Biology and Geology 1
Proyecto estudiante de 2º de bachillerato
Un alumno de 2º de bachillerato está haciendo un proyecto para el que
necesita saber vuestra opinión/conocimientos sobre "Antibióticos y
resistencia". Necesita que contesten a la encuesta un gran número de
personas de todas las edades. Muchas gracias por colaborar.
To revise and practice
Revise cell organelles with a match game
Inside an amazing cell (to revise and enjoy the 3D animations).
Inside an amazing cell (to revise and enjoy the 3D animations).
Size of Cells and Microbes
Global Scholars student survey
The student survey can be found on the Welcome page of your students’ e-classroom or at this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/ r/GSStudentPostProgramSurvey
Assessment criteria: Ecosystems and biodiversity
- Know the three components of an ecosystem.
- Given an ecosystem, to identify its elements: the biotic components of the biocenosis and the abiotic factors of the biotope.
- Define population.
- Know the trophic levels of an ecosystem and classify groups of living things according to their trophic level.
- Make food chains and webs
- Know the name, explain and give examples of the relationships between the living things in the biocenosis (intraspecific, interspecific and their types).
- Give examples of causes that can lead to the loss of biodiversity.
- Suggest ways to ensure the conservation of biodiversity.
- Define adaptation and give examples of them.
Assessment criteria Unit 4: Animals
- Differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates.
- Know the main groups of invertebrates and its types and give an example of each one.
- Know the main groups of vertebrates and its types and give an example of each one.
- Differentiate between feeding and digestion.
- Explain the digestion in animals with no digestive system and give an example of an animal with no digestive system.
- Describe the two types of digestive systems (gastrovascular cavity and complex digestive tract) and explain the processes that takes place during digestion. Give an example of an animal with each type of digestive system.
- Distinguish between the different body parts that animals use for respiration and explain how they work. Give an example of an animal with each type of respiratory organs.
- Know the components of the circulatory system.
- Distinguish between open and closed circulatory systems. Give two examples of an animals with each type of circulatory system and two animals without circulatory system.
- Know the organs responsible for excretion in animals and explain the process.
- Give an example of an animal with Malpighian tubules, an animal with kidneys and two animals with no excretory organs.
- Given a drawing of the internal anatomy of an animal, explain what kind of systems (digestive, respiratory, circulatory and excretory) it has.
- Describe the different stages of interaction.
- Classify receptors according to the stimulus they capture and know the main photoreceptors, mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors.
- Know the basic structure of a neuron
- Know the parts of the nervous system of a simple and of a complex animal: network of neurons/nerves, nerve centers (ganglia, encephalon, spinal cord) and nerves.
- Know the parts of the endocrine system: hormones and endocrine glands.
- Explain the two types of animal responses and to give examples of them.
- Describe how muscles work in invertebrates and in vertebrates.
- Describe the different asexual reproduction processes in animals and give one example of animals that reproduce by budding and one of animals that reproduce by fragmentation.
- Explain all the stages of sexual reproduction:
- Know the function of gonads and gametes.
- Explain the process of fertilization in animals and distinguish between internal and external fertilization. Give an example of an animal in which each type takes place.
- Know the stages of zygote development (embryonic development and post-embryonic development).
- Know the types of animals in accordance with their embryonic development and describe how this development takes place. Give two examples of animals with each type of embryonic development.
- Distinguish between direct and indirect post-embryonic development. Give two examples of animals with each type of post-embryonic development.
- Describe the process of complete metamorphosis.
- Distinguish between unisexual and hermaphrodite species and give two examples of each.
- Define sexual dimorphism and give two examples of animals that show it.
Animals project
Information about your group of animals:
Some useful websites:
http://www.arkive.org/
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2008/08/24/strangest-endangered-species-and-animals/
http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/biology/animals/ General information of vertebrates
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/index-animals-natural-world.htm If you are searching for interesting and concise facts about Animals then search no more!
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/index-info-facts-about-fish.htm If you are searching for interesting and concise Info & Facts about Fish then search no more!
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AnimalIndex/ About 2,000 animals from about 400 different species currently comprise the animal collection at the National Zoo in Front Royal, Virginia.
http://www.interesting-facts.biz/ Interesting animal facts , animal facts for kids
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/ Some animal videos and pictures in on National Geographic website
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/ Find out about animals with National Geographic Kids
http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/snakes/facts.htm Snakes
- Classification (vertebrate/invertebrate).
- Main subgroups of animals.
- Habitat.
- Structure of their bodies.
- Digestive system
- Respiratory system
- Circulatory system
- Excretory system
- Receptor organs
- Type of reproduction
- Choose one species in this group and for this specific animal:
- Give the scientific name.
- Conservation status (endangered, vulnerable, extinct, extinct in the wild, widespread)
- Super powers
- Sources of information (write down the name of the websites where you found the information).
Some useful websites:
http://www.arkive.org/
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2008/08/24/strangest-endangered-species-and-animals/
http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/biology/animals/ General information of vertebrates
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/index-animals-natural-world.htm If you are searching for interesting and concise facts about Animals then search no more!
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/index-info-facts-about-fish.htm If you are searching for interesting and concise Info & Facts about Fish then search no more!
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AnimalIndex/ About 2,000 animals from about 400 different species currently comprise the animal collection at the National Zoo in Front Royal, Virginia.
http://www.interesting-facts.biz/ Interesting animal facts , animal facts for kids
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/ Some animal videos and pictures in on National Geographic website
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/ Find out about animals with National Geographic Kids
http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/snakes/facts.htm Snakes
Assessment criteria
- Draw a typical plant, label its parts and explain their function.
- Given the drawing of a seedless plant, label its parts and explain their function (mosses: rhizoids, sporophyte, gametophyte, sporangia; ferns: rhizome, fronds, sorus, sporangia).
- Given the drawing of a leaf, label its parts.
- Distinguish between spermatophytes and plants without seeds.
- Distinguish between gymnosperms and angiosperms.
- Describe the nutrition process in plants:absorbing water and minerals, photosynthesis, respiration, distributing substances, eliminating waste.
- Define and know the difference between tropisms and nastic movements.
- Give some examples of the different types of tropisms and nastic movements, explaning what the stimulus is in each case.
- Explain what are the changes in the vital functions of a plant.
- Describe the different types of asexual reproduction in plants.
- Explain the alternation of generations in seedless plants.
- Draw a typical flower, label its parts and explain their function.
- Distinguish between unisexual and hermaphrodite flowers.
- Explain what pollination is and distinguish between the different types (anemophilous/ entomophilous and self-pollimation/ cross-pollination)
- Explain the process of fertilization in plants and how seeds and fruit are formed.
- Describe the processes of dispersion and germination of seeds.
- Draw a seed, label its parts and explain their function.
- Distinguish between fleshy and dry fruits.
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