Advanced Biology
• Class activities (scroll through this file to
find the date that you are interested in)
Warm up
6/12
Turn in all books!
Final sharing: engineering design
If extra time: Mythbusters engineering
examples
Warm up
6/11
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities:typing your final report.
DUE TODAY!!
Warm up
6/10
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities:typing your final report.
DUE 6/11!!
Warm up
6/9
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities: typing your final report.
DUE 6/11!!
Warm up
6/6
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities: Rocket Launch testing
Warm up
6/5
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities: Rocket Launch testing
Warm up
6/4
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities: Rocket Launch testing
Warm up
6/3
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities: Rocket Launch testing
Warm up
6/2
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities: Rocket Launch testing
Warm up
5/29
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities: Rocket Launch testing
Warm up
5/28
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities: engineering design planning/
background report./ building rockets
Warm up
5/27
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities: engineering design planning/
background report.
Warm up
5/26
Write down the state of progress of your
engineering design project
Activities: engineering design planning/
background report.
Warm up
5/23
Write down the state of progress of your
experiment data collection.
(hopefully you are done!)
Warm up
5/22
Write down the state of progress of your
experiment data collection.
(hopefully you are done!)
Warm up
5/21
Write down the state of progress of your
experiment data collection.
(hopefully you are done!)
Warm up
5/20
Write down the state of progress of your
experiment data collection.
(hopefully you are done!)
Warm up
5/19
Write down the state of progress of your
experiment data collection.
(hopefully you are done!)
Warm up
5/16
What are some ways that people in the
Willamette Valley have helped native
species?
Warm up
5/15
What do you think is the best way to
control an invasive species?
(introduce predator?, poison? Something
else?)
Warm up
5/14
Which of the specimens from your
biodiversity project do you think is most
interesting?
Today’s planned events:
Video: Oregon Field Guide
Warm up
5/13
P.O.W.E.R.
W= Willing to Accept
What does “Willing to Accept” mean?
Today’s planned events:
Presentations
Biodiversity Study
Adv. Bio
P.O.W.E.R.
Warm up
5/12
O= Open Minded
What are some ways we can be open
minded ?
Today’s planned events:
Presentations
Biodiversity Study
Adv. Bio
Warm up
5/9
Describe 3 facts that were discussed in
yesterday’s presentations.
Today’s planned events:
Presentations
Presentation discussion / writing assignment
Adv. Bio
Warm up
5/8
Describe 3 facts that were discussed in
yesterday’s presentations.
Today’s planned events:
Presentations
Presentation discussion / writing assignment
5-5 to 5/7 OAKS testing
Adv. Bio
Warm up
5/2
Describe one plant chemical and describe how
it helps the plants grow.
Today’s planned events:
Group:
Group sharing reports (plant responses)
Yellow book: p.516-517 chemical
cry for help or rapid fire response
Work time on today’s writing assignment
Brown book: p.813 defenses
against herbivores
p.814 plant response to pathogen
invasions
p.814 heat stress
p.814 cold stress
Adv. Bio
Warm up
5/1
Describe one experiment that demonstrated
plant behavior. Describe the variable that was
changed and how they changed it. Also
explain what this tells us about how plants
react to that stimulus.
Today’s planned events:
Group sharing reports (Plant Hormones)
Work time on today’s writing assignment
5/1 Writing Assignment
• Describe how phytochromes work.
(p.514 yellow book) (pp.802-805 brown)
• Which wavelengths of light most affect plants?
(p. 114 yellow book) (pp.802-805 brown)
• Explain how phytochromes affect plant
growth/behavior.
(p.515 yellow book) (pp.802-805 brown)
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/30
Describe one way plants react to their
environment.
Today’s planned events:
Group sharing reports (experiments in plant
responses)
Work time on today’s writing assignment
Group Sharing Report
• Depending on your groups assigned number read
about the experiment that you are given to
research.
• Then explain the following:
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Experimental question
Experimental set up
Variable that was changed
Variables that were kept constant
• Conclusions/ Results (what do the results tell us
about plant response to stimuli)
4/30
Writing Assignment
(chapter 25 in yellow book, chapter 39 in brown book)
• 1.) What is apical dominance and how do
hormones interact to cause apical dominance?
• 2.)How do hormones interact to control seed
dormancy?
• 3.)How can one hormone (an auxin) cause shoots
to grow up and roots to grow down?
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/27
What is social altruism?
Describe an example of social altruism.
Today’s planned events:
Quiz
assignment
Upcoming events:
Quiz topics
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Mate choice
Imprinting
Altruism
Domestication of animals (dogs, foxes)
Assignment:
• Describe at least 5 ways plants respond to their
environment.
