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=** Welcome to Mrs. Singh's first hour Science class's Ecosystems website! **= **TIP of the DAY: To do a spell check, type all of your information onto your WIKI page. Copy it and paste it onto a WORD document to make corrections. Have one partner with the WORD open and the other with the WIKI page open doing the changes.** **TIP of the DAY: When you e-mail Mrs. Singh with a question, please put the name of your biome and the hour of your class in the subject line.** TIP of the DAY: If you know anything about an organism in your biome, try searching in [] to find the classification information. TIP of the DAY: This site is a good start for fungi research: http://www.uea.ac.uk/bio/joyoffungi Click here for Tundra Home. Click here for Taiga Home. Click here for Temperate Deciduous Forest Home. Click here for Temperate Rain Forest Home. Click here for Tropical Rain Forest Home. Click here for Grasslands Home. Click here for Desert Home. Click here for Freshwater Lakes Home.

Click here for Rivers Home.

Click here for Estuary Home. Click here for Coral Reef Home. Click here for Ocean Shore Home. Click here for Open Ocean Home.




=**Animal Kingdom Rubric—Test grade (54 points) **=

Individual grade (42 points): ** Each person in the group is responsible for 3 invertebrates AND 3 vertebrates for a total of 6 examples per person. Each of your examples must include the following: Definition of Phylum or Class Kingdom/Phylum/Class Order/Family Genus/species Common name Picture Description of where they live
 * Due Monday, December 14, 2009 **
 * Group grade (12 points): ** You must have a banner with ANIMALS and the definition of animals (use the one I gave you in class). Together in the group your examples must represent AT LEAST **5 different invertebrate phyla and 5 different vertebrate phyla/class.** **

Invertebrates 1. Phylum Porifera (Sponges)  Tubular, cuplike, vaselike, sprawling animals  2. Phylum Coelenterata (Cnidaria) Corals & Jellyfish 3. Phylum Ctenophora (Comb Jellies) 4. Phylum Platyhelminthes (Flatworms) 5. Phylum Nemertea (Ribbon Worms) 6. Phylum Rotifera (Rotifers) 7. Phylum Gastrotricha (Gastrotrichs) 8. Phylum Nematomorpha (Horsehair Worms) 9. Phylum Nematoda (Round Worms, Nematodes)  Pinworms, hookworms  10. Phylum Acanthocephala (Spiny-Headed Worms) 11. Phylum Bryozoa (Bryozoans) 12. Phylum Tardigrada (Tardigrades) 13. Phylum Brachiopoda (Brachiopods) 14. Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks)  Snails, slugs, clams, squids, octopuses  15. Phylum Annelida (Segmented Worms)  Earthworms, leeches, polychaetes  16. Phylum Sipunculoidea (Peanut Worms) 17. Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Crabs, lobsters, spiders, insects <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> 18. Phylum Chaetognatha (Arrow Worms) 19. Phylum Echinodermata (Echinoderms) <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> 20. Phylum Hemichordata (Acorn Worms)

<span style="color: #c00000; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Vertebrates [Phylum Chordata (Chordates)] <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> 22. Subphylum Cephalochordata 23. Subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata) <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Tunicates, lancelets <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Subphylum Vertebrata 24. Class Amphibia (frogs, salamanders) 25. Class Aves (birds) 26. Class Cephalaspidomorphi (Lampreys) 27. Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) 28. Class Mammalia (mammals) 29. Class Myxini (Hagfish) 30. SuperClass Osteichthyes (bony fish) 31. Class Reptilia (crocodiles, snakes, turtles)

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= **Plant Kingdom—Test grade (52 points possible)** = **Group grade (10 points):** You must have a banner with PLANTS and the definition of plants. Together in the group your examples must represent AT LEAST 8 of the 17 numbered items. Definition of Phylum or Class Kingdom/Phylum/Class Order/Family Genus/species Common name Picture Description of where they live
 * Individual grade (42 points):** Each person in the group is responsible for 6 examples. Each of your examples must include the following:

