General Biology - Biology -Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 2006
WEEK 1
Biology and You - Chapter 1
1. Homework - email me and return signed safety sheet by 8/30
2. complete lab safety and complete lab safety test on 8/27
3. complete scientific method lab on 8/25
4. read and learn all terms in Biology p. 21
5. complete chapter 1 on 8/30
6. Biology I book scavenger hunt on 8/26
7. Determining the pH of common substances p. 17 (you must have your safety contracted signed and returned)
8/31
Chemistry of life - Chapter 2
1. read and all learn terms from Chemistry p. 43
2. know how to use the Periodic Table pp. 1046-1047
3. complete organic molecule lab
4. Analyzing the effect of pH on enzymes p. 42
5. complete enzyme lab
6. study and complete chapter 2 test on chemistry
Prefix #1 quiz on 9/1
#1 Using Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes, and roots
1. homo-, homeo- like, same
2. –ation - a suffix used to form nouns
3. a-, ab- from, from off, away, down, down from
4. bi- twice, two
5. bio- life
6. centi – one-hundredth
7. deca – ten
8. deci – one-tenth
9. dissect – cut
10. kilo – one thousand
11. mega – one million
12. meter – a measure
13. milli- one-thousandth
14. – ology – a science, a branch of learning
15. synthesis – a putting together
#2 USING GREEK AND LATIN PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, AND ROOTS on 9/15
1. de – from, down ,out
2. re – back, again
3. in – in, into
4. –ary – relating to, connected with
5. –optholmo – eyeball, eye
6. macro – large, enlarged, elongated
7. magni – great
8. micro – small, minute, one-millionth
9. mono – one, single
10. oculo – relating to eyes, vision
11. opti – relating to vision or sight
12. – osis – condition, state
13. –phoresis – transmission, carrying
14. – scope – an instrument for seeing or observing
15. centro – center
16. chromo - color
Cell structure - Chapter 3
1. read and learn terms from Chapter 3 p. 67
2. complete a Venn diagram on 14"x 22" posterboard to compare a plant and animal cell
list 5 statements that are alike in both cells and include 4 pictures or drawings
list 4 statements that are only found in animal cells
list 4 statements that are only found in plant cells
ALL work must be neatly done - using typed or stick on letters
DUE ON
4. complete the microscope lab - learning how to use a microscope p. 1028-1029
5. complete the study animal and plant cell lab p. 70-71
6. study and learn Chapter 3 on the Cell (test will be with Chapter 4)
EXTRA, EXTRA.... , FIND A NEW SCIENCE PREFIX WORD
1. WRITE THE WORD
2. DEFINE THE WORD
3. DRAW, TRACE, OR COPY FOR A PICTURE CLUE (something to help students remember prefix)
Cell and its environment - Chapter 4
1. read Chapter 4 and learn terms p. 87(test will be for Chapter 3/4)
2. demo on diffusion through an egg
3. Observing osmosis lab p. 76
4. work on passive and active transport worksheet - cause and effect
5. COMPLETE VIS sheet on 11 terms from section 1 only
#3 Greek and Latin Prefixes, suffixes, and roots
1. – fuge – something that drives away or out
2. – graph – write or draw
3. electro – referring to electricity
4. maniple – handful
5. – plasm – the fluid substance of a cell
6. con – with, together
7. iso – equal
8. co – with, together
9. – al – to, toward
10. – id – a condition of
11. – ly – like
12. nuclear – nut
13. – cyte – a hollow cell
14. epi – upon
15. – oid – like, form
Chapter 25 section 1 only - The Vascular Plant Body
Chapter 5 Energy within the cells
1. read Chapter 5
2. 2 VIS sheets for Chapter 5
10 words for photosynthesis and 10 words for respiration
3. complete respiration lab
4. comparing photosynthesis and cellular respiration overhead
5. Observing Oxygen Production p. 114
6. Chapter 5 worksheets
#4 Greek and Latin Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
1. anti – against
2. calor – heat
3. endo – within, inside
4. exo – without, outside
5. inter – between, among
6. intra – within, inside of
7. – itis – inflammation
8. – lysis – dissolution, destruction
9. period – regularly occurring event
10. tri – three, having three parts
11. pro – before, in front of, forward
12. non – not
13. poly – many, much
14. morpho – form
15. appendic – referring to appendix
Chapter 6 Chromosomes and Cell Reproduction
1. read Chapter 6 and learn terms p. 133
2. complete Karyotyping lab
3. complete Mitosis (microslide viewers)
