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Suggested Materials: Binder, loose leaf, pen dividers for sections of the year!
Text book: Concepts and Connections, Campbell, Mitchell, Reese- You can leave your textbook at home on your desk. Its too heavy to cart back and forth! Lab notebook from last year is fine.
Extra Help: Any time! Mornings...if you let me know ahead of time! I tend to have alot to do in morning and not enough time! Drops are the best but CP is fine too.
Study Tip- When reviewing your notes, do your reading at the same time. Make comparisons between your interpretation of the notes and what the book says. Use the book to add
captions or clarification to your notes. Remember that our tests are open notes we need to make sure that your notes are a vital, usable tool!
Diversity of Life
How did Life Begin Video, Youtube
Origin of Life (wikipedia article)
RNA World
Conditions of Early Earth
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December 2009
Evolution Test Link here.
IGNORE the SHORT ANSWER SECTIONS BUT SIMPLY PUT IN YOUR ANSWER CHOICE.
One submission allowed. Please print out the test and work individually. You are NOT permitted to show your test to anyone. Including tutors, friends, and parents. You are, however, encouraged to ask questions on the ideas behind the question. The test should be your own understanding of the question but again build your knowledge from discussion of the material.
#17 QUESTION WITH A AND a....
Firstly sorry. i cannot seem to fix it via the published version. Please skip that question and it will be counted as correct.
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Evolution Test
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Evolution Test
Origin of Life
Early Earth
What is the Stanly Miller Hypothesis. Make a sketch in your notes about his apparatus. Identify the significance of each part. IE- why is the water heated to boiling?
Include what gases are in the chamber?
See links to the left.
What is abiogenesis?
What does RNA have to do with the Orgin of Life?
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Evolution Test FINISHES TONIGHT!
No exceptions.
Review the links to the left
Read Chapter 16 pages 314-321
Be sure you are adding to the time line that discusses the questions of origin of life.
What idea/theories answer the questions of the major hurdles in the organization of life....
1. synthesis of organics
2. polymerization
3. Genetic Material
4. Cellular Life
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Bacteria and Arachea
Read 322- 332
All about Bacteria!!!!! and Archea!!
Review Quiz this weekend. by Sunday
SLIDE for Bacteria.
Your slide should be on any type of bacteria. You should include Genus and species name. It should also include something that discusses or describes its lifestyle. Include some of its unique adaptations.
Your slide should be include labeled images that help support your text.
YOU NEED TO PRINT THIS OUT BEFORE COMING TO CLASS. It does not have to be in color.
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Practice quiz for the first semester of material. Please review and/or bring your review materials. Quiz will be open notes. Must be submitted by Monday 8am |
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O'Mara absent due to funeral. Turn ppt to sub. or make a neat pile on my desk. Be sure your name in on the slide.
Work on fill in work from sub. You should plan to turn in packet by the end of class to the sub, You will need to work quickly. If there is extra time you should discuss the Practice quiz posted this weekend. I will leave the link up tll wed.
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Origin of Life: Origin of Eukaryotes
Read 16.17- 16.19
Answer the following questions in your notes:
1. Describe the endosymbiotic model?
2. Name two organelles that probably arose through endosymbiosis.
3. What is the evidence for endosymbiosis?
4. Name two structures that probably originated via infolding of the plasma membrance of an ancestral prokaryotic cells.
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Practice quiz posted here. Please use your notes |
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We did LOTS of review today!
Please keep the notes take in class to help you for the final exam.
Remember- a great resource is my last year course page. It marches through the entire semester. There are lots of links to animation and practice material.
Origin of Life and BioDiversity Test
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Animalia
Last day of notes in BIO!!!
Looking at animalia phyla
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Final Exam given out.
Final Exam Rules: You are allowed to work ONLY within your group. Unlike last year, you and your group should try to meet outside of class. I highly suggest that you work on the exam on your OWN at night. You should take notes on the questions, jot down ideas, questions that you would like to discuss in your group.
Groups posted here:
Please Check to make sure that your name is here! Let me know if you do not see your name asap!
Group 1:
Matt Chan
Rebecca W.
Kit
Whitney W
Group 2:
Dan K
Jonathan Frein.
Emily D
Annie V.
Group 3:
Justin
Patrick
Marissa
Molly Gr.
Group 4
Eleni
Jake m
Molly Schulman
Ned
Group 5
Alex C
Jose
Sergio
Christina N
Group 6.
Chris Albanese
Johnny
Matt Chan (two groups)
Group 7
Emilie Moy
Corey
Cameron Ed.
Lucky
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Final Exam Work in small groups |
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Final Exam Work continues
Final Exam
Click here to enter your answers to the test |
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VACATION!
Good Luck in Chemistry!
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Judgement Day Continues |
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Judgement Day Continues
Read DNA Extraction Lab for PV92 protocol
Questions for Evolution DUE FRIDAY!!!!!
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Section 1/2
DNA extraction
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Evolution questions due.
Grades close. |
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Read 13.12- 13.15
Review links on the side bar.
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Types of natural selection.
Discussion of deer population
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Review of terms of evolution and natural selection
Handout given out- fill in
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Video on Antibiotic Resistance
Question due tomorrow. Be prepared to discuss and compare answers in class.
Evaluate the following statement: "the bacteria grew resistant since the introduction of antibiotics". According to the principles of evolution, do you agree or disagree with this statement? Support your answer by incorporating your understanding of the terms diversity, fitness, and reproduction. (You DO NOT need to define these terms; make sure you use them properly in context of your discussion. Answer in no more than 4-5 sentences.
