First Day of AP Biology!

Today we reviewed work that should be done and work that is due.

By Friday you should complete your reading assignment and questions from the Beak of the Finch.

Today's homework is to

1. Complete the pre-lab in your Lab Notebook. Include a table of contents page in your lab book. The pre-lab questions should be written in complete sentences or you can write the question and answer in your lab notebook. Prelab questions can be found here:http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgs5z555_656gd4qdphs

2. FIND PILL BUGS - BRING THEM IN ASAP - KEEP THEM ALIVE PLEASE!!!!!

3. Begin to Read Chapter 1 and answer questions on weekly syllabus Chapter 1 Questions Due Thursday. Remember 1 question will be randomly graded.

1. List the levels of organization in the living world.
2. List the distinguishing characteristics of living organisms.
3. Describe the general pattern of energy flow through Earth's life forms, and explain how Earth's resources are used again and again (cycle).
4. Explain what is meant by the term diversity, and speculate about what caused the great diversity of life forms on Earth.
5. Explain how people came to believe that populations of organisms inhabiting Earth have changed through time.
6. List as many steps of the scientific approach to understanding a problem as you can.
7. Understand as well as you can what limitations are imposed on science and scientists.

If you do not have your text book yet an outline of chapter 1 can be found here:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgs5z555_657gs2xjzcj