7A Warm-Up10/11/10

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EQ: How are ecosystems dependent on abiotic and biotic factors?

What biome has wet, nutrient poor soil?

Tropical Rainforest

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10/12/10#2

EQ: How are ecosystems dependent on abiotic and biotic factors? Answer only!

The Monarch butterfly is very poisonous. If a bird eats a Monarch it gets extremely sick. A Viceroy butterfly looks just like a Monarch but it is not poisonous. What type of adaptation helps the Viceroy survive?

a. Camouflageb. Mimicryc. Warning Colorationd. Flying Patterns

7A Warm-Up10/13/10

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EQ: How am I showing improvement in science?

1. Am I showing improvement in science?

2. By what percent do you think you increased your learning?

3. In what content areas did you meet standards: Biomes, Food Webs, Dichotomous Key, Scientific Method?

7A Warm-Up10/14/10

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EQ: How do I create a dichotomous key?

What does a dichotomous key look like?

Using this dichotomous key identify thefollowing…

Suppose you are studying an unknown animal. It is symmetrical, lacks a backbone, and has an exoskeleton. In what phylum would you classify this animal?

7A Warm-Up EQ: How do I create a dichotomous key?10/15/10 RP #5

1 a. Is asymmetrical Phylum Porifera b. Is symmetrical Go to 22 a. Has a nerve cord or backbone Phylum Chordata

b. Does not have a nerve cord or backbone Go to 33 a. Has an exoskeleton Phylum Arthropoda

b. Does not have an exoskeleton Go to 44 a. Has a tube-like, segmented body Phylum Annelida

b. Does not have a tube-like, segmented body

Phylum Echinoderma