Homework/Tests/Assignments

September	Homework/Assignments
Week 1:	05/09: Intro to Ecology -Video: Warnings of the Wild 06/09: Structure of an Ecosystem - terms associated with ecology (wrk sheets)
Week 2:	10/09: Energy in Ecosystems: The energy cycle - photosynthesis and cellular respiration. HW: article + questions - How Big can a Meat-Eater get? 11/09: Energy Flow in Ecosystems - Trophic levels, food chains and food webs. Efficiency of Energy transfer HW: worksheet -Food Chains + Webs 12/09: Efficiency of Energy Transfer through an ecosystem. HW: worksheet 13/09: Owl Pellet Lab - Report + Rule of the Game Article due Monday 17/09 14/09: Nutrient Cycles: Organic vs Inorganic nutrients, Carbon Cycle.
Week 3:	17/09: Nitrogen Cycle. HW: summarize the Phosphorus cycle. Worksheet - soil 18/09: Take up phosphorus cycle + soil worksheet. Biomes 19/09: Completed note on Canada's 4 biomes, discussed how climate and plant types affect the nature of soil in different biomes. HW: summary sheets on Biomes 20/09: Take up summary sheets on Biomes. HW: Worksheet - Introduction to Populations 21/09: Video - Wonderful World of Dung
Week 4:	24/09: video - A Frog's Life. HW: finish worksheet on introduction to populations 25/09: Estimating Population size: Mark-Capture-Recapture 26/09: HW: Worksheet: Sea Turtles Populaton Study 27/09: Population Interactions: Predator/prey, competition, symbiosis. HW: worksheet: Wolf/Moose Population Study

**(any handout marked with asterix can be found in the handout folder at https://myfiles.ocdsb.ca)**

September	Tests/Quizzes
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Week 4:	26/09: Test - Introduction to Ecology - related terms, Energy flow, biomes

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