4. work on learning the cell cycle and processes
5. study for Chapter 6 test
#5 Using Greek and Latin Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
1. arterio – having to do with arteries
2. cephal – head
3. dent, don’t – teeth
4. hyper – over, above, excessive
5. hypo – under, beneath, below, less than
6. photo – light
7. stereo – solid, firm, three-dimensional
8. trans – across, beyond
9. ultra – beyond, on the further side of, excessive, extreme
10. hom, homo, homin – man
11. hetero- other, different
12. leuko, leuco – white
13. – neur – nerves
14. – gamet – sex cell
15. pseudo – false, deceptive
end with Chapter 7 and chapter 43
Chapter 7 Meiosis and sexual reproduction
1. Modeling Mitosis p. 136 and Modeling Modeling Meiosis p. 158
2. read and study terms p. 155
3. complete meiosis study guide
Chapter 43 Reproduction and Development
1. complete 3 worksheets (two from chap. 7 and one from chap 43) 2
2. read chapter 43 and learn terms p. 1011
3. complete Disease Transmission Lab
Get index cards for 9 week exam review
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 43
WEEK 9 - Exam week
October 27th and 28th
Second nine weeks
Mendel and Heredity - Chapter 8
1. read and learn terms p. 183
2. Baby Lab
3. Evaluating a pedigree p. 176
4. complete Punnett square homework on posterboard (app. 22"X14")
5. Probability lab
6. Genetic corn lab
7. study and complete chapter 8 test
#6 Using Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots - quiz
1. hemi – half
2. hexa – six
3. octo – eight
4. ortho – straight, regular, upright
5. penta – five
6. platy – flat, broad
7. pteron – wing or feather
8. quadri – four
9. sclero – hard
10. dermat - skin
11. carn, carni - meat
12. herb – plant
13. – cide – to kill
14. zoa, zoo – pertaining to animals
15. – vor – feeding
16. pod - foot
Chapter 9 DNA, The Genetic Material
1. read and learn terms p. 201
2. Modeling DNA structure p. 204
3. DNA model lab
4. complete worksheets
5. complete Punnett Square sheet
6. complete VIS sheet for 12 words from Chapter 9
7. Chapter 9 test
# 7 Using Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots - quiz
1. archae – ancient, original
2. auto – self
3. chloro – green
4. ecto – out
5. eu – true, modern
6. gastro – stomach
7. – gen – make, produce
8. hemo – blood
9. – phage, phago – eat, engulf
10. some, soma – body
11. troph – nutrition, feeding
12. – mere – a part
13. – ase – a suffix used in denoting an enzyme
14. muta – to change
15. onco – a mass
Chapter 10
1. review DNA from chapter 9
2. review from gene to proteins
3. complete comparing DNA and RNA worksheet in class
4. complete protein synthesis lab
5. work on chapter 10 worksheets
6. Chapter 10 test
#8 Prefix, suffix, and root study sheet - quiz
1. amphi – both
2. andro – male
3. audi – to hear
4. cardi – heart
5. chondri – cartilage
6. dys – bad, disorder
7. gyn – woman
8. hyster – uterus
9. kin/kine – movement
10. lip/lipo – fat
11. mal – bad
12. mela – black
13. meso/med – middle
14. myo – muscle
15. necro – dead
16. neo - new
Chapter 11
1. read and learn terms p. 243
2. complete VIS for all 12 terms from Chapter 11
3. complete Cloning lab
4. complete Strawberry lab
#9 prefix, suffix, root study sheet - quiz
1. para – beside or near
2. patho – sickness
3. ped – child
4. peri – around
5. philo – love of
6. retro – backwards, behind
7. sub – below
8. toxi – poison
9. troph – growth
10. lact/lacto – milk
11. aer – air
12. albo – white
13. amyl – starch
14. bacillo – a little stick
15. cili – eyelash
16. cyst - bladder
1. archae – ancient, original
Chapter 12 read and know section 12.1 and all of Chapter 13
2. notes on History of Earth and Evolution
3. complete "timing is everything"lab
4. radioactive decay activity
5. test
#10 prefix, suffix, root study guide - quiz
1. dia – through, between
2. fruct – fruit
3. – fy – to make
4. gel – to stiffen
5. haplo – one, single
6. hist – tissue
7. mnesia – memory
8. ob – before, against
9. pan – all, universal
10. phyll – leaf
11. stasis – arrest, fixation
12. psychro – cold
13. tome/tomy – to cut
14. trope – turning
15. vitr – glass
16. zyme - ferment
Read and learn Chapter 14 sections 1 and 2 and Chapter 19
1. Dicotomous key lab
2. Comparative kingdom lab
3. Kingdom VIS sheet
4. Test on Chapter 14 and 19
Week 8
we will be completing the term with the Ecology unit
Populations - Chapter 15 What is a population?