Class: Bryopsida (syn. Musci) mosses Class: Hepaticopsida (syn. Hepaticae, Hepaticophyta, Marchantiophyta) liverworts **2. Division: Anthocerotophyta** (syn. Anthrocerophyta) (no more than 2 examples) hornworts Class: Isoetopsida quillworts, spikemoss Class: Lycopodiopsida clubmoss ** 5. Division: Polypodiophyta ** (syn. Filicinophyta, Pterophyta?) (no more than 2 examples) ferns Class: Ophioglossopsida Class: Polypodiopsida Division: Pinophyta (syn. Coniferophyta) ** 7. Class: Cycadopsida ** (Phylum Cycadophyta) (no more than 2 examples) cycads Division: Magnoliophyta (syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta) **13. Class: Liliopsida** (no more than 2 examples) monocots **14.** ** Class: Magnoliopsida ** (no more than 2 examples) dicots **17. Class: Rosopsida** (no more than 2 examples) Plants Websites: [] []<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; msobidifontsize: 10.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Arial Unicode MS'; msotabcount: 1;">
 * 1. Division: Bryophyta** (no more than 2 examples)
 * 3. Division: Equisetophyta ** (syn. Sphenophyta) (no more than 2 examples) horsetails
 * 4. Division Lycopodiophyta** (syn. Lycophyta) (no more than 2 examples)
 * 6. Division: Psilotophyta ** (syn. Pteridophyta) (no more than 2 examples) wisk ferns
 * 8. Class: Ginkgoopsida ** (Phylum Ginkophyta) (no more than 2 examples) ginkgo
 * 9. Class: Ephedropsida ** (Phylum Gnetophyta) (no more than 2 examples)
 * 10. Class: Gnetopsida ** (Phylum Gnetophyta) (no more than 2 examples)
 * 11. Class: Welwitschiopsida** (Phylum Gnetophyta) (no more than 2 examples)<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Arial Unicode MS'; msotabcount: 1;">
 * 12. Class: Pinopsida** <span style="mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> (no more than 2 examples) conifers
 * 15. Class: Piperopsida ** (no more than 2 examples)
 * 16. Class: Ranunculopsida ** (no more than 2 examples)

= Facts Page--QUIZ Grade (16 points) = = Due Friday, November 20, 2009 = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Each person in the group is responsible for 2 examples of a fungus. Between all of the examples, at least 3 of the following class/phyla must be represented. (2) Subtitle for Fungus Kingdom with a definition <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(7) Zygomycota (class) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Definition Kingdom/Phylum/Class Order/Family Genus/species Common name Picture Description of where they live <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(7) Glomeromycota (phylum) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Definition Kingdom/Phylum/Class Order/Family Genus/species Common name Picture <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(7) Basidiomycota (phylum) <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Definition Kingdom/Phylum/Class Order/Family Genus/species Common name Picture <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Description of where they live <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(7) Chytridiomycota (phylum) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Definition Kingdom/Phylum/Class Order/Family Genus/species Common name Picture Description of where they live <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">(7) Ascomycota (phylum) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Definition Kingdom/Phylum/Class Order/Family Genus/species Common name Picture Description of where they live

= = = = = = = = = = =Biomes Facts Page: Protists= = Due Thursday, November 12, 2009 = Each member of the group is responsible for one type of protist. The score that the group recieves on the subtitle and definition will be added to each member's score.

(4) Protozoan (person 1)** Definition Scientific name, common name if possible Picture Description of where they live Definition Scientific name, common name if possible Picture Description of where they live Definition Scientific name, common name if possible Picture Description of where they live
 * (2) Subtitle of Protists with a definition
 * (4) Algae (person 2)**
 * (4) group's choice (person 3)**

= Biomes Facts Page: Monerans = = Due Friday, November 6, 2009 = = Each member of the group is responsible for one Moneran. The score that the group recieves on the subtitle and definition will be added to each member's score. = = (2) Subtitle of Monerans with a definition = = (4) Moneran example 1 (person 1) = = Scientific name = = Shape = = Picture = = Description of where they live = = (4) Moneran example 2 (person 2) = = Scientific name = = Shape = = Picture = = Description of where they live = = (4) Moneran example 3 (person 3) = = Scientific name = = Shape = = Picture = = Description of where they live = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Biomes Home Page: Location and Climate = = TEST grade: Due Tuesday, October 20 (half way through class) = =Points will be deducted for spelling/punctuation/grammar errors.= 1) Welcome phrase (15) a. top of page b. students’ names c. name of biome 2) Location paragraph (15) a. complete sentences b. description of various locations c. World map with caption showing locations 3) Climate paragraph (30) a. complete sentences b. number of seasons c. average precipitation in centimeters during each season d. average temperature in Celsius during each season e. variations between locations f. photo with caption showing each season