Monday, March 25, 2013

1. Monday, March 25, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • Devise a classification scheme for the letters of the alphabet. • Please Do Now: • Come up with at least 3 categories in which you classify the things you did this weekend. • My answer should be: • At least 3 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes

2. Tuesday, March 26, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • Describe various aspects of each biological classification schemes. • Please Do Now: • Write down the six kingdoms and one aspect or example of each. • My answer should be: • At least 4 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes

3. Wednesday, March 27, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • Describe various aspects of each biological classification schemes. • Please Do Now: • An organism is an autotrophic, eukaryotic organism. What kingdom is it most likely classified under? Why? • My answer should be: • At least 2 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes

4. Tuesday, April 2, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • Answer: • What is the basic unit of life? How did we come to this understanding? • Please Do Now: • What do ALL living things have in common? • My answer should be: • At least 3 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes

5. Wednesday, April 3, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • Answer: • What is the basic unit of life? How did we come to this understanding? • Please Do Now: • Write down one part of the Cell Theory and explain what it means or how we came to that understanding. • My answer should be: • At least 3 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes

6. Thursday, April 4, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • What is life? How do we know something is a living thing? • Please Do Now: • How would you discern if something was a living thing or not??? Come up with at least 3 things you think all living things possess or do… • My answer should be: • At least 3 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes

7. Friday, April 5, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • What is life? How do we know something is a living thing? • Please Do Now: • What is the first thing you would look for in order to determine whether something was an organism or not? Why? • My answer should be: • At least 3 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes

8. Monday, April 8, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • What is life? How do we know something is a living thing? • Please Do Now: As you look through a microscope you notice the single-celled organism you are viewing has a nucleus and cell walls. What type of organism is it, most likely? Explain your answer. • My answer should be: • At least 3 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes

9. Monday, April 15, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • What are the different cell structures that exist among living things. • Please Do Now: As you look through a microscope you notice the single-celled organism you are viewing has a nucleus and cell walls. What kind of organism is it-eukaryote or prokaryote? Explain your answer choice. • My answer should be: • At least 3 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes

10. Tuesday, April 16, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • What are the different cell structures that exist among living things. • Please Do Now: Are single-celled organisms as “differentiated” as multi-celled organisms? Why or why not? • My answer should be: • At least 2 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes

11. Thursday, April 18, 2013 • What should I know/be able to do after class: • What are key differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. • Please Do Now: An organism is single-celled. Can you tell just from this information whether or not the organism is prokaryotic or eukaryotic? An organism is multi-celled. Can you tell just from this information whether or not the organism is prokaryotic or eukaryotic? • My answer should be: • At least 3 lines long • Completed in 4 minutes