BIOLOGY AGENDAS
Spring 2012
Biology – M 4/16
Warm Up
1. How do variations in species get introduced?
(2 ways)
2. What forms of evidence do scientists use to
piece together evolutionary theory? (text
section 15.2)
Cladogram partner activity
Biology – F 4/13
Read turtle fossil article
Underline important facts
Warm Up
1. What is a paleantologist?
2. What is special about this fossil?
3. What are the 2 theories about this fossil?
Complete evolution video clips & notes
Biology – Th 4/12
Warm Up
1. What is a vestigial structure?
2. Give 3 examples of vestigial structures?
3. How can vestigial structures be evidence for
evolution?
• Stamp HW
• Evolution video clips w/ notes
Biology – W 4/11
Warm Up
1. What is a vestigial structure?
2. Give 3 examples of vestigial structures?
3. How can vestigial structures be evidence for
evolution?
Complete timeline.
HW: Evolution textbook ws
Biology – T 4/10
Warm Up
1. What do BYA and MYA stand for? (p. 397)
2. On a time-line, which end is “now”, left or
right?
Complete time-line.
Biology – M 4/9
• Test returns: Genetics
• New Unit: Evolution
Evolution Learning Standards
• SB5 Students will evaluate the role of natural
selection in the development of the theory of
evolution.
• a. Trace the history of the theory.
b. Explain the history of life in terms of biodiversity,
ancestry, and the rates of evolution.
c. Explain how fossil and biochemical evidence
support the theory.
d. Relate natural selection to changes in organisms.
e. Recognize the role of evolution to biological
resistance (pesticide and antibiotic resistance).
Biology – F. 3/16
• Review yesterday’s warm up
• Sex-linked traits and codominance
CW/HW: Sex-linked traits and codominance ws’s
1. The 23rd pair of chromosomes that
determines gender and other traits. X and Y.
2. XX for females and XY for males
3. Organism that has one recessive allele for a
trait, but doesn’t show the trait.
4. They are mostly male.
Biology – Th. 3/15
Warm Up
1. What are the sex chromosomes?
2. What is the genotype for males? For females?
3. What is a carrier?
4. List all the people you know who are color blind.
Review quiz
Stamp and review di-hybrid crosses ws
Sex-linked traits notes and ws
Biology – T. 3/13
Warm Up
1. What process did you model when you cut the
homologous chromosomes apart in yesterday’s lab?
2. What law of Mendel’s does #1 represent?
3. What process did you model when you pulled one random
chromosome from each “parent”?
4. What law of Mendel’s does #3 represent?
5. Pair the following terms:
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Homozygous, hybrid, purebred, heterozygous
Di-hybrid crosses
Quiz tomorrow: vocab through #21 & Punnett squares (not
including di-hybrid crosses)
HW:
1. complete di-hybrid crosses ws
2. Practice with Punnett squares websites posted on my
blog.
Biology – W. 3/14
Warm Up
1. Can you tell the genotype of parents, given
the phenotype of offspring for a certain
trait? Explain for both no and yes.
• Genetics Quiz
• Complete di-hybrid crosses ws.
Biology – M. 3/12
Warm Up (no need to write this out)
1. Compare answers with your neighbor on the
punnett squares.
Stamp punnetts ws
Reebops partner lab
Quiz Wed
Reebops
1. Cut out chromosomes lay them out side by side
2. Fill in punnett squares on back
3. turn chromosomes upside down, keeping the
pairs together
4. For each trait, pull one chromosome from each
parent and record in genotypes column
5. Circle your reebop’s genotypes in the punnett
squares
6. Make reebop
7. Place on scrap paper with your name on it on
side counter
8. Clean up
Biology – F. 3/9
Warm Up
1. In pea plants, how many alleles does each
gene have?
2. Complete the multiplication table:
a
b
c
d
W
X
Y
Yb
z
Genetics Notes and punnetts
Biology – Thur. 3/8
Warm Up
1. Draw and label flower p. 669 figure 23.7 inset
2. Which part of the flower is male? Which part is
female?
3. What is pollination?
4. What is self-pollination?
5. What is cross-pollination?
Read paragraph at bottom of 277 carefully.
6. How did Mendel prevent self pollination of pea
plants?
Genetics notes in science journal
Quiz next Wednesday terms #1-17, Ch 10.2
Biology – Wed. Mar. 7th
Warm Up
1. What is the relationship between gametes
(sex cells) and genetics?
