Unit 1: Biology the Science of Life
Essential Question 1: What are the common characteristics of living organisms?
Essential Question 2: How are energy and nutrients made available to all members of a community?
Homework
The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful. If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living.
Jules Henri Poincaré (1854-1912) French mathematician.
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Questions of the week:
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OBJECTIVES
Initial Understanding:
- Distinguish between living and non-living things based upon life functions.
- Distinguish between producers and consumers and between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
Developing an Interpretation:
- Discuss how energy is made available to members of a community.
- Discuss how organisms are influenced by the non-living factors of their environment.
- Relate various characteristics of Zebra mussels to the problems caused by these organisms.
Making Connections:
- Explain that the process of evolution has resulted in a great diversity of life forms and describe the meaning of the phrase “unity within diversity.”
- Relate the zebra mussels’ food and energy needs to the biological problems it causes.
Taking a Critical Stance:
- Apply the knowledge of the biology of zebra mussels to possible methods for controlling them