Characteristics of Life Booklet

Characteristics of Life Booklet:

 

We have finally completed our tour of the 9 characteristics of life.  You have worked extremely hard this past semester, and now its time to wrap it all up.  For this last project, you will be making a review book that explains the major concepts, graphic organizers, and summary images for each unit that we covered this semester.  We have already outlined and discussed as a class what should be placed into your book.  An outline of the book chapters can be found below.  However, your book should contain more details and images than what is outlined below.  Your book should contain the following chapters:

 

1. Cover Page – contains the nine units that we have covered this semester
    
2. Chapter 1 – Biological Molecules
   1. Biological Molecules Chart – Functions/monomers/polymers/elements
   2. Enzymes – Function/lock and key model/write-up for “hamburger” breakdown in stomach
       
3. Chapter 2 – Cellular Organelles
   1. Compare and contrast Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes (Include Images)
   2. Compare and contrast Plants and Animal Cells (Include images)
   3. Structure/function of the following organelles: nucleus, ribosomes,  R-ER, mitochondria, vacuole, lysosomes, chloroplasts, cell wall, and plasma membrane (Include images)
       
4. Chapter 3 – Cellular Transport
   1. Plasma membrane structure/function (Include images)
   2. Passive vs Active Transport
   3. Osmosis – What happens to plant cells and animal cells in hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions (NOTE: The 2 cells behave differently)
       
5. Chapter 4 – Energy
   1. Explain how energy is released from ATP (ATP à ADP à AMP)
   2. Photosynthesis – chemical reaction and location of process
   3. Cellular Respiration – chemical reaction and location of process
   4. How does photosynthesis relation to cellular respiration
   5. Compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic respiration
       
6. Chapter 5 – Ecology
   1. Biotic vs. Abiotic factors
   2. Flow of energy – food chain, food webs, and food chains, Who has the most energy?
   3. Cycles – carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and water
   4. Symbiosis – mutualism, parasitism, commensalism
   5. Biomagnification – DDT
   6. Human Population – Growth, exponential vs. logistical growth, density dependent limiting factors, and density independent limiting factors
   7. Global warming vs. Ozone Depletion
   8. Predator/Prey relationships
       
7. Chapter 6 – Evolution
   1. Darwin vs. Lamarck (Include diagrams)
   2. Evidences of Evolution (Include diagrams)
   3. Evolution by natural selection
   4. Types of natural selection (include diagrams)
   5. Alternative ways that evolution can occur
   6. Origins of Life – abiogenesis vs. biogenesis, endosymbiosis, Pasteur, Redi, and Urey and Miller
   7. Classification (Linnaeus) – Binomial nomemclature, and 7 taxons
   8. dichotomous key, and cladograms
       
8. Chapter 7 – DNA and Protein Synthesis
   1. Functions of DNA
   2. DNA replication
   3. DNA Structure
   4. Compare and contrast DNA and RNA
   5. Transcription
   6. Translation
       
9. Chapter 8 – Cell Division
   1. Somatic vs. Germline cells
   2. Cell Cycle – somatic cells (mitosis)
   3. Cell cycle – Germline cells (meiosis)
   4. Vocab – haploid, diploid, homologous chromosomes, sister chromatids, crossing over, kinetochore, and centromere

 

1. Chapter 9 – Heredity/ Biotechnology
   1. Reference foldable

 

Grading will be based upon the following:

1. Completion (all chapters are included in your book)
2. Depth of knowledge (Key concepts and details are provided for each chapter)
3. Creativity
4. Neatness

 

 

Due Date:

Items:	Due Date:	Count as:
Cover Page	Dec. 18, 2015	HW Grade
Chapter 1, 2, and 3	Jan. 5, 2016	HW Grade
Chapter 4 and 5	Jan. 6, 2016	HW Grade
Chapter 6	Jan 7, 2016	HW Grade
Chapter 7	Jan. 8, 2016	HW Grade
Chapter 8	Jan. 11, 2016	HW Grade
Chapter 9	Jan 12, 2016	HW Grade
FINAL BOOK	Jan 13, 2016	Project Grade