Dec. 18th

You can earn Omega Money by coming in and singing me a song about science!!!! Available for the first five people from each class.

Owl Pellets

www.kidwings.com

Study Guide in case you forget yours.

Ecology Study Guide

Name _____________________________________________


Identify if the organism is a producer, consumer, or decomposer and write the word on the line.


1. Bacteria ____________________________
2. Lily _______________________________
3. Tiger ______________________________
4. Owl _______________________________
5. Lichen ______________________________
6. Grass________________________________


Label as an herbivore, carnivore or omnivore and then write the correct term on the blank.

7. Eats only producers ____________________________
8. Eats only other consumers ________________________________
9. Eats producers and other consumers ____________________________
10. Has sharp teeth ____________________________
11. Has rounded flat teeth __________________________________
12. Has both sharp teeth and flat rounded teeth ___________________________

Label as parasitism, commensalism, or mutualism and write the term on the line.

13. Both organisms benefit ___________________________
14. One organism benefits and the other is harmed ____________________
15. One organism benefits and the other is neutral ____________________

Give examples of each term. (different from the ones above)

16. Commensalism ______________________________________________________
17. Mutualism _________________________________________________________
18. Parasitism ______________________________________________________
19. Herbivore _______________________________________________________
20. Carnivore _______________________________________________________
21. Omnivore _______________________________________________________
22. Producer ________________________________________________________
23. Consumer _______________________________________________________
24. Decomposer ____________________________________________________
25. Niche _________________________________________________________

Answer in complete sentences.

26. Andrew decided that he did not want to mow his lawn again. So he applied a chemical that killed the grass. Assume that the grass plants were the first link in a food chain. Describe some of the effects of killing the grass on the other organisms in the food chain.








27. Explain how lions, zebras, and grass are dependent upon each other.








28. Create a food chain that is at least 3 organisms long and includes you.











29. Create a food web that includes at least 8 organisms and includes a chicken.










Use the diagram to answer the following questions.



30. Name 3 organisms that eat grass.


31. What organisms get the most energy from their food?

32. What organisms get the least amount of energy from their food?


33. Draw the above diagram as a food web on a separate piece of paper.



Answer the following questions using the picture below.





34. Name 4 herbivores.

35. Name 2 primary consumers.

36. Name 2 secondary consumers.

37. Name 2 organisms that a fox would eat.

38. Name the producer.

39. What would occur if foxes were removed from this ecosystem?



40. What would occur if we added humans to this food web?







Know the following terms.

Environment
Ecology
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Habitat
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Food chain
Food web
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Niche
Competition
Preator
Prey
Symbiosis
Commensalisms
Mutualism
Parasitism
Parasite
Host

More Symbiosis

Wow! I was looking at the books so far and there are some awesome entries. I love all of the research you have done and how you are being active learners by taking responsibility for the research. Many of you have proven that you are proficient for searching the internet to find information and applying it to your topic even though the answer was not handed to you.


http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/S/symbiosis.html

http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/ew/symbiosis/jacob.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis

http://science.jrank.org/pages/6659/Symbiosis-Examples-natural-symbioses.html

Helpful symbiosis websites

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent591k/symbiosis.html

http://www.poliza.de/starship/sciencenew/symbiosis.htm

http://www.windmillministries.org/frames/CH7-3A.htm

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/S/Symbiosis.html

http://www.biologyreference.com/Se-T/Symbiosis.html

http://plantphys.info/plant_biology/biotic.shtml

Some ideas for the project

Flea Dog Parasitism
Flea Mouse Parasitism
Deer Tick Parasitism
Honey Bees Flowers Mutualism
Ants Acacia Mutualism
Lice Horses Parasitism
Nematodes Sheep Parasitism
Enteric Bacteria Cows Mutualism
Human Tapeworm Parasitism
Honey Bees Flowers Mutualism
Mycorrhizal Fungus Corn Mutualism
Lichen Algae Lichen Fungus Mutualism
Shelf Fungus Hickory Tree Parasitism
Spanish Moss Oak Tree Commensalism
Spruce Mistletoe Parasitism
E. coli Humans Mutualism
Moss Maple Tree Commensalism
Woodpecker Pine Tree Parasitism
White Rot Fungus Oak Tree Parasitism
Gut flora humans mutualism
Dogs humans

What should I study for the quiz on Friday, Oct. 17th!

