Life Science

Coccus (plural cocci) is a word used to describe any bacterium that has a spherical shape.

What are the other two distinct types of bacteria shapes?

What is the difference between a streptococcus and a staphylococcus?

List some infections produced by cocci.

Ferns are one of the oldest groups of tracheophytes. They have true roots, stems and leaves.

What characteristics make them tracheophytes?

How do ferns reproduce?

What parts of ferns are called fiddleheads?

Research the culinary uses of ferns.

Lancelets are primitive chordates that do NOT possess backbones. Research:

What traits do they share with vertebrates?

In which ways are vertebrates different from lancelets?

Summarize your findings in a Venn diagram.

Assignments

Use the following links for your assignments about,

Hibernation

Zoo Animals

Autumn Leaves

Galápagos 1
Galápagos 2

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Jewels of the Caribbean Sea

Over the Hedge

Woodland Trust

The common hippo, whose name means "river horse," is the third largest species found on land.

Which ones are first and second?

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