Assignments

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25	26 Explain the "Food Chain" in your own words. 11:59 PM Write the definitions for the following terms. Photosynthesis p.724 Chemosynthesis p. 724 Food Chain p. 726 Food Web p. 728 Energy Pyramid p.728 11:59 PM	27 Homework-List the three features of the "Food Chain". 11:59 PM	28 KCQ-How does a food chain model energy flow? P. 726 11:59 PM	29 The _____ is the source for all energy used by living things on earth. 11:59 PM Distinguish between photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. 11:59 PM Scientists use a ________ to show how energy moves in an ecosystem. 11:59 PM	30 RCQ-What materials do producers use to make food during chemosynthesis? P.724 11:59 PM KCQ-How do the movement of matter and energy differ? P. 723 11:59 PM All living things get their energy from eating other living things. 11:59 PM Which organism is a producer? 11:59 PM Energy flows in an ecosystem from producer to consumer. 11:59 PM	1
2	3	4 Homework-What defines a population? p. 742 11:59 PM Homework-IXL-Skill set-V.1 Describe populations, communities, and ecosystems. 11:59 PM	5 IXL-Skill set-V.2 (Identifying Ecosystems). 11:59 PM	6 IXL-Skill set-V.3 (Ecosystems) 3 (Describing Ecosystems). 11:59 PM	7 What factors affect the size of a population? P.743 11:59 PM Describe two ways you can estimate a population size? P744 11:59 PM Skill set-W.1 (Ecological interactions) 1- (How does matter move in food chains?). 11:59 PM	8
9	10 Homework-IXL- skill set-W.1 (Ecological interactions) 1-(How does matter move in food chain?) 11:59 PM	11 IXL-Skill set-W.2 (Ecological interactions) 2 (Interpret food webs I). 11:59 PM	12	13 IXL-Skill Set-W.1 (Ecological interactions) 1-(How does matter move in food chain?). 11:59 PM	14 IXL-Skill set-W.3 (Ecological interactions) 3 (Interpret food webs II). 11:59 PM	15
16	17	18 Homework-RCQ-How can overpopulation affect a community? P. 745 11:59 PM KCQ-What is carrying capacity? P 745 11:59 PM What is photosynthesis? 11:59 PM Explain, why are plants producers? 11:59 PM Which part of the food chain do producers make up? 11:59 PM List the 3 part of the food chain? 11:59 PM Producers make their own food. 11:59 PM What is chlorophyll? 11:59 PM How do plants make their own food? 11:59 PM	19	20 QUIZ-Define the following terms birth rate p.749, death rate p749, Extinct Species p. 751 11:59 PM	21 Food, water, living space, and disease are examples of _______ 11:59 PM Define population. p.742 11:59 PM Distinguish between carrying capacity and biotic potential? p.744 and 745. 11:59 PM List 3 ways population change. p. 752 11:59 PM Test-Define the terms, extinct species, endangered, and threatened species. p751 11:59 PM Test-What is the difference between endangered species and threatened species? p.751 11:59 PM	22
23	24 List four Pull factors from the video? 11:59 PM Explain how human population growth affects others species? p 753. 11:59 PM Homework-Explain Migration in your own words p.752 11:59 PM	25 What makes human population increase or decrease in size p.755 11:59 PM	26 Rabbits move into a new field where there is plenty of room to dig new burrows. This is an example of 11:59 PM What is the difference between birthrate and death rate? p 756 11:59 PM Define endangered species in your own words. 11:59 PM	27 Quiz-Identify a producer, an herbivore, a carnivore, and an omnivore p.750 11:59 PM Quiz-What is a community? P 759 11:59 PM	28 Why are predators important to a prey population. p 762 11:59 PM Test-What is the difference between producers an consumers? 11:59 PM Test-Explain Predators using your own words P.762 11:59 PM	29
30	31	1 Define the following terms, Salinity p 787, Wetland p. 790, Estuary p. 791, Intertidal zone p 793, and coral reef p. 793. 11:59 PM	2 How do ponds and lakes differ? p 789 11:59 PM Why do few organisms live in the deep water of lakes? p. 789 11:59 PM	3 Distinguish the difference between wetlands, and Estuaries. 11:59 PM Explain how do humans impact wetlands? p 790 11:59 PM	4	5