Sept. 22

Objectve:
Students will complete an activity in graphing in order to identify trends and analyze them.

Warm Up:
1. Which of these describe the role of the mountain lion in the forest food web?
a. Omnivore
b. Carnivore
c. Herbivore
d. Parasite

2. A student measured different variables affecting the interactions in an aquarium in a biology laboratory. Which of the following represents one of the abiotic factors the student most likely recorded as data?
f. the weight and color of each type of scavenger
g. the temerature and oxygen content of the water
h. the size and number of each species of fish
j. the number of each type of green plant and each type of snail

3. A moss-covered log is overturned by a hungry bear looking for insects to eat. The bear distrubes an ant colony, and some chipmunks leave the hollow log to search for another home in the forest. Which relationship do these organisms have with each other?
f. they are all of the same species
g. they all require the same type of food
h. they are part of a community
j. they are abiotic factors in a forest


Vocabulary:
1. Consumer
2. Producer
3. Commensalism
4. Parasitism
5. Prey

Classwork:
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Discussion
3. Graphing Lab
4. Pass out books
5. Closure

Tonight's Homework:
Finish lab and STUDY FOR UNIT 1 TEST

Homework Due:
Food Web