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Primary
Assessment |
Functional Classification Lecture |
18
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Describe the relationships between producers, consumers, and decomposers. | |
19
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Explain the process of photosynthesis, including examples of organisms that are capable of photosynthesis. | ||
20
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Describe how nutrients cycle and energy flows in food webs, including simple food chains and biomass pyramids. | ||
21
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Describe the role of plants, including how they maximize photosynthesis and interact with other organisms, using oak trees as an example. | ||
Human Uses Lecture |
22
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List the basic organisms used as human foods, including the parts utilized. | |
23
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Describe how organisms are sources of fiber, wood, and energy. | ||
24
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Discuss other uses of organisms by humans, including medicines, dyes, recreation, and cultural applications. | ||
Wood Anatomy
Recitation |
25
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Describe the anatomy of tree stems (trunks or limbs) of various tree species and how the age of a tree is determined through ring analysis (dendrochronology). | |
26
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List characteristics of woods used by humans, and the distinction between hardwoods and softwoods. | ||
27
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Describe fire survival strategies of Ponderosa Pine and Lodgepole Pine. | ||
28
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Summarize information within a complex figure. | ||
Conifer Identification
Laboratory |
29
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Distinguish between different types of coniferous trees (pine, fir, spruce, false cedar, and sequoia). | |
30
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Use a dichotomous key to identify tree species on campus. | ||
31
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Locate and provide a detailed description of a natural pattern in the environment. | ||
Textbook Chapter 2 |
32 |
Provide examples of relationships between environmental conditions and tree size, shape, and growth patterns. | |
33 |
Describe various forms and structures of tree bark, roots, leaves, and cones. |