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The pill bug or also known as the potato bug has a convex segmented body. With this body type allows the bug to curl up when disturbed.

The stamen of a flower is the pollen-producing reproductive of the flower, that includes an anther and filament.

A phylum of archaebacteria, that produces methane. Many of these species live in animal intestines to help breakdown food and produce nutrients. In return the bacteria get a source of energy.

Method of asexual reproduction is sporulation, to produce spores.

An organism that can make its own food from sunlight, called photosynthesis.

A goldfish has bilateral symmetry, meaning the left and right of the organism can be divided.

Cambium: the layer of tissue in a tree(phloem) and the wood(xylem). Produces new phloem outside and xylem on the inside in stems and roots.

The cuticle layer of a plant. A non-cellular protective layer that protects the epidermis and provides support.

Endosperm is a substance that surrounds the organism inside the seed and supplies food for it. Endosperm being one of the ingredients to make bread.

Dogs being endothermic, their body heat is controlled by their metabolic rate.

ATTENTION STUDENTS!   THE REGISTRAR MADE SOME CLASS CHANGES.   MARGARET BANKS, CASIE LIVELY, MARLYN MARTINEZ, EMILY MEYER, NATASHA PARANYAPYE, AND MIKAYLA SHANAFELT HAVE BEEN MOVED TO  MRS. CLEMENTS CLASS.  PLEASE GO TO YOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT - GOOGLE MAIL AND ACCEPT THE NEW INVITATION TO MRS. DEEDS' BLOG.   THANKS!

Welcome!

Hello, welcome to the beginning of your Advanced Placement Biology experience!  You have already picked up your summer homework, turned in your A.P. Biology Class Contract and accepted the invitation to participate in this class blog.     This summer you will be contributing to this class blog and reading the book, "Survival of the Sickest," which you can find through the library or on-line.  Looking forward to meeting you!  Read the instructions for both summer assignments carefully.  This summer you will delve into the world of biology like you never thought you would in those hot months! We will explore many topics to whet your appetite for the coming year of hard work.  These summer assignments have been designed for five purposes:

1. to get you to think during these summer months to keep your mind sharp, because I will expect a lot out of it come September!
2. to expand your vocabulary by familiarizing you with terms that we will be using in class.
3. to introduce you to major concepts from AP Biology through alternative methods of learning.
4. to have you earn some strong grades to help you begin the first quarter with confidence.
5. to decrease the amount of new material that you will have to learn during the school year. 

Mrs. Deeds