Test returns and review
HW/CW: Genetics vocab
Biology – Mon. Mar. 5
Warm Up
1. If you get a mutation in your skin cell, does that
get passed down to your children? Explain
Stamp & review Mutations Practice ws & Molecular
Genetics ws
More test review
Test Tomorrow
Packet due tomorrow
Biology – Tues. Mar. 6th
DNA & Protein Synthesis Packet
1. DNA Notes Guide (with Study Guide on back)
2. DNA: The Stuff of Life (Notes Organizer)
3. Protein Synthesis vocab sheet
4. Protein Synthesis Notes (with Transcription and
Translation Worksheet on back)
5. Protein Synthesis Simulation Activity
6. Mutations Practice
7. Molecular Genetics Review
Biology – Fri. Mar. 2
Warm Up
1. In yesterday’s lab, what did the beads represent?
2. What molecule did the complete beaded pipe-cleaner represent?
3. What process did you represent when you wrote the mRNA code
from the DNA code?
4. What molecule did you model when you placed the beads on the
pipe cleaner?
5. What process is modeled when the beads get placed on the pipe
cleaner?
6. Are all mutations bad? Explain.
CW:
Complete lab
Mutations ws – due monday
Review ws – due Monday
Review session in 1204 Monday after school
Test Tuesday
Biology – Wed., February 29th
Warm Up
1. What happens if a nitrogen base gets out of
order?
2. What do you call it if an extra nitrogen base
gets added?
3. Gets subtracted?
4. Different nitrogen base gets put in?
Stamp HW
Complete all worksheets
Biology - Tuesday, February 28th
Warm Up
1. Write a paragraph describing the process of
protein synthesis. Be sure to include all the
vocab words shown on the board.
Protein synthesis practice
Biology - Monday, February 27th
• Protein synthesis notes
• CW/HW protein synthesis notes sheet
Biology - Friday, February 24th
• Stamp Protein Synthesis ws
• Returns
• Go over quiz
Warm Up
1. How many letters are in the alphabet?
2. How many words in the english language?
3. How do letters and words relate to amino acids
and proteins?
Go over PS worksheet
Protein synthesis notes
Biology - Thursday, February 23rd
• DNA quiz
• Protein Synthesis
Biology - Wednesday, February 22nd
• Warm Up
1. What three letters do most enzymes end with?
2. What enzyme did the scissors represent in the
DNA replication activity?
3. What enzyme helps the new nitrogen bases
bond to the unzipped side during replication?
RNA notes
QUIZ tomorrow: DNA history, structure and
replication + RNA structure
Biology - Tuesday, February 21st
• DNA extraction lab
• Due at end of class
Biology - Friday, February 17th
Warm Up
1. Why does DNA have to replicate?
• DNA replication notes & discovery history
• Quiz Thursday: DNA & RNA structure, DNA
replication
Biology - Thursday, February 16th
Warm up
1. What is DNA replication?
2. What do you think DNA has to do before it
can replicate?
DNA replication cut and paste.
Biology - Wednesday, February 15th
• Review DNA homework ½ sheet
DNA notes
HW: Complete study guide for section 1 only
Biology - Tuesday, February 14th
Warm Up (p. 331)
1. What are the monomers (the repeating
parts) of DNA?
2. What are the pairing nitrogen bases?
3. What is the railing made of?
Make your own DNA
Biology - Monday, February 13th
Warm Up
1. Brainstorm with a partner things you know
about DNA. Write down as many things as
you can. (Reward for the most!)
Intro DNA
CW/HW: DNA coloring ws
DNA: what do you see?
Biology - Friday, February 10th
• Turn in packet
1. Meiosis work sheet (colored)
2. Ch 9 study guide (with concept map)
test
Journal check
Biology - Thursday, February 9th
Warm up
1. What phase is missing between meoisis I and meiosis II?
2. How many times does the DNA replicate in meiosis?
3. Is meiosis a cycle? Explain.
http://cellsalive.com/
Stamp and review meiosis ws
Review for test
Cell Cycle and Meiosis test tomorrow
Journal Check (Warm ups) tomorrow
Cell Cycle and Meiosis test Packet
• Meiosis work sheet (colored)
• Ch 9 study guide (with concept map)
Cell Cycle and Meiosis test Packet
• Meiosis work sheet (colored)
• Ch 9 study guide (with concept map)
Biology - Wednesday, February 8th
Warm Up
• Complete VENN diagram in your notes with
information from text p. 275
Meiosis ws
Test Friday: Ch 9 & 10.1; Asexual cell division &
meiosis
Biology - Tuesday, February 7th
Warm Up
1. Where does meiosis happen?
2. What are the products of meiosis?
Notes
Begin meiosis ws
Test Friday
Biology - Monday, February 6th
Warm Up
1. Compare and contrast sex cells and body cells
• Review quiz
• Meiosis notes
Biology - Friday, February 3rd
Warm Up
1. Why does my daughter have a webbed toe?
Stamp study guide
Review mitosis
Mitosis quiz
Biology - Thursday, February 2nd
• WU
• Fill in BINGO card in RANDOM ORDER
• HW/CW: complete study guide
Biology - Tuesday, January 31st
Warm Up
1. Compare and contrast the cell cycle and
your life cycle.
