Ecology Book Work for 8/29-8/30

Using 4.1 in your text, answer the following questions in your notebook. Discuss with group members as you go!

1. What are     a) producers?     b) primary consumers?    c) secondary consumers?   d) detritivores? e) saprotrophs?       If possible, include an example of each of the above.
2. What are   a) autotrophs?    b) heterotrophs? Examples?
3. What is an ecosystem?  Give 3 examples.
4. How does an ecosystem remain sustainable?
5. What is a mesocosm and what are they used for?
6. Do the Chi-squared DBQ on p 209.  There are instructions about what is happening in the DBQ and how to do the calculations on pp. 207-208.
7. If you get this far, then start reading C1!!

Added on Tues 9/3:

8. What is a population?

9. What is a community?

Welcome Back for IB Biology HL 3-4!

Welcome back for your senior year (except for a couple of you) of IB Biology!  I think you will enjoy the material for this year as we have saved the best for last!  At the same time, it will also take a lot of effort and perseverance.  It can be very challenging to juggle college aps, extended essays, portfolios, athletics, activities, and just having a social life!  You will probably find that you can't do it all and you will have to make some choices so that you can navigate the year.  Here is the proposed outline of topics for this year: 

Ecology (Chapter 4 and Start of Option C)

Biodiversity (5.3 and 5.4)

Evolution (5.1, 5.2, 1.5 and 10.3)

Circulation (6.2)

Respiration (6.4)
Digestion (6.1)

Carry out Individual Investigation (IA)

Semester 1 Final Exam

Immunology (6.3 and 11.1)

Muscles and Movement (11.2)

The Kidney (11.3)

Sexual Reproduction (6.6 and 11.4)

Neurons and Synapses (6.5)

Finish the Option

Review for the IB Exam!

Late April:  Practice IB Exam on Papers 1, 2, and 3

May:  take IB exams and work on end of year projects