Ecosystems - Chapter 16 Learning about the Biosphere
Biological Communities - Chapter 17 What are biomes?
The Environment - Chapter 18 last chapter for exam
1. food chain/food web activity
2.Building a normal distribution curve
3. Factors That Influence Ecosystems
4. The Florida Ecosystem
Prefix, Suffix, and Root - final test
study all Prefix #5-10 for final test
Final review - bring index cards to review during class
Exam.
BIOLOGY FINAL STUDY GUIDE
final review terms
Mendel and Heredity (8)
• Origins of genetic
• Mendel’s theory
o Genotype/phenotype
o Dominant/recessive
o Laws of heredity
• Punnet Squares/ Pedigrees
• Complex Patterns of Heredity
o Homozygous
o Heterozygous
DNA: The Genetic Material(9)
o DNA
o Nucleotides
o A to T and C to G
o Griffith’s experiment
o Watson and Crick
How Proteins are Made(10)
• Genes to proteins
o mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
o transcription
o translation
o codon/ anticodons
• Gene Regulation
o operator
Gene Technology(11)
• Basic steps of genetic engineering
o Restriction enzymes
o Southern blot
• Application of genetic engineering
o Human genome project
o Cloning
o Cohen and Boyer
• Genetic Engineering in Agriculture
Theory of Evolution(13)
• Theory of evolution by natural selection
o Charles Darwin, theory
o Evolution by natural selection
o Species formation
• Evidence of Evolution
o Fossil record
• Vestigial,Homologous,Analogous structures
• Examples of Evolution
o Factors in Natural selection
o Primordial soup model
o RNA
Classification (14/19)
• Taxonomy (14)
o Binomial nomenclature
o Linnaeus classification
o Derived character
o phylogeny
• Kingdoms and Domains (19)
o Complex multicellularity
Populations (15)
• How populations grow
o Size, density
o Exponential growth, Logistic growth
o Carrying capacity
o Density-independent, density-dependent factors
o r-, k-strategists
• How populations evolve
o Hardy-Weinberg Principle
Ecosystems(16)
• What is an Ecosystem
o Biotic/abiotic
o Community
o Habitat/niche
o Biodiversity
o Primary/ secondary succession
• Energy flow
o Primary productivity
o Producers/consumers
o Trophic levels
o Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, detritivores
o Food chain vs food web
• Cycling of materials in Ecosystem
o Biogeochemical cycles
o Water cycle
o Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous cycles
Biological Communities (17)
• How Organisms Interact
o Coevolution, Predation/prey
o Symbiosis--Parasitism, mutualism, commensalisms
• Competition
o Fundamental & Realized niche
o Competitive exclusion
• Major Biological communities
o Major biomes
o Temperature and moisture
o Climax communities
The Environment (18)
• Global Change
o Acid Rain
o Ozone layer
o Greenhouse effect
• Effects on Ecosystems
o Biological magnification
o Extinction
o Groundwater pollution
o Human population growth
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