Biology II AP Objectives

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Topics:

16. Organisms and Populations
    • The relationship of structure to function is a theme that is common to all organisms; the interactions of organisms with their environment is the major theme in ecology.
    • What are the major body plans of plants and animals?
    • What are representative organisms from the Monera, Fungi, and Protista
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    • What are representative members of the major animal phyla and plant divisions?
    • What are the distinguishing characteristics of each group (kingdoms and the major phyla and divisions of animals and plants)?
    • What is some evidence that organisms are related to each other?
    • How do scientists study evolutionary relationships among organisms?
    • How is this information used in classification of organisms?
    1. Review the major characteristic of each of the five kingdoms
       1. Monera
       2. Protista
       3. Fungi
       4. Planta
       5. Animalia
    2. Review evolutionary relationships

Time Range:
unspecified

Suggested Teaching Strategies:

• Students will read and take their own notes on the chapter (maybe in outline form)
• Lecture over characteristic a of each of the five kingdoms
• Worksheets on mammal characteristics
• Worksheet on plant characteristics
• Students will fill out crossword puzzle that uses terms from the chapte
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• Students will fill out chapter study guide to compliment their lecture and board notes
• Use classification samples to review body plans and types
• Critical Thinking: Students will use computer and do activities on 26.0 thru 30.8 on the Classification of Organisms CD-ROM from Campbell's Biology

Aligned Resources:

• Reading open note quiz over chapters
• Worksheets and study guide chapter sixteen

Assessment:

• Grade on reading quiz
• Grade on study guide unit sixteen
• Grade on crossword
• Unit test sixteen

Revision Date:
November 2001