Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Cellular Organelles Presentation

Cellular Organelles Presentation Phase 1:
Gather the information outlined on checklist. After you have gathered the information, find as many images that help you demonstrate the information.  Save the image in a word document, and referenced the website that you used for that image.




Cellular Organelles Presentation Phase 2

For phase 2 of your project, you will gather images for your PowerPoint and/or Prezi. 
1. Download the outline template to insert images for each slide, and a BRIEF description of the key points for each slide. 


NOTE:
PowerPoint slides should have minimal text that explain the images, and guides your audience through the content. 


PowerPoint slides should NOT contain lengthy sentences that is read by you as the presenter.


NO READING OF SLIDES

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Cellular Organelles - Video Summary

Watch the video on cellular organelles and


1. complete the chart here.
2. Generate a T-chart that compares and contrasts prokaryotes and eukaryotes from the information provided in the video




Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URUJD5NEXC8
"The Cell - High School Biology" by    Nucleus Medical Media



Thursday, February 4, 2016

Biological Molecules aka Organic Molecules aka Macromolecules

Watch the videos below to answer the following questions 
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I.  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ7xOSCEmZw)

Video: from youtube
Video Title: The Biomolecule Band
1.       Why do marathon runners do something called pasta loading?


2.       What are the monomers of carbohydrates called?


3.       What are the 2 components of a lipid monomer?


4.       List the functions of lipids.


5.       Once your body has used up all the available carbohydrate, which biological molecule do you use next as an energy source?


6.       What are the functions of protein?


7.       What are 2 types of nucleic acid?


8.       What is the monomer of nucleic acid?


9.       Draw and label the 3 parts of a nucleotide from the information on your summary statements (p.44-48 in your textbook)


10.   What are the elements found in nucleic acids?

II. Compare and contrast DNA and RNA using a T-chart after watching the video below

Video: From youtube
Video title: Why RNA is just as cool as DNA

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Thursday, December 17, 2015

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