Guide 1A Biodiversity

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Guide 1A Biodiversity Objectives

This guide’s quiz has four questions; one matching each objective.

Patterns of Nature

Describe what a pattern is; provide examples of patterns in nature; and list the patterns used to determine whether something is alive. 

Explain why it is important to classify organisms and describe the contributions of Carl Linnaeus; list the three Domains of life and four Kingdoms in Domain Eukaryota; and if provided a plant, classify it using these terms: non-vascular or vascular, spore-bearing or seed-bearing, a gymnosperm or an angiosperm, a monocot or a dicot. 

Flowers

Label flower structures and functions, relating flower structures to fruits and seeds; identify different types of flowers and explain how their structures relate to pollination; and describe the characteristics of flowers that attract specific animal pollinators and contrast them with the flowers of wind-pollinated plants.

Fruits & Seeds

Discuss seeds, including the parts of a seed, the process of germination, and examples of commercially important seeds; classify different types of dry and fleshy fruits; and provide examples of different forms of fruit and seed dispersal. 

Guide 1A Biodiversity Quiz

Quiz Directions

Complete all four sections and take the quiz on Canvas.

Use the learning objectives above to guide your studying.

Guide 1A Journal Assignment #1

Introduced in the Patterns of Nature section of this guide:

Journal Page #1: Notes

In this section and the next three sections (webpages) of this Biodiversity Guide, you will be taking notes on the concepts that are covered. At the end of the guide, you will upload these notes to Canvas as one of this guide’s two journal assignments.

You can take notes digitally on a device or on a piece of paper that you digitally photograph and upload: your choice. You may have more than one page; take thorough notes because you can use these on the quiz.

We have provided PDF templates of the journal pages on Canvas if you have access to a printer. You do not need to use these; many people like to make their own pages, but also like to see what ours look like.

Include in your notes:

concepts from all four sections (web pages) in this guide.
a combination of text, images, and icons. Your notes may be mostly text, but some type of image and use of icons needs to be included.

Guide 1A Journal Assignment #2

Introduced in the Flowers section of this guide:

Journal Page #2: Labeled Flower Drawings

You will be drawing and labeling two different types of flowers. These can be flowers from around your home or you can use the videos on this page or on the resource page (link below). Draw from life or video instead of from a photo or another drawing.

Use caution if you collect outdoors; travel with a friend, be aware of your surroundings, avoid hazardous situations and restricted locations, and minimize impact on organisms and their environment.

Include in each of your two labeled flower drawings:

the size, colors, and patterns of each flower
the type (perfect/complete, composite, etc.)
as many structures as you can observe, such as: sepals, petals, stamens (filament and anther), carpel/pistil (stigma, style, ovary).

Journal Page Directions

To be completed after taking the quiz on Canvas.

Upload your two journal pages to Canvas. If the file is really large, it may help to host it on a webpage and submit the web link to reduce upload time.

All three assignments are due by Wednesday 11:59 p.m. P.S.T. Once you have taken the quiz on Canvas and uploaded your two journal pages, you have completed this guide.

Learn more about Biodiversity

If you would like to learn more about the topics introduced in this course, please visit the resources page.

Biodiversity Resources