7th grade life science (Period 6) Assignments

please bring text books, fines will be submitted if not turned in.

start bringing in textbooks from home starting thursday may 25th!!

6-2 quiz worth 42 points!

 

key terms:  comparative anatomy, homologous structures, embryology

 

concept questions

1.  difference between homologous and analogous structures

2.  how does embryology provide evidence for evolution

3.  how does comparative anatomy and homologous structures help provide evidence for evolution

4.  how does molecular biology and the comparison of dna and amino sequences help provide evidence for evolution

6-1 review questions, ANSWERS ONLY. page 251, #'s 1-9

 

study for 6-1 quiz

key terms: permineralization, cast, mold, fossil bank, fossil, paleontologist 

concepts:

1.  how do fossils help support the theory of evolution?

2. how can scientist find or estimate the relative age of a fossil?

3. which fossils are older, ones found deeper in sediment or closer to the surface?

5-2 quiz

key terms: structural adaptations, behavioral adaptations, extinct, mimicry, camouflage 

 

concepts:

behavioral vs structural, compare and contrast

 

3 major reasons for extinction

 

2 main reasons for inability to adapt

 

possible theory why dinosaurs went extinct

 

why are number of cheetahs going down

REMINDER:  chapter 5 lesson 2 quiz tomorrow!! STUDY

6-1 quiz

study guide:

key terms: evolution, natural selection, adaptations, naturalist

 

concepts:

4 aspects of natural selection: overproduction, variation, inherited variation, and natural selection.  list and briefly describe

 

know differences in these animals and cause for variation:

1. finches

2. turtles

3. iguana

 

explain struggles for survival, what do organisms compete for and how does this lead to strongest or fittest surviving

 

how does population growth affect the chances of survival for an organism?

 

give examples of environmental factors that can affect an organisms chances of survival 

final grades for 3rd quarter will be completed by end of tomorrow, friday 3/10.

 

7th grade- everything up until movie questions will be factored in.  movie questions will count towards final 4th quarter grade.

 

8th grade- everything up until 7-2 quiz and 7-2 review questions will be factored in.

6-1 review questions, pg 217 numbers 1-9 will be due this friday at beginning of period.

 

colored pencils will be needed for next set of diagrams!!

no homework 

mid terms for my classes will be tuesday and wednesday of this week.  open note test so don't forget your notebooks!!!

2-2 study guide

1.  5 key terms

2. know the sequence of levels or organization for complex organisms, starting with the cell

3. why do complex organisms have differentiated/specialized cells?

4.  know the functions of the 11 organ systems

Reminder!!

 

progress reports are due signed for extra credit if you didn't already turn them in at parent conferences!!

for the week of nov 7th the class will watch Osmosis Jones (pg) as a class assignment.  previous concepts and lessons as well as near future ones will be covered.  

1,1a,1c,1e,1f, 2e,5a,5b

 

-movie questions and analysis will be due nov 10th

study guide for 2-1 quiz

all key terms, don't forget your index cards

 

concept questions

1. why is mitosis and the cell cycle important for maintenance of living organisms?

2. why do different types of cells have different life spans or cell cycles?

3.  how many daughter cells are produced through mitosis?

4.  why are the daughter cells identical to parent cell?

5.  list the steps of mitosis starting with interphase

end of 1st quarter is coming up, here are the last assignments that will be inputted for this quarter. 

7th grade:  all assignments up until chapter 1-3 will be counted towards 1st quarter progress report.

8th grade: all assignments up until chapter 4-1 will be counted towards 1st quarter progress report.

 

any missing assignments or quiz/test that need to be made up are due by thursday 10/20.  Please be aware that NOT ALL quiz/test or assignments can be made up, it'll depend on when it was missed and availability of the assignment.  please contact me about any concerns via email.

thank you

study guide for 1-3

please note, this section will only have 1 quiz (vocabulary+concepts)

key terms: cellular respiration, atp, glycolysis, fermentation, photosynthesis

 

concepts:

1. chemical formula for both cellular respiration and photosynthesis

2. location of energy transaction/conversion  for BOTH cellular respiration and photosynthesis

3. name of reserve energy production as cellular respiration runs low or out? name of by product from this reserve energy source, AND side effects it causes.

finish 1-3 notes

pg 78

pg 68, fig 21

pg 71, fig 25 *******FORMULAS FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION VERY IMPORTANT. difficult, and worth a lot of points

concepts quiz!!!

-importance of nucleus (2 things)

-plant vs animal cell (2 things)

-rough vs smooth er (2 things)

-prokaryotic vs eukaryotic (3 things: nucleus, multi or single celled, and example)

-reading essentials

------organelles pg 10

------label parts of cell pg 8

 

students who received lower than a C on vocabulary quiz have intervention assignment of 2x for each word.

grades are up to date, every assignment has been recorded.  please check portal for any missing assignments, assignments turned in without name, or test that need to be made up. due date for these will be friday 9/30

-index cards for 1-2 due, please start studying nightly. 

-reading essentials workbooks needed

 

students need index cards by given due date!!!

study guide for 1-2 concepts quiz

1. label plant/animal cells: rough and smooth er, nucleus, cell membrane, ribosome, chloroplast, chromosome

2. importance of the nucleus

3. 2 differences between plant and animal cells

4. difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells: which has nucleus, multicellular vs unicellular, and example of each

5. organelles

quiz on scientific method, please focus and study on following:

7 steps of scientific method: purpose/problem, gather info, form hypothesis, design experiment, record data, analyze data, form conclusion

 

purpose statement: specific statement regarding the problem

 

reliable resources for researching: books, internet, manuals, interviewing experts

 

hypothesis: educated guess

 

experiment: used to test hypothesis

 

analysis: breakdown results from experiment

 

conclusion: determine whether hypothesis was correct

 

scientific method: systematic way of problem solving