For this week, we will address biomes which are the specific types of ecosystems. Many of these will be
familiar to you. Our discussion this week gives you an opportunity to learn more about the features of
ecosystems, including, if you choose, to learn more about the natural inter-relationships of components of the
ecosystem where you live.
n learning about ecosystems, you will also learn about biomes. Depending on which source you read, different
authors list a different number of biomes. The number can vary from 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, and 12. Most agree on the
simplest of at least five: Desert, aquatic, forests, grasslands and tundra. At least ten different biomes are
discussed in the reading for this week. For the Discussion activity for this week, you can work with the ten
biomes described in the reading for this week
STEP 1: Be sure to read the Ecosystems chapter for this week to prepare for this Discussion.
STEP 2: Listen to the My Biome Song by teacher Mr Parr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5eeE93uEA&start_radio=1&list=RD0A5eeE93uEA&t=17
STEP 3: Choose a biome from among the many different biomes described in our chapter reading for this
week and write your own verse, in your own words. When read or rapped, your verse should last at least 20
seconds. Your creation should be informative and clearly present specific features of the biome you chose.
Creative content that is general and could relate to any biome will not receive full credit.
STEP 4: Post your creation and title your Subject line as the biome type you chose.
Examples:
Flowing in the deep
Seeping, creeping
Some fish glowin’ on their own, flowing like water birds, flown
Light their own way—Bioluminescent!
Biochemical light, showing the way in the deep descent
Not sunlight, but humans bleached the coral white like Clorox
Immersed in excess carbon dioxide now—All in shock!
Can’t keep Nemo safe no mo’
Coral life gone home

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This project is a simplified version of the casino card game Blackjack. The game works like this. Each player
tries to reach a total of 21 without exceeding that amount. Numbered cards count as their face value. An ace
counts as either one or 11 (whichever is best for the player) and any jack, queen, or king counts as 10.
The computer is the casino or house and it competes against one to seven players. At the beginnning of the
round, all participants, including the house, are dealt two cards. Players can see all of their cards, along with
their total. However, the house’s card’s are hidden for the time being.
Next, each player gets a chance to take additional one additional card at a time for the time being. If a player’s
total exceeds 21 (known as busting), the player loses. After all players have had a chance to take additional
cards, the house reveals its hidden cards. The house must take additional cards as long as its total is 16 or
less. If the house busts, all players who have not busted win. Otherwise, each remaining player’s total is
compared to the house’s total. If the player’s total is greater than the house’s, he wins. If the two totals are the
same, the player, ties the house (AKA pushing). You may have ties in this game.
You will need the following classes to design this program: Card, Hand, Deck, GenericPlayer, Player, House,
and Game. You will use only public inheritance. A Deck class inherits from a Hand class. A GenericPlayer
class is an abstract class. A Player class and a Hand class inherits from a GenericPlayer class.
The Deck class will create a deck of 52 cards, shuffle cards, deal cards to a hand, and give additional cards to
a player for as long as a player wants to hit. A card class will indicate wheter the card is face up, return the
card value and flip a card. The Hand class adds cards to the hand and returns the total value of the hand.
Have a betting scheme. The house only shows the first card. Let each player start with a certain amount of
money $500. They can bet up to $100 each round and they must bet in $100 increments.
Following is an example input/output:
Welcome to Blackjack!
How many players (1-7)? 3
Enter player name: Jessica
Enter player name: Joshua
Enter player name: Jackie
Jessica AD JC (11 or 20)
Joshua 6C KH (16)
Jackie 7H 4S (11)
House xx xx
Jessica do you want to hit (Y or N)? N
Joshua do you want a hit (Y or N)? Y
Joshua 6C KH 7S (23)
Joshua busts.
Jackie do you want a hit (Y or N)? Y
Jackie 7H 4S 3C (14)
Jackie do you want a hit (Yor N)? Y
Jackie 7H 4S 3C JD (24)
Jackie busts.
House: 7H 3S (10)
Jessica wins.
Do you want to play again (Y or N)? Y
Play the game using 2 players. Is the winner correct? Are the cards random? Play the game again using 2
players. Is the winner correct? Are the cards random?

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