We created a table that includes the levels of organization ( ecosystem, community, population, etc...all the way down to atoms) and six of the eight AP Biology themes. In case you've forgotten what those are, they are on a red sheet of paper that I gave you back in August. (The course break-down is on the other side of the handout.) Now---what we are doing is coming up with examples of how that theme relates to each level of organization. Today, we came up with an example of evolution at each level. (That's as far as we've gotten.) The goal is tackle one theme per day until we get the entire table filled in. We can always go back and add examples as we remember/think of new ones. This is a GREAT way to make you think outside the box and relate those AP Bio themes to things you may or may not even think they apply to. I was quite impressed with the examples that were offered up today in class. This is the kind of thinking that will be expected of you on the AP exam free response section--seeing the big picture and not just memorization of detailed facts.
The levels of organization (ecosystem, community, population) introduced chapter 34 and the remainder of the chapter discusses the biomes. We will summarize the biomes tomorrow in class. Keep reading. On the iPOD, go to the Biology AP app and listen to the lecture on Ecology and Behavior (at least the first part of it.) The information is excellent.
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