Ch 22: with Artificial Selection Lab– fast “Descent 24 days How does evolution by Modification: A plants natural selection drive the Darwinian View of Life” (additional diversity and unity of life? Hardy-Weinberg days may Ch 23: of mathematical modeling lab “Evolution be What scientific evidence Populations” necessary from many disciplines, Comparing DNA sequences for exp. including mathematics, Ch 24: Origin of lab “The design) supports models about the Species” origin of life on Earth and Speciation Web Activity 2/3 3/7 biological evolution? Ch 25:The History of – Life on Earth” Rock pocket mouse case How can phylogenetic study and cladograms be used to Ch 26:“Phylogeny and graphically model the Tree of Life” Tree Thinking Investigative evolutionary history among case study species? Ch 29: How Plants “ Colonized Land” The Big Five Mass “GEOLogic: Extinctions” web activity Ch 30: Evolution “The of Seed Plants” Ch 32: “An Introduction to Animal Diversity” Ch 47: “Animal Development” Unit 6 Biodiversity & Ecology – 6 weeks How are growth and Ch 52: Animal Behavior Lab “An 42 days homeostasis of a biological Introduction to system influenced by the Ecology and the Dissolved Oxygen Lab (additional system’s environment? Biosphere” days may Magazine Project be How do interactions among Ch 53: “Population necessary living systems and with Ecology” Energy Dynamics Lab for exp. their environment result in design) the movement of matter Ch 54: Transpiration Lab “Community and energy? Ecology” 3/10- Life series clips 4/18 How do interactions Ch 55: “Ecosystems” between and within populations influence Ch 39: “Plant patterns of species Responses to Internal distribution and and External Signals” abundance? Ch 40: “Basic How does human activity Principles of Animal affect the biodiversity of Form and Function” ecosystems?
24 days (additional days may be necessary for exp. design) 2/3 – 3/7 How does evolution by natural selection drive the diversity and unity of life? What scientific evidence from many disciplines, including mathematics, supports models about the origin of life on Earth and biological evolution? How can phylogenetic and cladograms be used to graphically model evolutionary history among species? Ch 22: “Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life” Ch 23: “Evolution of Populations” Ch 24: “The Origin of Species” Ch 25:The History of Life on Earth” Ch 26:“Phylogeny and the Tree of Life” Ch 29: “ How Plants Colonized Land” Ch 30: “The Evolution of Seed Plants” Ch 32: “An Introduction to Animal Diversity” Ch 47: “Animal Development” Artificial Selection Lab– fast plants Hardy-Weinberg mathematical modeling lab Comparing DNA sequences lab Speciation Web Activity Rock pocket mouse case study Tree Thinking Investigative case study “GEOLogic: The Big Five Mass Extinctions” web activity Unit 6 – Biodiversity & Ecology 6 weeks 42 days (additional days may be necessary for exp. design) 3/10- 4/18 How are growth and homeostasis of a biological system influenced by the system’s environment? How do interactions among living systems and with their environment result in the movement of matter and energy? How do interactions between and within populations influence patterns of species distribution and abundance? How does human activity affect the biodiversity of ecosystems? Ch 52: “An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere” Ch 53: “Population Ecology” Ch 54: “Community Ecology” Ch 55: “Ecosystems” Ch 39: “Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals” Ch 40: “Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function” Animal Behavior Lab Dissolved Oxygen Lab Magazine Project Energy Dynamics Lab Transpiration Lab Life series clips
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