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Monday, April 29, 2013

Biomes in canada

Web site http://interactiveeducation.ca/…Canadian-Biomes.pdf will show you everything you need about biomes canada There are 5 major biomes canada 1-Tundra 2-Boreal forest 3-Mountain forest 4-Grassland 5-Decidous forest A collection of ecosystems that are similar to each other, usually in the type of plants and animals they support. They have a similar climate.

Species and Ecosystems vocabulary

                                                                Species vocabulary
Species - A particular type living thing ;ex.. porcupine , eater blue bird

Adaptation - Characteristic that  makes a living thing particularly suited to a habitat
Carnivore - A meat eating animal
Common species - A living thing whose population is steady or increasing
Habitat - The environment in which a species lives and finds food, water and shelter
Omnivore - An animal that eat both plants and animal
Prey - Animal hunted by predators
Threatened - A type or species of living thing whose numbers are low  because of pollution , habitat loss or
over hunting. The living thing could begin to die out if it is not protected.
                                                                 Ecosystems vocabulary
Animal - Consumer, must eat other organisms to service
Carnivores- Animal that eat only other animals
Cell Membrane- Controls what goes in and out of cell
Vacuole- Stores nutrients or waste
Ecosystem- Everything living and no- living in an area
Enzyme- Biological catalyst, or substance that speeds up chemical reactions; used by decomposers to break down dead material in to basic nutrents
Ferns and Horsetails- One  of the five major groups, reproduce using spores
Flowering Plants- Most high - developed plant group; flowers use color,scent,nectar,ect. to attract animals that help pollination;fruit attracts animals that help spread seeds

                                        


genetics vocabulary

Allele- Alternative form of a gene for each variation of a trait of an organism Egg - Haploid female sex cell produced by meiosis Hybrid - off spring form by parents having different forms of a specific trait Genetics - Branch of biology that studies heredity Heredity - Passing on of characteristics from parents to off spring Sperm - Haploid male sex cells produced by meiosis Trait - characteristic that is inherited:can be either dominant or recessive Zygote - Diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes an egg.

: www.un.org

Its a great story about outline of benefits of biodiversity. Give you stories about the bilogical. Also give you other stories to read about different thing on biological around the UN .

canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca

great wed site to go on and they will be links to go on and will show you everything you need to learn about the biodiversity. You click on the map and were it show the links the click on it will give the explains about that biodiversity around the world.

globalissues.org

Its site to read about the different biodiversity give you all different thing that help you under stand more about it. It tell us about all the enviromental issues going on around the world and gives you links and articles on the side about biodiversity.
video help me learn more about the : Biologist who coined biodiversity: you can found it at blog.ted.com http://www.ted.com/talks/e_o_wilson_on_saving_life_on_earth.html

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Species and Ecosystems

Species are a group of organisms that are able to reproduce together. They are species that is a group of individuals ore things that are similar characteristics and the gualities. In biological terms a species is also capable of interbreeding.

Ecosystems are complex set of relationships among the living resources, habital and , residents of an area. The includes plants,trees,animals,fish,birds,microranisms,water,soil,and people. Ecosystems is healthy , scientists say it is sustainable. Elements have in balance and are capable of reproducing themselves . They are living organisms and species in that environment.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

genetic cell

Genetic are where parents pass it to their children. Genes from both their biological parents and these genes in turn express specific traits. Some of these traits are hair and eye color and skin color etc...They are DNA cell make up for human genome.
watch the video on genetic and species and ecosystems and they were great video to watch i learn alot of stuff from the videos

Sunday, April 14, 2013

cell watch ted ninatandon

it was very good know how cells work in diffent ways and how the body need cell to work in the body. How she is see how cell grow and help grow heart and bone cell.