Questions for the Assignment

1.     Describe how adaptations help organisms survive in different environments?

2.     What does differential reproductive successes mean regarding natural selection?

3.    What does differential reproductive successes mean regarding natural selection?

4. What is the endosymbiosis theory?

5.  According to the animation, how are primitive animal cells different from plant cells? 

6.    What is the difference between gene flow and genetic drift?

7.  What are homologous structures? What do they have to do with Phylogenetic Trees?

8.    What is the difference between a Cladistic Analysis AKA Cladograms and a Phylogenetic Tree?

9.  How does Behavioral Isolation lead to speciation?

10.  How does Geographical Isolation lead to speciation?

WEBQUEST PROJECT Friday, Jan. 13th…Scary.

Introduction

“Hello there! Today you are going to go on a journey that will take you through some of the key biological concepts covered in the previous weeks. Your goal is to prepare for your exam that is going to be administered in a couple of days. I believe in your abilities; you will do fantastic.” - Mr. Contreras

Along the road to Glory

·         Evolution by Natural Selection

·         Endosymbiotic  Theory

·         Changes in Populations (Gene Flow and Genetic Drift)

·         Cladistic Analysis AKA Cladograms   VS  Phylogenetic Trees

·         Speciation

·         Taxonomy (6 Kingdoms)

·         Dichotomous Keys

“You are on a mission! This is your day.”

Brainpop.com

Username: Houstonisd

Password: rockets  

1. Evolution by Natural Selection

Part A. Watch the video on Natural Selection and take the quiz.

Make a perfect score (10/10) and email the results to biologycesarchavez@gmail.com

“Please make sure you put your full name.”

http://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/naturalselection/

Part B. Click on the link and watch the video:

http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/landbiomes/

Describe how adaptations help organisms survive in different environments?

Part C. Google Search (copy & paste):

What does differential reproductive successes mean regarding natural selection?

 

2. Endosymbiotic  Theory

Part A. Read the article on the Endosymbiotic Theory.

In the illustration, follow the path of the “Oxygen-Breathing Bacterium” and “Photosynthetic Bacterium.” 

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/organelles/

Part B. View the animation on the link provided:

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/9834092339/student_view0/chapter4/animation_-_endosymbiosis.html

What is the endosymbiosis theory?

According to the animation, how are primitive animal cells different from plant cells?

 

3. Changes in Populations (Genetic Drift and Gene Flow)

 

Part A. Read the short paragraph and watch the animation on Genetic Drift.

Take the quiz, and submit a PERFECT SCORE to biologycesarchavez@gmail.com

“Please make sure you put your full name.”

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/9834092339/student_view0/chapter20/simulation_of_genetic_drift.html

                Part B. Click on the link and watch the animation of “Mechanisms of Evolution.”

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/9834092339/student_view0/chapter20/animation_-_mechanisms_of_evolution.html

 What is the difference between gene flow and genetic drift?

4. Cladistic Analysis AKA Cladograms   VS  Phylogenetic Trees

 

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/9834092339/student_view0/chapter21/animation_-_phylogenetic_trees.html

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

 

What are homologous structures? What do they have to do with Phylogenetic Trees?

What is the difference between a Cladistic Analysis AKA Cladograms and a Phylogenetic Tree?

5. Speciation

 

http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp24/2401s.swf

http://flightline.highline.edu/jbetzzall/BI100/animations/speciation_models.html

How does Behavioral Isolation lead to speciation?

How does Geographical Isolation lead to speciation?

6. Taxonomy (Classification and the 6 Kingdoms)

 

Watch the videos, take the quiz and submit a PERFECT SCORE to Biologycesarchavez@gmail.com

“Please make sure you put your full name.”

http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/classification/

http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/sixkingdoms/

7. Dichotomous Keys

 

Use the Dichotomous Key and identify 5 creatures.

http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/pamishan.html

Taxonomy Classification

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/taxonomyhome.html/index.cgi?chapter=resources http://tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html

http://entomology.unl.edu/k12/classification.shtml

http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/default.htm

http://plants.usda.gov/classification.html http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/phylogenetics_01

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

Friday’s Online Exploration Assignment

Friday’s Online Exploration

Explore these Links…

Animation of genetic drift  

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072835125/126997/animation45.html

Cliff Notes on Mechanisms of Evolution

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/Mechanisms-ofEvolution.topicArticleId-8741,articleId-8637.htm