• At least ½ page
• Use complete sentences in your response.
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Resources:
Chapter 39 in brown book
Chapter 25 in yellow book
Internet at home
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/26
Describe the benefits that dogs gained
from being domesticated. What benefits
did early humans gain by domesticating
dogs?
Today’s planned events:
Upcoming events:
Video: Dogs Decoded
Video reflection writing
Group research sharing : behavior cont.
Preview of quiz
Friday : Quiz:
Animal Behavior
Video Reflection Writing 4/26
• There was a experiment in the video where they
domesticated foxes in relatively few generations.
• Describe the procedure that they followed.
• After describing the procedure, explain what
variable they changed/ manipulated. Also
explain which variables were kept the same for
all of the test subjects (foxes).
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/25
Describe an example of animal
communication within the species and
explain how this communication helps
the individual and/or the species.
Today’s planned events:
Upcoming events:
Video: Dogs Decoded
Friday : Quiz:
Animal Behavior
Video reflection writing
Video Reflection Topics
4/25/12
1.) What are some ways that dogs communicate with
each other and with humans?
2.) Describe one of the experiments that were
conducted to study dog behavior.
– Include the following information:
• Experiment question
• General design
–Changed variable
–Controlled variables
• Results/ Conclusion
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/24
Give an example of behavioral
conditioning.
Today’s planned events:
Textbook research presentation/sharing:
Animal behavior
Upcoming events:
Advanced Biology Research
topic 4/24/12
• How do genetics and environment affect
behavior / learning?
Research answers
• How do genetics and environment affect behavior
/ learning?
• 1.) Some birds are born with the ability to sing the
song.
• 2.) The environment can affect genetic expression.
• 3.) Other organisms can cause change in behavior.
• 4.) Some behaviors are programmed in from birth.
• Swimming upstream
• 5.)Some alarm calls ….environmental
• 6.)bird that pushes the other eggs..
• 7.)
Research Topic :
Animal Communication
•  Growling/ making loud noise
•  Aggressive wing flapping
•  Coloration can show fertility
• Chemical symbol
• Dolphin use sonar
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Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/23
What is your experimental question and
based on your preliminary experiment
plan, what is the changed variable?
Which variables are you going to control
and keep constant? (at least 3)
Today’s planned events:
Textbook research presentation/sharing:
Animal behavior
Upcoming events:
Advanced Biology Research
topics
4/23/12
• Brown book: social learning :
– Mate choice, alarm calls
• Yellow book: Behavioral conditioning:
conditioning as a learned behavior
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/17
No written warm ups this week!
Today’s planned events:
Upcoming events:
Background Research for
Behavior Observation
experiments
April 18, 19, 20 OAKS testing…final
round!
State test 3rd attempt for
those who finish
background research
When you finish oaks testing, you will
need to work on your experiment design:
General topic: Design an experiment
that tests a question related to animal
behavior.
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/12
p. 1109 #2 : If a goose egg rolls out of a nest, the
mother goose will nudge back in it with her beak. If a
scientist replaces the egg with a similarly shaped ball
the goose will do the same thing. What kind of
behavior is this? What is the proximate and ultimate
explanation?
Previous lesson:
Book assignments
Today’s planned events:
Background Research for
Behavior Observation
experiments
Upcoming events:
Behavior observation
experiments
April 18, 19, 20 OAKS
testing…final round!
Background Research
(case studies) due Friday
• Find examples of 5 experiments that involve
animal behavior. For each describe the following
characteristics about the experiment:
The scientist(s) and location (usually
university)
Experimental question
The general methods
The control variables (kept constant)
The experimental variable (the one they changed)
Results/Conclusions
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/10
A ground squirrel that sees a predator may
utter a brief, loud call. Answer one of these
questions about the behavior:
• 1.) What is the mechanistic basis of the behavior, including chemical,
anatomical, and physiological mechanism?
• 2.) How does the development of the animal, from zygote to mature
individual, influence the behavior?
• 3.)What is the evolutionary history of the behavior? (how was this
behavior helpful for ancestors)
• 4.)How does the behavior contribute to survival and/or reproduction of
the current organism?
Writing Assignment 4/10/12
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Due beginning of the period WED
Describe animal behaviors from 5 different species.
For each behavior describe answer the four questions:
• 1.) What is the mechanistic basis of the behavior,
including chemical, anatomical, and physiological
mechanism?
• 2.) How does the development of the animal, from
zygote to mature individual, influence the behavior?
• 3.)What is the evolutionary history of the behavior?
(how might have this behavior helped the ancestors)
• 4.)How does the behavior contribute to survival and
reproduction of current individiuals? (what is
immediately gained by the behavior)
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/9
Compare and contrast predation with
parasitism.
