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Lecture Learning Tools

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The lecture objectives and the lecture quiz is from the class handout GB_1_SGuide_Quiz_01_BioIn, which may have been distributed in class.

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MAIN TOPICS OUTLINE

1.1. Organization of Life

1.2. Characteristics of Living Things

1.3. Classification of Living Things

1.4. Biological Change of Living Things

1.5. Interactions Between Living Things

1.6. Human Impact on the Biosphere

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LECTURE OBJECTIVES (Instructional goals)

AT THE END OF THIS LECTURE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

1. Explain how life is organized and list the various structural levels of biological organization.
2. List and differentiate between the various characteristics found in living things.
3. Explain how living things are classified.
4. Name and differentiate between the kingdoms of life.
5. Understand that evolution is the core theme in biology (the "unifying thread" of all biological concepts).
6. Discuss ecosystems and the biosphere.
7. Discuss the tropical rainforests, and human population growth.
8. Define selected key terms.

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LECTURE QUIZ

• Give the missing levels of biological organization (in correct order): This is lecture Objective #: _____

1. SUBATOMIC PARTICLE 2. _______________________ 3. _______________________ 4. MACROMOLECULE

5. _____________________ 6. _____________________ 7. _____________________ 8. ____________________

9. _____________________ 10. _____________________ 11. ____________________ 12. ____________________

13. ____________________ 14. LANDSCAPE 15. _____________________________


• Name the four basic characteristics of a living organism: This is Lecture Objective #: _____

1. ______________________________ processes 2. ______________________________ processes


3. ______________________________ processes 4. ______________________________ processes


• During the days of Linné only two kingdoms were recognized. Today we recognize 5 or 6 kingdoms depending on authority (the bacteria is considered either as ONE or TWO kingdoms). Name the kingdoms and indicate what kind of cell type (prokaryotic or eukaryotic) the organisms have in each kingdom.
This is Lecture Objective #: _____

Name of the kingdoms and the cell type they have:

01. " Bacteria" Cell type: _______________________________


02. __________________________________ Cell type: _______________________________


03. __________________________________ Cell type: _______________________________


04. __________________________________ Cell type: _______________________________


05. __________________________________ Cell type: _______________________________


• Fill in the blank:

1. It is important to understand that in biology _____________________________ is the core theme. This is Lecture Objective #: _____

2. Which of the lecture objective(s) (see list above -- not counting the key term objective) was/were not covered in the quiz above? ____________

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KEY TERMS

See lecture notes learning tools page.

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TRY THIS QUESTION:

Into what kingdom would you place a multicellular land organisms that carries on photosynthesis?

a. Monera
b. Protista
c. Fungi
d. Plantae
e. Animalia

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