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#BioDub Click the Pic - Food Fight!!!

5/17/2018

#BioDub Biogeochemical Cycle Haikus - Best Of

5/17/2018

Water Cycle

From liquid to gas
Back to Earth as a liquid
Moves into the ground

The water cycle
Oceans, atmosphere, and land
Solid, liquid, gas

Water is on land
Evaporate the water
Now it’s in the sky

Water in the sky
Condensates into the rain
Then the rain falls down

From oceans to sky
Solid to liquid to gas
Water changes form

Water dissipates
It condenses in the air
Then back to the earth

Carbon Cycle

Photosynthesis
CO2 in atmosphere
Turns into glucose

Carbon dioxide
Goes through photosynthesis
Out it respirates

Photosynthesis
Carbon cycle, fossil fuels
Volcanic gasses

Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen Cycle
Gas turns into solid form
And vice versa too

Comes from atmosphere
Builds protein and DNA
Fungi convert it

Gas to ammonia
Lots of reused nitrogen
Fungi changes it

All organisms
Need it to build their proteins
This cycle is key

Fungi on the roots
Convert gas into solid
That is N fixate

Phosphorus Cycle

Water and soil
Rocks release phosphate ions
Phosphate runs through soil

Has no gaseous forms
Found in soil and minerals
Travels through water

Not in atmosphere
Phosphorus is a solid
In ground and water

Runoff and leaching
Does not use the atmosphere
Can limit the growth

Unit 7: Ecology

#BioDub Video "How Wolves Change Rivers"

5/8/2018

There is some debate regarding the true significance of the introduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park, but there is definitely a significance. I hope that as you watch this, you can appreciate how the effect of one species on all the species around it, which is what Ecology is all about.

In all fairness, here are some of the counter arguments:

Conservationists Crying Wolf? New Study Shows Yellowstone's Ecosystem Dynamics More Complex than Previously Understood

Meyer: About those park wolves in Yellowstone ...

Unit 7: Ecology

#BioDub Help for Tuesday's Quizlet on Human Anatomy Part 2

5/7/2018

For starters, here is the study guide:

Quizlet Study Guide - Anatomy 2 (Circulatory/Lymphatic System, Respiratory System, & Digestive/Excretory System)

Here is a screen-shot of the in-class review:

Here are the online lessons:

Don't forget your notes:

Here are copies of notes provided by your peers:

Here are some previous blog entries:

Play the Kahoot! HERE

Quizlet Study Guide - Anatomy 1 (Organization of the Human Body, Nervous System, Endocrine System, & Muscular/Skeletal System)

Here is a screen-shot of the in-class review:

Here are the online lessons:

Don't forget your notes:

Here are copies of notes provided by your peers:

Play the Kahoot! we played upon returning from April Vacation HERE

Unit 6: Human Anatomy

#BioDub Evolution & Adaptation Project - Sample ORQ Excerpt

4/25/2018

Notice how:

The clarifying statement was used (see ORQ format)
The original trait is mentioned
The new trait/adaptation is identified
It is explained why the new trait/adaptation helps the species survive in its new environment
It is explained how the original trait evolved into the new trait using logical and possible reasoning (through naturals election)

Similar explanations must be used for 2 traits/adaptations for CP1 students and 4 traits/adaptations for CP2 students. All traits/adaptations must be included visually in the model.

Guidelines for the project can be found HERE

The project rubric can be found HERE

Unit 5: Evolution & Biodiversity