Reproduction November 7th Wednesday

There will be multiple choice as well as long answer on this test

The test is on the following material: 

1.  Angiospermae Reproduction in the textbook pages 267-274

a.  What is the purpose of a flower?
b.  label the parts of a flower, which parts are male, which are female?
c. What does the fertilized ovule turn into?
d.  How are angiosperms different from gymnosperms in their reproduction?
e. Explain how double fertilization happens
f. What are the many adaptations for seed dispersal?
g. Explain the advantages of pollen and some of the methods of pollen dispersal
h.  Fig 10.17   Explain how monocots are different from dicots.


Vocab words:  Know these definitions and how they relate to angiosperm reproduction: Be prepared to label these words on a diagram and also to explain how reproduction happens:

Angiosperm (means covered seed)
Co-evolution (with insects)
Flowers

FEMALE PARTS
Pistil, stigma, ovule
Petal,
embryo
Megaspore mother cell
 meiosis, mitosis, mitosis, meiosis, haploid n
egg,  spare nuclei, polar nuclei

MALE PARTS
Stamen, anther, filament
microspore mother cell
meiosis, mitosis, mitosis, meiosis, haploid n
n+n      pollen

FERTILIZATION
stigma, pollen
generative nucleus, tube nucleus
generative nucleus --> sperm nuclei
tube
double fertilization
2n embryo -->  new plant
3n endosperm  --> "baby food" for the new plant  --> cotyledon

PARTS OF SEED
seed coat
3n endosperm
2n embryo
it's a monocotyledon = corn, rice    or a dicotyledon= soybean,  peanut,  cashew

OVULE or RECEPTACLE eventually become FRUIT
a drupe or a berry or an accessory or an aggregate

Your colouring diagrams.  Be prepared to identify certain flowers and fruits according to these diagrams:

2. Your class notes on Angiosperm reproduction

Flower Lab /20 and Seed lab also /20

I gave you a colouring book showing the structures of flowers, leaves and fruit.
Use this as a reference.


FLOWER LAB IS OUT OF 20 MARKS
Go into the school garden and find the following specimens.  Bring them back for dissection and observation under the dissecting microscope.
Draw each specimen.  2 marks
Identify the flower type and label the parts.  2 marks
Write one interesting observation you notice  1 mark

 Each drawing should be at least a half page.  You should have three specimens:

Use a big legal size paper to draw your observations.

1.  Find a small HEAD type of flower  (simlar to a sunflower)  It ought to have a disk flower and ray flower within the head.  Observations:  Count the disc flowers in your specimen.  What is the advantage of this kind of flower?

2. a.  Find a SPIKE type of flower
    b.   Find an UMBEL TYPE of flower
 
3.  Find a BASIC FLOWER.  Is it hypogynous, perigynous or epigynous?  Draw it and label its parts

CONTENT:  YOU COMPLETED THE ASSIGNMENT    15 MARKS  (5 marks per question)
you answered all the questions with care and you discover something interesting/

CARE IS TAKEN IN DRAWING and observing   out of 5
6/5   you make exceptional,  careful drawings with clean lines.  It is beautifully done and neat, it's in colour.  This stands out.  Bonus marks
4-5/5   you make exceptional careful drawings. This is beautifully done and neat
2-3/5   your drawings are complete and neat
1/5      you needed more time as your drawings seem a bit rushed and incomplete.


SEED AND FRUIT LAB  ALSO OUT OF 20 MARKS

For each specimen, draw it and label its parts.  Write a few sentences that describe its role in angiosperm reproduction. Each drawing should be at least half a page and neatly drawn, in colour.

draw three seed specimens 5 marks:  Which of these are dicots and which are monocots?  How do you know?
soybean sprout
corn nut
coconut


Fruit specimens: 5 marks Classify these according to your colouring book
strawberry
dragonfruit

find one more fruit  OR seed specimen in the school garden 5 marks

RUBRIK
CARE IS TAKEN IN DRAWING and observing   out of 5
6/5   you make exceptional,  careful drawings with clean lines.  It is beautifully done and neat, it's in colour.  This stands out.  Bonus marks
4-5/5   you make exceptional careful drawings. This is beautifully done and neat
2-3/5   your drawings are complete and neat
1/5      you needed more time as your drawings seem a bit rushed and incomplete.

