Download A Block What`s the Point for DOLT Feb 2016

What’s the Point?
Diversity of Living Things
SBI 3UI
Date
Feb 5
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LEARNING GOAL
- What are the three principles of
the Cell Theory?
- Describe the steps taken to come
up with the CT and who the
contributors were.
- Be able to properly draw a
Biological Diagram (including
specimen size).
- What is a virus?
- How are they classified?
- How do they reproduce (compare
the Lytic Cycle to the Lysogenic
Cycle)?
- Describe the two main types of
viral infections.
- Describe how viruses are used in
Gene Therapy.
- How do vaccinations protect “the
herd”?
- Why are scientists always looking
for the next virus?
- Describe the steps that took us to
get to the 6 Kingdoms of Living
Things.
- What are the 3 Domains and 6
Kingdoms?
- What are the rules for writing
Red
Yellow
Green
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Scientific Names?
What are the 8 levels of
Taxonomy?
Use and create Dichotomous
Keys.
Compare the Archaea Domain to
the Bacteria Domain.
Describe the 4 main methods in
which Bacteria and Archaea are
classified.
Describe the different shapes that
Bacteria or Archaea can have.
Compare the methods of
reproduction that Archaea and
Bacteria use.
List some adv and disadv of
Bacteria.
Explain how antibiotics work to
control Bacteria and why
vaccines don’t target Bacteria.
Explain how the use of antibiotics
has lead to antibiotic resistant
bacteria.
Explain how Bacteria
communicate with each other
(quorum sensing).
What health applications are on
the horizon as new Antibiotics?
Describe the key characteristics
that are used to classify a
member of the Protista kingdom.
Describe the three groups of
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Protists and how they are
classified.
Name some egs. of Protozoa and
Plant-like Protists.
Describe the key characteristics
of the Fungi Kingdom.
Name some examples of Fungi.
List some pros and cons of Fungi.
Describe the key characteristics
of the Plant Kingdom.
List some examples of Plants.
Describe how plants are
classified.
What is the difference between:
gymnosperms and angiosperms,
sporophytes & spermatophytes…
How did plants help other
kingdoms colonize land?
What are the general
characteristics used to classify
Animals?
How many different Phyla of
Animals are there and which
type are they mostly composed
of?
Name and describe the classes
of Vertebrates (Chordates).