Ollie Culbreth, Jr. School, PS #14
February 2021
Grade 8 Science-09:45 a.m to 10:15 a.m (Rm 319) Ms.Persaud
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Performance Matters Student Login instructions
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EXTRA CREDIT WebQuest Project 2nd MP
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MIDTERM REVIEW STUDY GUIDE
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Define Extinction.
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What are scientist called who study Fossils?
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What is the fossil record made up of?
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What is the Geologic Time Scale?
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Homework-What is Biological Evolution?
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Why is it rear for soft tissue to become a fossil?
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Midterm Exam Section 2
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Scientist Selection
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List the three ways fossils are formed.
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Homework- Define the term Natural Selection. p. 202, Adaptation p.203.
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What role do variations have in the theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Explain what Charles Darwin meant by, "Survival of the fittest."
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Species evolve adaptations as they interact with their environment, which include other species.
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Which is the preserved evidence of the activity of an organism?
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If rock layers have not been disturbed, what method would help Paleontologist determine which layer of rock is oldest? Explain
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How do homologous structures provide evidence for evolution? p.210
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Homework-List 2 examples of Homologous and analogous structures
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How many Black owned Banks are in America? How many are located in New Jersey?
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Explain what Maggie meant when she wrote, "The elevation of women to their proper and rightful place has been the slowest work of the centuries,"(Maggie Lena Walker, 1909.)
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How is molecular biology used to determine relationships among species? 213
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What is molecular biology? p.212
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How are vestigial structures evidence of descent from ancestral species? p. 211
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How do pharyngeal pouches provide evidence of relationships among species? p.212
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African American Scientist Biography
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Homework- Who is Neil DeGrasse Tyson? What is his contribution to Science?
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African American Scientists.
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How do materials move through plants? P. 333
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Homework-What are the two steps of photosynthesis? P. 335
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Why is it sometimes hard to see a plant’s response to a stimuli? P. 341
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What type of environmental stimuli do plants respond to? Give three examples. P. 343
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KCQ- How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration alike, and how are they different? P. 337
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KCQ- How do plants respond to the chemical stimuli, or harmonious, auxin and ethylene? P.345
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KCQ- How do behaviors help animals maintain homeostasis? p. 447
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Test-Reading Check Q. How is phototropism beneficial to a plant? P. 342
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Test-KCQ- What are the functions of the male and female reproductive organs? P. 466
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Test-KCQ- How are animal behavior classified? P. 453
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Test-KCQ- How do internal fertilization differ from external fertilization p.467
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Test- KCQ- How do animals communicate? P. 457
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