CONTENT:  YOU COMPLETED THE ASSIGNMENT    15 MARKS  (5 marks per question)
you answered all the questions with care and you discover something interesting/

total:  20 marks
       

Species Inventory Project

Do a species inventory of Central Park area.  This will be due the last day of November for term 1. I will go over how to do a Personal Experience And Perception analysis and also a dichotomous key in class

Angiosperm Reproduction Quiz, open book

Work in a pair or alone.  Use all the vocab words in Angiosperm reproduction and create a poster showing all the steps of angiosperm reproduction

1. make drawings/cartoon 10 marks
2. included all the key words   5 marks
3.  make it interesting, humorous or unique in some way ...out of 5 marks

stamen, pistil, ovule, anther, filament, microspore mother cell, megaspore mother cell.  Mitosis, meiosis, haploid, diploid, triploid.  n, 2n, 3n, n+n,  polar nucleus, pollen,    double fertilization, embryo, seed coat,  endosperm, cotyledon, monocotyledon, dicotyledon, ovule,  fruit

3.  Make an analogy of one part of angiospermae reproduction:  Write a paragraph with a picture (example, double fertilization is like blowing up death star... )  5 marks 

angiospermae- quiz next day on this

test on Classification and Kingdom plantae coming up

Classification notes
Kingdom plantae diagram
Diversity of Plant Kingdom notes
Plant Evolution Notes Organizer (our lecture on Oct 4) based on this powerpoint


Test date on: Oct 11, 2018

open book quiz - illustrate and answer in complete sentances.

1.  Why are mosses adapted to water environments?
2.  What are the earlest tracheophytes in evolutionary history
and how are they dependant on water for survival?
3.  What are 2 adaptations of conifers which allow them to  live without water?
4.  Give three examples of angiosperms and list some adaptations which help them survive

Plantae Evolution Notes

Make your own notes on Kingdom plantae evolution notes slides
And a Plant evolution lab activity which will take us maybe two periods.  

Plants alternate their generations.  If humans did this, it would be something like this

Plant evolution and Alternation of Generation

Watch this video and learn about alternation of generation and then work through the worksheet on Plants in class.  Go over the sheet on Evolution of Plants.

Central Park Field study Sept 14, Sept 18

Meet at Patterson Station for attendance.  You will be quizzed on this when we return to class

10 marks - your trip plan is done and handed in
5 marks - your group is on time and present and ready to go
10 marks - you take pictures of the major species of the pacific west coast rain forest while we are there

Safety - Central Park is a large urban park in the lower mainland.  You are expected to stay within your small group at all times as there are occasionally suspicious people in a large urban park

Route - for the class will be as follows once we get to Patterson Station


Trip plan (10 marks)  includes the following:

Names of all group members and their cell phone numbers
A trip itinerary
A list of species you expect to see
Safety considerations in this park
All the consent forms of all members

Biological Classification  Quiz will be based on these questions and from  these notes:

Classification

correction:  Vaccinium ovalifolium
is blueberry. (not vaccinium ovatum)

1.  What is the basis of biological classification?
2.  What is binomial nomenclature?
3.  How do we define a species?
4.  Genus definition:  ex. Felis is a group of cat species
5.  What is a taxon?  Name the taxons from biggest to smallest.
6.  I will give you a definition and you tell me if it is animal,
 plant, fungi, protozoa, monera:   A unicellular eukaryote
 which can be autotroph or heterotroph
7   3 marks : signed consent form for central park field study
   

Quiz questions for biology 11

1.  What are the four criteria for life
2.  What is the difference between Eukaryote and Prokaryote?
3   Give examples of eukaryote species
4.  What is an archaebacteria? 
5.  research question:  Search the latin names of
a.  human
b. dog
c.  douglas squirrel


FIELD STUDY
we will plan a trip to central park very soon.  I will evaluate you for
1. your  attendance and being on time
2.  completing your photography assignment
3.  your observations

meeting place would be PATTERSON STATION


Interested students may sign up for this free conference
http://www.bioteach.ubc.ca/portfolio/escapades-conferences/

