Essay/Quiz

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Class Topics
Title Biology 4/24/07
Objectives

• To assess learning about genetic engineering.

• Essay/Quiz
• Notes - Ecology - Chapter 16
• Habit is either the best of servants or the worst
  of masters.
• Nathaniel Emmons

Saturday, August 08, 2015 1027 AM
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Class Assignments
By When
What

• Chapter 11 Quiz/Essay 4/24/07
• W.S. 16.2 (Making a Food Web) 4/30/07
• Read 345-354 4/30/07
• Due this class period
• Due next class period
• Due in the future

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Grade Sheet
2A p. 157 (5 pts.)
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Essay possibilities

• Introduction
• What are you going to cover?
• Limit pronouns
• 4 body paragraphs
• 1. What is a GMO?
• 2. How are GMOs made?
• 3 4 opinion statements
• 3rd paragraph should be supporting your opinion
  with facts
• 4th paragraph should be supporting opinion
  against arguments
• Conclusion
• What did you cover?

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Body paragraphs 3 and 4

• Opinion statements on
• What do you think the government should do about
  potential resistant weeds or insects due to
  excessive use of Bt or Round up Ready crops?
• Do you think GM foods should be labeled?
• Do you think GM crops should be used in
  developing countries?
• Do you think companies, like Monsanto, should own
  (holds patents) genes and sell them
• 3rd paragraph should be supporting your opinion
  with facts
• 4th paragraph should be supporting opinion
  against arguments

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Postquiz Activities

• Hand in Essay and Harvest of Fear sheet stapled
  together
• Pick up Quiz
• Hand in Quiz
• Read 345-354

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Ecology

• The study of the interactions between organisms
  with one another and their physical environment
• Habitat
• Where a particular population of organisms live
• Community
• The many interacting species in a habitat
• Ecosystem
• The community and its environment
• Biodiversity
• Number of organisms living in an ecosystem