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We will meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please remember we will be going to second lunch Mon. and Wed.!


 * Homework due Monday:**

1. Carrying capacity of earth essay. Remember, be scientific in your writing. Try to keep emotion out of your response. 2. Read topics G.5.4. - G.5.6 (pg. 592-595) and all of topic G.1 (pg. 552 - 562). 3. //Not mandatory but a good idea//...you might want to respond to each of the assessment statement for the assigned reading sections. Do this like you would do Ms. Zohar's worksheets!


 * In class on Monday:**

Complete data collection for Mark and Recapture Lab (10 minutes only!) Review greenhouse effect and population ecology Lecture: Topic G.5.4 - G.5.6, Estimating size of commercial fish stock and G.1 Community ecology.


 * Homework due Wednesday**:

1. Population lab due. Turn in your data table, have at least one sample calculation for estimated population size and your overall average population. Also, answer the questions at the end of the lab. 2. Read G.2 and G.3 (pg. 562 - 582) 2. Read [|The day they parachuted cats on Borneo]. Go to the discussion link (top of this page) and respond to the prompt under the topic biomagnification. This discussion will be closed at 7:30 am Wednesday morning. Please respond before then or your will be locked out!


 * In class Wednesday:**

//Quiz on populations// Lecture: Topics G.2 and G.3 Ecosystems and biomes, The effect of humans on ecosystems Lab: Determination of owl habitat and trophic level based on examination of owl pellet

Practice test questions due Read Topic G.4 (pg. 582 - 588)
 * Homework due Friday:**
 * Homework due Friday:**

//Quiz on ecosystems// Lecture: Topic G.4 Conservation of Biodiversity Lab: Indicator Species
 * In class Friday:**


 * Heads up!!!**
 * Next week Tuesday wrap up and review. Thursday test on Ecology!**