Final Exam will be June 20th. Make a Study Package

Final will be based directly on these questions/notes

Show me your complete study package that shows the following materials completed:  Make a table of contents and demonstrate you did this: 50 marks for a complete study package

1. Questions on the back of this package Echinodermata
2. a. Do this review sheet on Arthropoda.  Note the mistake under the word "diversity"  Uniramia should say insecta and Chelicerates should say arachnid
2. b.  Platyhelmithes and Nematoda notes here.
3. Molluska notes here.  Know the general characteristics of all mollusks and the key examples
4. Protozoa:  know each of the phyla, locomotion and examples from these notes
5. intro to kingdom animalia
6. intro to cnidaria and porifera
7.  Introduction to Microbiology Notes,
8. evolution, 
How evolutionary change occurs

9.  Classification is in  these notes

Echinodermata notes and video

here are your notes to download  with questions.  Answer these questions.

Characteristics of the phylum.
Class Asteroideat
Class Ophiuroidea
Class Echinoidea
Class Holuthuroidea


 

Arthropoda Notes

Here are your arthropoda notes

Molluska notes

Notes are here

presentation is here

biology 11 to Camosun bog on May 1 and fill out the form below

fill out this form
to tell me your 1-1 teacher

Camosun Bog project

CAMOSUN BOG PROJECT

Initial bog visit. MEET AT  19TH AND CAMOSUN STREET 1230   APRIL 25 AND MAY 1

read 

http://camosunbog.ca/
http://camosunblog.blogspot.ca/

April and May

The purpose of the Camosun Bog Project is to learn about Kingdom Plantae in a real

ecosystem and to gain experience with habitat restoration. Students will become familiar with

bog species: examples of bryophytes, tracheophytes, monocots and dicots. They will learn

about the bog as a place where different plants compete and where abiotic conditions favour

one or the other to win the competition. Finally, they will learn how restoration biology can

restore abiotic conditions and bring an ecosystem back to life.

Schedule and Evaluation:

April schedule:

Due:

two one page summaries of observing or taking part in work parties at Camosun bog choose

Each summary is out of 10 marks. The summary shows

what you observed. You are not required to volunteer to do any restoration work.

-form groups for Camosun bog project: two to four per group

-At least two members of your group attend two of the Saturday work parties and write

a one page summary of what you did there.

-Begin the draft of your project

Go to the bog for class leave school during silent reading to get there on time.

May Schedule All of these classes are in the bog. Leave school 1130

and arrive promptly at the bog 1230  for attendance and class work.  The following events will take place in  Late April May:

 bog rehearsal and bog orientation: flashcards due

 bog story and games due for peer review

 Bog Buddy program rehearsal.

first tour with one class

Second tour with a different class

DETAILS/TASKS

1. Create an illustrated narrative about the bog in form of a story book. Include the

following key points:

1. 15000 years ago: ice age

2. 10000 years ago: ice melted, leaving a lake in camosun bog

3. 6000 years ago: sphagnum moss, the keystone species of the bog began to grow

4. dead moss turned into peat

5. peat did not decay due to bog conditions:

      1. high water table

      2. acid conditions

       3. low oxygen

      4. low nutrients

6. more bog plants came and the ecosystem became stable:

        1. sphagnum moss

        2. labrador tea

         3. kalmia

         4. arctic starflower

          5. pinus contorta

          6. round leaf sundew  Drosera rotundifolia

           7. bog blueberry

7. 100 years ago, vancouver was built: drains removed the water from the bog.

Water table went down. Bog plants died and became soil. Invasive plants arrived:
         1.  salal
          2.  huckleberry vaccinium parvifolium
          3.  oval leaf blueberry:  vaccinium
          4.  western hemlock
          5.  polytrichum moss

8. Camosun bog restoration group restored the bog: removed the soil: lowered the

soil level by 20 cm, reintroduced bog plants, removed the invasives.

