Monday, September 17, 2007

BIOLOGY - PERIOD 4 - Wednesday, September 19th

Please comment on the following (this was your Home Learning assignment which is due today):

Choose one of the 8 (eight) characteristics of life. In your opinion, explain how the tadpole expresses that characteristic.

Using 1 (one) complete sentence or more, state:
1) the characteristic you chose,
2) Why you selected this characteristic, and
3) How the tadpole expresses that characteristic.

Example:
The characteristic I chose was metamorphosis because I have been watching and drawing the tadpole during the past three classes. I have observed that it grows and develops, changing its body shape and size.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

i chose stimulus because i have been watching them very close and they react to the thing you do to them like if your going to catch them they react by running away! Dianelys Mora 0644270

Anonymous said...

i chose metamorphosis because i am interested in how tadpoles develope legs and arms.
5541017

Anonymous said...

in my opinion the tadpoles characterstic is metamorphosis because they grow from tadpoles to frogs they devlope and evolve

Anonymous said...

I chose metamorphisis becuase they are growing fast

Anonymous said...

Ichoose stimulus Because I'm interesting watching them grow and develloped i think its very interesting0013124

Anonymous said...

I choose metamorphosis, I choose this because i am interested in tad poles and the way they grow and develop.

Anonymous said...

I choose evolution because after keeping an eye on the tappoles i have seen then starting to evolve into frogs.

Anonymous said...

i choose metamorphosis because im am intrested in teh way thinghsgrow and change

it applys to teh tad pole because it will metamorphosis in weeks and change

Anonymous said...

I cHooSe EvOlUtIon-->BecAuSe They'Ve bEen ChaNgiNG oVEr TImE

Anonymous said...

metamorphosis because its developing

Anonymous said...

i choose evolution because it starts 2 evolve into a frog.

5688356

Anonymous said...

i choose cells because i interestin the cells and because there are working with that.

Anonymous said...

hey ms.Profenno. I would just like to say that the class has been going smooth and I have done my bell work assignment and I just completed my lab work with my partner. It was very interesting looking at the algae but I had problems drawing it though. lol. Well thats all I have to say. Bye and have a great day.

Anonymous said...

i choose metamorphasis because there working with that in the class.and because i like to change that things.........

Anonymous said...

hi ms.proffeno i like to say the class has been good but i have problems with the algae because i cant draw very well but i done well have a good day.

Anonymous said...

i choose metamorphosis because is interestin how the tadpoles can change!!!!!

Anonymous said...

hi ms.P i chose (DNA), because i have been observing how much the tadpoles changed and how their (DNA)looks to make it look like a frog wich is very neat. n e ways ttyl. bye

Anonymous said...

I chose metamorphosis,which means growth, because I have seen the tadpoles change from being puny to becoming bigger with the naked eye and the dissecting scope.

-0241016 (Ronn Salinas)

miami7151 said...

0644270 - yes! indeed! i also enjoy watching them for at least 10 minutes every morning when i first get to the classroom. we are going to study stimulus more in detail next week... get ready!

5541017 - thank you for providing specific details about HOW they change. i am dying to know, are they the front or back legs or all four legs that have come out?

4858398 - yes, have you observed one specific aspect of them that has changed?

0560856 - can you give me one example of in what way they have grown?

0013124 - what you have described is more commonly referred to as metamorphosis, although you could make an argument for stimulus. i see stimulus as more being a response mechanism. now, given what you have said about growing could be argued as the response to the stimulus of eating.... if you eat food, the digestive tract will digest it and then the tadpole will grow. what do you think? please tell how you think stimulus and metamorphosis are the same and what makes them distinct or different. thanks

4727262 - please give me one interesting detail of how they are growing and developing

4757350 - yesterday i created a post on the difference between evolution and metamorphosis. please read it. what you have described is actually called metamorphosis

5584249 - exactly. what is the greatest evidence to you that these little buggers are metamorphosing?

4748648 - you have an artistic writing style using type. please read my clarification post on the difference between evolution and metamorphosis. it's the second post listed on Sept 20

9297202 - exactly, and can you give me a specific detail to support this observation? thanks

5688356 - i would like you to please take a look at the post called Evolution vs. Metamorphosis. Get back with me on what you understand these two words are. thanks

0604852 - can you please elaborate? in what way are you referring to cells? i want to understand what you mean. please tell me what a cell is to you. this will help me out. thanks (ps-do you speak spanish? if so, explicame en espanol, por favor)

5721403 - thanks for the hello! hello back at you! I hope that everything went again smooth for you this morning. sorry about the goof-ups on my part. as for the drawing, algae is quite a challenge!! even for the scientists! so if you made the attempt, that is what counts. you may or may not get better at it. no worries. not everybody wants to learn. but i will give the students LOTS of time to practice and get good if they want to get good. the skill that you have develop is called observation. once you learn how to actually, really "SEE" an organism or an object, then drawing it becomes easy and secondary. i plan to over this semester, teach my students to really know what it means to Observe something for what it is. And the only way to learn is to practice.

0091528 - yes, i think that i am understanding you. could you explain to me what you mean when you say "they are working with that in class"? tell me what metamorphosis means to you. (ps-do you speak spanish? if so, diga me en espanol - esto le va a ayudarme entender lo que estas pensando)

0235328 - thank you for your comments. i agree that drawing algae is very difficult. i am glad that you find enjoyment in activities even if they are difficult. i wrote a comment above to 5721403 about the art of drawing algae. check it out... that way i will not type it all in twice. fyi-this post is a great hello, but it will not get you the homework grade because i do not see the answer to the question.

sexy cuban girl - please give me your id - i have no way to grade you based on your gender and what country you are from. can you please tell me one specific example of how the tadpole has changed?

0150174 - perceptive insights on DNA. we are going to spend a great deal of time on this topic of genetics and heredity soon. by the way, can you please translate this for me? "n e ways ttyl"

0241016 - accurate use of commas in your writing. very clear how you have expressed your thoughts

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