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BELLWORK

WEEK 5-LIFE SCIENCE

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ROOT WORD OF THE WEEK

zoo-, zoa-

“animal”

“zoology”, “protozoan”, and “zooplankton”

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SCIENCE TRIVIA

Life Science – Order the following four taxonomic ranks from the most broad to the most specific:

  1. Phylum
  2. Genus
  3. Class
  4. Family

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SCIENCE TRIVIA-ANSWER

Life Science – Order the following four taxonomic ranks from the most broad to the most specific:

  • Phylum
  • Genus
  • Class
  • Family

1,3,4,2

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READ-A-GRAPH

1. What question is this graph trying to answer?

2. What conclusion(s) can you make?

3. What evidence from the graph supports it?"

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CREATE-A-GRAPH

Remember, it must:

  • start at 0
  • have a title
  • have x & y axes labels
  • have an evenly spaced scale

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BONUS SLIDES

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Science Trivia

Life Science – What is the general term for animals that lack a backbone?

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Science Trivia-Answer

Life Science – What is the general term for animals that lack a backbone?

Invertebrates

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Science Trivia

Life Science – Identify all of the following four animals that are contained within the phylum Mollusca:

1) Clam

2) Jellyfish

3) Octopus

4) Snail

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Science Trivia-Answer

Life Science – Identify all of the following four animals that are contained within the phylum Mollusca:

1) Clam

2) Jellyfish

3) Octopus

4) Snail

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Science Trivia

Life Science – What is the term for cells that contain membrane-bound nuclei?

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Science Trivia-Answer

Life Science – What is the term for cells that contain membrane-bound nuclei?

ANSWER: EUKARYOTES