Biology Semester 2
Unit 3 Objectives
1. Students will illustrate and explain characteristics of biomes and ecosystems on posters using the words tropical rainforest, temperate rainforest, freshwater ecosystems (aphotic zone, photic zone), keystone species, primary disturbances, secondary disturbances, and invasive species.
2. Students will define and describe hardy-weinberg equilibrium theory on assignments and using the wordsexponential growth carrying capacity, density dependent factor, density-independent factor, homozygous allele (p), heterozygous allele (pq), and homozygous recessive allele (q).
3. Students will examinevideo clips of various organisms and infer their adaptations using the words natural selection and genetic diversity.
4. Students will assess populations for characteristics of biodiversity, growth and stability on a lab/tst and graphs and using the words species, adaptations, extinct, keystone species, invasive species, non-native species, exponential growth carrying capacity, density dependent factor.
Student Checklist
(The activities listed below needed to be checked off in order to unlock a unit CST)
Evidence / Expectations / Meets Objective # / Teacher Initials / Date Completed / Comments
Day Starters /
  • Each question is answered completely.
  • Student takes useful notes and includes diagrams.
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Assignment /
  • Information is original and complete.
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Class Posters & Notes /
  • Notes are structured and useful for study purposes.
  • The summary is at least 3 sentences in length.
  • The summary answers one of the following questions: "This information is important because…" or "From this information I learned…".
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Video Clips /
  • Notes are structured and useful for study purposes.
  • Notes include the words genetic diversity and natural selection.
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Exit Tickets /
  • Vocabulary words from unit are used in responses.
  • Perfect 3 sentence paragraph format.
  • At least 3 exit tickets complete.
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Lab TST /
  • All analysis questions are written in complete sentences, restate the question in an interesting way.
  • Perfect 3 paragraph responses.
  • Responses include vocabulary from the word wall.
  • Conclusion response summarizes your results, includes vocabulary in a 6 sentence paragraph.
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