FULL ASSIGNMENT
MAKE A BOG NARRATIVE INCLUDING ALL 8 POINTS ABOVE

MAKE FLASHCARDS of native and INVASIVE bog species
 Make flashcards about the bog. See file called “bog plants to know”. Create a game

for the flashcards. Include both invasives and native species.

BOG REHEARSAL
Go to the bog station rehearsal and familiarize yourself with the bog stations. 5

minutes per station.

BOG BUDDY TOUR

Present your learning materials during the bog buddy tour.

CARDS ON AN ECOSYSTEM: 50 marks 

A PICTURE OF YOUR CARDS OUGHT TO BE UPLOADED ON YOUR BLOG  10 marks

1. USER-FRIENDLY: 10 marks

9-10 marks: the cards are playable and they are fun.

6-8 marks: the cards are playable, they could be more fun

0-5 marks:  the cards are confusing or not playable.

             

CONTENT: 20 marks

18-20 marks:  the content of the cards are accurate and correct.  There may be minor spelling errors but they were corrected.

12-16  marks: the content of the cards have some major mistakes which were corrected

0-10 marks: the content has major mistakes

PRESENTABLE: 10 marks

9-10 marks: the cards are colourful and look professionally illustrated or the photos are good quality

6-8 marks: the cards are colourful. There are a few pencil marks showing

0-5 marks: the cards are in draft form in pencil or they are messy

2.  TOUR OF THE ECOSYSTEM  total:  50 marks

STORY 10 marks

1,  Tell the story and history of this place.  How have people used this place in the past.  For example Central park, the trees were felled by the British Navy for masts.   And many of the stumps were hand logged...  Habitat island was formed to replace shoreline.  out of 10marks based on 

a. it is accurate    out of 5

b. it is on one page and beautifully presented   2

c.  clearly written    3

BOG ASSESSMENT 40 marks
1.  Your tour group will be given a chance to assess their bog tour experience. They will assess based on a scale of 1-5
a.   My tour guides were friendly and enthusiastic
b.  I played a game during the tour
c.   I found out the names of my tour guides!  
d.  I learned at least 10 species (we will quiz them on species)
e.   I know who the bog belongs to (Musqueam)
f.  I know how a bog is formed.  
g.  I know at least 5 fun facts that I didn't know before.
h.  Here is my feedback for my group leaders. 

Source:

http://www.camosunblog.blogspot.com

Biology Open Book Quiz: Identify the parasite and draw a cartoon

The photocopy room has blank sheets of paper.  Find these and use them to do the following
assignment:  This is due at the end of class: 30 marks

15 marks:  you answered the question correctly
10 marks: the presentation is neat,  and in pen or ink
 5 marks: you use colour and it is creative

In the following scenarios, write down
1. Which parasitic worm are causing the symptoms and situations. Draw a cartoon of how the parasite infected the host in this situation
2.  Draw the life cycle of the parasite
3.  How is the parasite treated

Use this as a reference
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/about.html


Watch this video before you do the assignment


1.  Tom drank water that was not sterilized while he lived in Ghana.  Before long, he noticed that there was something strange under his skin.  It looked like there was a piece of string under his skin on his leg

2.  Angie was walking barefoot at a park.  After a few months, she began to notice that she felt weak.  She suffered from anemia

3.  Read this account of a parasite on the playground  https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/16/health/toxocara-children-new-york-playgrounds.html

4.   Read an account of a parasite from fish
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/health/08case.html

platyhelminthes and nematoda

Class notes here.

Lab activity:

Draw two preserved specimens:  platyhelminthes and nematoda

draw the following prepared slides or specimens. identify the phylum, the species (common name is fine for this), and brief notes on its life history:

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES
tapeworm
planaria

look at and draw

obelia
porifera

Quiz on bogs April 5

Take out a piece of paper and answer these questions. Hand in your responses.  After handing in the questions, take notes on Platyhelminthes and Nematoda from the textbook in the other room

1.  What is a bog?
2.  What are the abiotic conditions which are present in a bog?
3.  The keystone species of a bog is...
4.  How is a peat bog formed?
5.  Why are bogs important to Vancouver?
6.  What other plants are in a bog?