Don't forget, print this post and the previous post "second semester biology students" for your homework tonight.
Directions for WINDOW PANES:
all terms should be in your small notebook.
Your name should be on the front of your notebook. Each page should be divided into 4 "windows", number each term in the top left corner of the "window".
Attach your word list to the first page using staples then start a new page for your terms.
You may only use colored pencils in your illustrations, but YELLOW should not be used (unless it's to hi-light something)
In the top left square Write the term.
In the top right square give a synonym (example) or antonym for the term. (remember it doesn't have to be a literal synonym! ) Let me know whether your term is a synonym or antonym by placing an "S" or an "A" in front of the term.
For the word OBSERVATION a synonym could be smelling since using any of our senses is a way to make an observation in science.
In the bottom left square describe the term using your own words.
In the bottom right square give an illustration of the term (don't draw a picture of the antonym!)
If you are not comfortable with drawing, you can create a multiple choice question for the term.
Window pane terms due 1-31-12
1. Photosynthesis- the process of making food (glucose) using sunlight.
2. Autotrophs- organisms that make their own food using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
3. Heterotrophs- organisms that have to consume other organisms to obtain the energy they need to survive.
4. Consumers- organisms that have to eat other organisms
5. Producers- organisms that make food for other organisms
6. Individual- one member (organism) of a particular species.
7. Population- all of the members of a particular species
8. Community- all of the different types of living organisms in a given area
9. Ecosystem- all of the living and non-living things in a given area
10. Omnivore- organism that eats plants and animals for its energy needs
11. Herbivore- organism that only eats plants for its energy needs
12. Carnivore-organism that only eats animals for its energy needs
13. Detritivore- organism that eats dead things for its energy needs
14. Decomposer- organism that breaks organic matter down into its basic elements.
15. Biomass- the weight of organic matter in a given area.
16. Abiotic factors- non-living things that exist and play a role in an organism's environment.
17. Biotic factors- living things in the environment
18. Symbiosis- a close relationship between two organisms
19. Limiting factors- anything that contributes to the survival and reproduction of an organism, therefore if there is not enough of it, the population will decrease. (water, food, habitat are examples)
20. Carrying capacity- the maximum amount of organisms that can live in an area. (note: this is usually determined by the limiting factors in an environment)