Know these terms:
environment
ecology
ecosystem
community
population
habitat
biotic
abiotic
biosphere

Know your graphic organizer!
Be able to tell if something is biotic or abiotic.
Be able to label a habitat, ecosystem, population, biosphere, community.
STUDY!!

Hint

The more you type a word the larger it will appear.

Wordle.net

Please go to the site below and follow directions.

www.wordle.net


Open up a Word document and type your words in there first. Then copy and paste the words into the Wordle box and click on Create.

When you are finished please print it and bring it in to class.

Student Supply List 2008-2009

Omega’s Supply List

General Needs:

Loose Leaf

Blue and black pens

Pencils

High lighters

Colored pencils

Ruler

2 glue sticks

Clear Tape (2 rolls)

Science- 1 Marbled Composition book and 2 colored pocket folders coinciding with your class color

Math- 1 Quad Rule Marbled Composition book, 1 colored pocket folder coinciding with your class color, scientific calculator

Social Studies- 1 Marbled Composition book and 1 colored pocket folder coinciding with your class color

Literature- 1 Marbled Composition book and 1 colored folder with 3 clips inside coinciding with your class color

Composition- 1 single subject spiral notebook or a section in a binder, 1 colored folder coinciding with your class color

Folder Colors: Purple

Yellow

Green

Blue

REd

Cultural Fair Extra Credit

If you write a blog that is at least two paragraphs about the achievements in science that have occurred in your region you can earn up to 15 extra credit points. DUE JUNE 17th. Please let me know when you have completed it.

Test

Your test is open notes and open folder. Good Luck!

EXTRA CREDIT

DUE May 28th posted onto your blog!!!! (earn up to 10 points)


Choose a poem that relates to weather and discuss some of the following in your response. Your response should be at least two paragraphs long. Please identify the poem and the poet in your response. You may include a copy of the poem in your response.

How is weather used in the poem?
How does the poets knowledge of weather enhance the poem?
What type of weather is discussed?
Would the poem be the same without the mention of weather?
What literary techniques are used in the poem in regards to weather?
Does this poem further your knowledge about weather?


Check out some of these poets:
Emily Dickinson
Robert Frost
Carl Sandburg
Christina Rossetti
Gwendolyn Brooks
Edgar Allen Poe
William Wordsworth
William Blake

NJASk8 Practice Sites

http://www.sbschools.org/schools/xrds/mediacenter/teacher_resources/test_resources.php

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/eyk/index.asp?flash=false

http://www.k12science.org/k12partner00/gepa.html

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/gateway_biology.htm

http://www.jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm#Science

http://www.usd.edu/esci/exams/

http://education.jlab.org/solquiz/

Breaking News!

You may now log into Study Island and use the science section. You log in the same way as you log in for math.

Podcasting Site

Omega Science Podcasts

Extra Extra!!!!

DUE FEB. 4th

Assignment- write a review of a science website for up to 10 pts. and post it to your Blog

What to include:
URL to the Site
Who sponsors the site?
What is the site about?
What are the positive and negative aspects of the site?
What would this site be used for?
Would you recommend this site for future use?

Example of a site: http://www.livescience.com/

You may not use this site!

Podcast Research Help!

Here is a list of websites that will be helpful when researching your chemist.

First of all, try a google and wikipedia search of the person’s name.

www.google.com

www.wikipedia.org



Here are some websites that list famous chemists.

http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/refbiog.html

http://www.jergym.hiedu.cz/~canovm/osobnost/emenu.htm

http://chemistry.about.com/od/historyofchemistry/a/famouschemists.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemists




Famous Female chemists

http://www.iwaswondering.org/index2.html?gclid=COCY79yc7JACFUtyOAodnF1LhQ

http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_list_science.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_science



Some famous chemistry discoveries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_chemistry

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/history/a/aa020204a.htm


Online chemistry dictionary for help defining unknown terms.

http://www.chemicool.com/dictionary.html



For Rutgers Geologists

http://geology.rutgers.edu/faculty.shtml

http://geology.rutgers.edu/students.shtml



For other Rutgers scientists

http://search.rutgers.edu/index.php?form=people

Quiz this Wednesday!

What to study!

Study the terms for chapter 1
The questions I asked you to do on the chapter review
Remember the labs that we completed
and how to find the density of an object