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Diversity of Living Things

SBI 3UI

Date / LEARNING GOAL / Red / Yellow / Green
Feb 5 / -Who were the key contributors that helped us understand what cells are and what did they contribute?
-What are the 3 principles of the Cell Theory?
Feb 8-9 / -Be able to do a proper Biological Diagram (including specimen size).
Feb 10 &11 / -What is a virus?
-How are viruses classified?
-Why aren’t viruses considered living?
-How do viruses cause illness (describe the lytic and lysogenic cycles)?
-How are viruses used in Gene Therapy?
Feb 12 / -Describe how we came to have 6 Kingdoms of Living Things.
-Describe the different methods of classification in Biology (e.g. phylogeny, dichotomous keys, taxonomic classification).
-What are the rules to Scientific Naming (Binomial Nomenclature)?
Feb 17 / -Use and Create Dichotomous Keys.
Feb 18 / -Compare the Archaea Domain to the Bacteria Domain.
-Describe the four methods used to classify Archaea and Bacteria.
-How do antibiotics work to treat Bacterial infections?
-When are vaccines used?
-How has antibiotic use caused antibiotic resistant bacteria?
-What is quorum sensing and how does it work?
Feb 23 / -What are the general characteristics of the members of the Kingdom Protista?
-Describe the three main groups of Protists and give some examples.
-Compare the three main groups of Protists.
Feb 24 / -Describe the key characteristics of the Fungi Kingdom.
-Name some examples of Fungi.
-List some pros and cons of Fungi.
Feb 25 / -Describe the key characteristics of the Plant Kingdom.
-List some examples of Plants.
-Describe how plants are classified.
-What is the difference between: gymnosperms and angiosperms, sporophytes & spermatophytes…
-How did plants help other kingdoms colonize land?
Feb 29 & March 1 / -What are the general characteristics used to classify Animals?
-How many different Phyla of Animals are there and which type are they mostly composed of?
-Name and describe the classes of Vertebrates (Chordates).