The many faces of DNA
Biology - Monday, January 30th
Warm Up
1. How many cells are you made up of?
2. How many cells did you start out with?
3. How did you get from #2 to #1?
• Cell cycle notes
Biology - Monday, January 28th
New Unit: Cell Division
• SB2 Students will analyze how biological
traits are passed on to successive
generations.
b. Explain the role of DNA in storing and
transmitting cellular information.
e. Compare the advantages of sexual
reproduction and asexual reproduction in
different situations.
Biology - Friday, January 27th
Turn in Packet:
1. Ch 7 Study Guide
2. Plasma Membrane and Cell Transport vocab
3. Chemistry of Life (with triangle on top)
Turn in Osmosis Lab separately
Biochem & Cell Transport Test
Biology - Thursday, January 26th
Warm Up
1. Observe gummi and record results
• Stamp study guide/returns/attendance
• Osmosis practice ws with test study guide on back
• Review Ch 7 study guide
• Review last week’s quiz
HW: Complete Osmosis potato lab
• Test Tomorrow: Biochemistry, plasma membrane
and Cell Transport
Biology - Wednesday, January 25th
Warm Up
1. Check on condition of gummi and record
observation
2. Write a hypothesis for what might happen if
the gummi is placed in salt water.
3. Add salt to water and replace on counter.
Complete notes on solutions and active transport
Osmosis Lab – due tomorrow
Study Guide – due tomorrow
Biochem and Cell Transport Test Friday Ch 6.2-4,
Ch 7.2 & 7.4
Biology - Tuesday, January 24th
Warm Up
1. Your row is your group
2. Row 1 is closest to door
3. Label a plastic cup with period and row number.
4. Drop a Gummi Bear into cup
5. Fill cup to halfway with water
6. Write a hypothesis about how gummi will react.
Notes on Passive and Active transport
Study Guide due Thursday
TEST FRIDAY: Biochemistry and Cellular Transport
Biology - Monday, January 23rd
• Stamp vocab sheet
Warm Up (You can discuss these quietly with a neighbor
before answering)
1. How is the plasma membrane like a screen door
with a cat door in it?
2. Think of two other analogies for a plasma
membrane.
3. What major macromolecule group is the plasma
membrane made of?
Plasma Membrane Notes
Biology - Thursday, January 19th
• Complete biochemistry lab
• Work on study guide, if extra time
• Check out new water and pH power point posted
on blog.
Reminders
• Study guide 6.2-4 due tomorrow
• Biochem quiz tomorrow
Biology - Tuesday, January 17th
• Turn in syllabus
• Notes on Enzymes and Energy of Reaction
HW:
• Quiz Friday, Ch6.2-4
• Complete study guide – due Friday
TOMORROW IS A LAB DAY!
Wear close-toed shoes
bring hair tie
Biology - Friday, January 13th
1. Number a sheet of paper 1-8
2. Pass pictures around and
3. write down the name of the food next to its
number
4. CLASSIFY each food by its macromolecules:
– Proteins
– Lipids
– Carbohydrates
– Nucleic acids (in anything that contains cells)
Biology - Friday, January 13th
• Turn in syllabus
• Take out notes sheet
• Macromolecules notes
Biology - Thursday, January 12th
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Turn in syllabus/attendance
Stamp vocab HW
Complete top triangle in “Chemistry of Life”
Video clip on macromolecules
Biology - Wednesday, January 11th
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Attendance
syllabus
Review biochem “pretest”
Complete vocab and organizer ws
HW
• Get syllabus signed
• Ch 6.2-4 quiz next Friday
• Bring 70 sheet spiral notebook for warm-ups
Biology - Tuesday, January 10th
WELCOME BACK!
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Ms. Elgqvist – brief intro
About You flashcards/Check Schedules
Expectations
Biochemistry “Pretest”
• BRING TEXTBOOK TOMORROW
• Get 70 sheet notebook for science journals