Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Sponge Vocab

Complete the following vocabulary terms:
Ch. 9 Phylum Porifera Vocabulary:
epidermal cells
incurrent openings
pore cells
gelatinous layer
amoeboid cells
spicules
collar cells (choanocytes)
spongocoel
osculum
incurrent canal
radial canal
gastrodermal cells
calcareous sponges
simplest canal system (asconoid)
advanced canal system (syconoid)
complex canal system (leuconoid)
glass sponges
encrusting sponge (bath sponges)

Friday, September 12, 2008

Writing cards for your collection

Insect collections:
one student - collect 15
two students - collect 25

How to write your cards (3cm x 5 cm):
State/County:
City/Habitat:
Date:
Collector:
Order:
Genus species: (if known)
Common name:

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Collections

Insect Collections are due Monday, September 15th.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Insect Order Test

Hi Students,
You will have a test on the Insect Orders tomorrow and again on Thursday. There will be no word bank. I will take the best of the two grades! So, you get a second chance for SUCCESS!

Example: Order:
Butterfly Lepidoptera

Make sure you know the orders and the examples. Mrs. Roberts

Friday, September 5, 2008

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Hi Students, Here is the list of insect orders. You will have a quiz on Tuesday and another one on Thursday. Know the order and examples of insects in each order. (example: Order Mantodea - preying mantis; Coleoptera - beetles).

Archaeognatha
Thysanura
Ephemeroptera
Odonata
Plecoptera
Mantodea
Blattaria
Isoptera
Dermaptera
Orthoptera
Phasmida
Phthiraptera
Hemiptera
Thysanoptera
Neuroptera
Coleoptera
Trichoptera
Lepidoptera
Diptera
Siphonaptera
Hymenoptera