Unit B Assessment

Unit B Assessment

Part A—Module Concept Maps

Concept maps at the end of Chapters 3 and 4 of your textbook (pgs. 109 and 143) give you an overview of the lessons. Recreate each of these concept maps in a paper or electronic format using a word-processing program or drawing program. For each topic given in the map, add a new example of this topic and a definition or explanation in your own words. Your concept maps will become very large, so be sure to organize your work well. Hint: If you are creating an electronic flow chart, you may find inserting “comments” the easiest way to add more information to your chart.

Connect your concept maps, and indicate where appropriate links between Module 3 and Module 4 could be made. Explain your reasoning.

Compare your expanded concept maps with other students’ maps before submitting them to your teacher.

Rubric

Part B—Textbook Review

Answer and submit the following textbook questions to your teacher for marking.

Page 148: questions 1, 4 or 5, 6 or 9, 7, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34, 41, 43, 46, 47, and 49

After the questions have been submitted and marked, make any corrections and then work on Part C of the Unit Assessment.

Part C—Linking It All Together

During this unit assessment you must think like an ecologist and an evolutionary biologist. It is very common for these two biological disciplines to be combined into one department at a university. You will be expected to use the knowledge gained from Modules 3 and 4 to complete this project.

The final evaluation for this unit will be in one of the following forms: written report, oral report, or PowerPoint presentation. The report should be short and precise—no more than 250 words. Descriptions and/or explanations of concepts should include pertinent ideas and pictures. Your response must be presented in a well-organized manner using complete sentences. Relevant scientific and technological concepts must be clear and correct.

A Report on the Ecology and Predicted Evolution of a Species

Complete and include each of the following steps in your report:

• Choose any species of organism that interests you. Give its scientific classification and name. (2 marks)
• Describe the biotic and abiotic components of its ecosystem. (2 marks)
• Choose one biotic or abiotic factor that limits a population of this species from increasing in density. (1 mark)
• Hypothesize how this factor could change the variation in the population over time. (1 mark)
• Detail how this factor, through the process of natural selection, will cause the population to evolve. (4 marks)

Report Marking Guide