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Video on Evolution of the Whale
Evaluate the following statement: " the modern day whale evolved from modern day wolves". According to the principles of evolution, do you agree or disagree with this statement? Support your answer by incorporating your understanding of the terms diversity, fitness, and reproduction. (You DO NOT need to define these terms; make sure you use them properly in context of your discussion. Answer in no more than 4-5 sentences. |
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Complete Questions Packet for HW |
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Test link up on Sunday nIght
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ESSAYS |
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Essay Test in Class |
25 Thanksgiving Break |
26 Thanksgiving Day |
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Click Here for Essays
Chapter 9 ppt
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Online test here!
One submission only.
I would recommend printing out the test and working through the questions AND then answering the questions. |
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In class essay test |
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Columbus Day
No School |
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Test due- remember one submission
Lorenzo's Oil Finish |
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PSAT's No morning classes |
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Section 1/2: Went over the test . Please review the case study linked below. Its interesting. Do you understand the explanation of the woman being the children's mother? What is the relationship to evolution?
Section 5/6
Case Study: You are not the mother of your own children!
Please review the information that we spoke about in class today and think about this relates to evolution. Could you explain the explanation of the woman being a chimera do some one else? What is the potential connection to organisms changing through time? |
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Evolution ppt. |
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Section 1/2 Reviewed data of lab...for HW please create a graph of % survival for each generation. We went over the process in class.
I will attempt to book the computers for learning excel as a group
Bring your "fish tanks" to continue our discussion of populaiton genetics- we will be looking at p and q and Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
Section 5/6
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Section 1/2
Excel graph due from each person on Monday
Please finish the HW equilibirum problems for Homewor
Read- 265-267
Review links on left for help
Section 5/6 - graph Bean data % survivors over generations BY HAND! we will work on it in class on Excel on Monday.
Read 265-267
Review links on the left |
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Section 1/2
Finish HW problems Please do the reading!
Gene pool,
p and q
microevolution
Section 5/6
Data from excel is due. Please include your data table.
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HW continues
Section 5/6
Real HW in school population
PTC tasting
is the population of Pingry in HW equilibrium or not? Could the ability to tast PTC be key to differential reproductive success.
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BRING CALCULATORS! There are some problems without perfect squares!!!
Quiz tomorrow!
Please review the following terms:
Founder Effect
Genetic Drift
Gene Flow
Gene pool 2pq allele
q2
selective pressure Differential reproduction Genetic equilibrium
population Microevolution genetic variability
q p p+q=1
Be sure to know how to complete HW problems!!!
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Rufus Gunther Day
No academic classes. Check with your adivisor for dress suggestions!
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Halloween!
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Special Schedule
Section1/2- Please correct the work that you traded for in class today. You simply need to correct and add to it. You are encouraged to consult any recources that you need to improve the answer given by your classmanter
Section 5/6- Complete the questions for HW from class today.
DO NOT CONSULT ANSWERS! Just make your best guess. But you must write something!
Go to my home page and review the schedule of when we meet. Note the drop periods.
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Review Questions from HW
Start Cellular Division Review
We reviewed alot of vocabulary associated with the questions and the course topic of cell division. Please review your notes carefully.
READ- 8.4, 8.6, 8.11, Review major terms and clarify with the reading any notes that are difficult to understand.
REVIEW - Homologous pair, alleles, tetrads, sister chromatids, mitosis, diploid, haploid 2n=46, 1n=23 |
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Cellular Division
Beginning Meiosis
Why is it critical for sexual reproduction to have the process of meiosis?
Read CAREFULLY Section 8.14, 8.16, 8.17( this section should be a review) 8.18
Review; Meiosis, reduction division, hap, diploid, independent assorment, crossing over, 1n, 2n |
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Meiosis continues!
Section 1/2 & 5/6- We reviewed meiosis again and its sig. We learned about non- disjunction and its associated disorders. Please complete the links and be prepared to discuss questions below. READ: 8.19, 8.20, 8.21, 8.22
Review Karyotyping links above.
translocation
nondisjunction. Should XXY athelete be required to compete as males? |
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Translocation
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Planting!!!!!!!!! Section 1/2 & 5/6
DAY 1 for planting Fast Plants
Review for quiz tomorrow! See note for tomorrow. Remember I am big on just definitions....I like applying ideas to diagrams. |
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Quiz- Chapter 8- focus on Meiosis for BOTH classes in CLASS!!!!!!
Open notes! Remember your notes should be a tool and hold information that is usable on the quiz. Include examples!
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Review Quiz
Start Genetics!
Check your plants! Are they growing? |
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Inspect your plants!
Genetics!
Read 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
Homozygous, recessive, dominant, hetorozygous, genotype, phenotype, Punnett Square, haploid, gametes, loci, allele, gene, trait
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Trichrome Number counting! |
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Section 1/2- review practice quiz and identify the genotypes of the parents in the plant we are growing. Study for quiz.
Total for Plants:
41pG: 2 purple yellow: 12non-purple/ green:1 non-purple/yellow
Section 5/6 study for quiz |
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Genetics Quiz on Mendelian Inheritance
5/6- Quiz AND counting phenotypes of the plants. What are the genotypes of the F1 and Parent generation? |
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Religious Holiday
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TRICHROME NUMBER COUNTING!
Plants should be ready at this point for actual counting.
Count hairs fromt the base of the plant (soil level to base of first TRUE leaf.)
Record data
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Form III Peer Retreat
Sophomore Trip! |
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Form III Peer Retreat
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Form III Peer Retreat
Genetics Problem Set #2
Complete problem set for HW this weekend.
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