Previous lesson:
Today’s planned events:
Short essay: community
interactions
Review
Quiz: Community
interactions
Notes: Behavioral Ecology
Upcoming events:
Behavioral Ecology
Animal Behavior
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Community interactions
Weather causes changes
Food
Season
Times of Day (nocturnal)
Mating
Natural habitat
Terrain
Offspring protection
Instincts
Territorial
Curiosity
Fighting
Changing behaviors
Survival
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/5
Define mutualism and give 3 examples of
mutualism in nature.
Previous lesson:
Today’s planned events:
Work time on presentation
project
Upcoming events:
Thursday:
Presentations today:
Community Interactions
Community interactions
presentations
Video notes: community
interactions
Writing Assignment 4/5/12
(group)
• You will write the definition of the following
community interactions in your own words and
describe one example of this interaction in
nature:
• predation
• parasitism
• competition
• commensalism
• mutualism
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/4
Define predation and give 5 examples of
predation in nature.
Previous lesson:
Today’s planned events:
Work time on presentation
project
Upcoming events:
Thursday:
Presentations today:
Community Interactions
Community interactions
presentations
Video notes: community
interactions
Adv. Bio
Warm up
4/3
Describe an example found in nature of
commensalism.
Previous lesson:
Today’s planned events:
Upcoming events:
Presentations today:
Community
interactions
Work time on presentation
project
Predation
Competition
Adv. Bio
Warm up
3/19
Define ONE of the following ecological interactions:
Predation
Symbiosis (mutualism)
Parasitism
Previous lesson:
Quiz: Food Webs
Today’s planned events:
Article reflections (4) from
Friday
Writing assignment:
Ecological interactions
Upcoming events:
Ecological interactions
presentations
Writing Assignment
Ecological Interactions
(due 3/20/12)
• Describe in detail (include examples from real
ecosystems) the following ecological
interactions:
• predation
• symbiosis (mutualism)
• commensalism
• parasitism
• competition
• Write a well structured paragraph for each interaction
including a introduction that defines the interaction
followed by examples from real ecosystems.
Adv. Bio
Warm up
3/15
Describe each of the following trophic levels:
producers
primary (1st order) consumers
secondary (2nd order) consumers
tertiary (3rd order) consumers
Previous lesson:
Introduction to food
webs and energy
pyramids
Food web posters
Today’s planned events:
Food web posters
Review for Quiz
Upcoming events:
Quiz Friday:
Food webs
Topics for Ecosystems quiz:
3/16/2012
For the quiz you will need to be able to:
Define ecosystem
Be able define and label the following trophic levels on a food
web:
-producers
-primary consumers (1st order)
-secondary consumers (2nd order)
-tertiary consumers (3rd order)
Understand how a food web diagram works..arrows show
direction of energy flow.
Understand how biomass is transferred in a food web (90% of
energy/ biomass is used to counteract loss of heat to
environment)
Adv. Bio
Warm up
3/14
What is the scientific definition of an
omnivore?
Previous lesson:
Presentations
Aquatic/Terrestrial
Biomes
Today’s planned events:
Upcoming events:
Introduction to food webs
and energy pyramids
Interactions within
Biomes: Food webs
Food web posters
Adv. Bio
Warm up
3/13
What is the scientific definition of an
ecological producer?
Previous lesson:
Presentations
Aquatic/Terrestrial
Biomes
Today’s planned events:
Presentations
Aquatic/Terrestrial Biomes
Upcoming events:
Interactions within
Biomes
Adv. Bio
Warm up
3/12
Describe two producers and 1 consumer
that inhabit in this area of Oregon.
Previous lesson:
Today’s planned events:
Work time on project
Presentations
Aquatic/Terrestrial Biomes
Upcoming events:
Interactions within
Biomes
Adv. Bio
Warm up
3/9
Which aquatic and terrestrial biomes can
be found in or adjacent to Oregon?
Previous lesson:
Work time on project
Today’s planned events:
Upcoming events:
Grade printout
Return assignments
Interactions within
Biomes
Presentations
Aquatic/Terrestrial Biomes
Adv. Bio
Warm up
3/5
What is a Biome?
Previous lesson:
Abiotic factors that affect
ecosystems
Today’s planned events:
Biomes project work time
Upcoming events:
Tuesday: Biomes project
work time
Wednesday: Biomes project
presentations
Thursday: Complete
presentations / Notes
Friday/Monday: Terrestrial
Biomes project
Adv. Bio
Warm up
2/28
Give 3 examples of events that could cause
sympatric speciation.
Previous lesson:
Test make-up
Review assignment
for quiz
Today’s planned events:
Quiz: Speciation
Writing assignment due
wed at beginning “ecology”
Upcoming events:
2/28 writing assignment
due 2/29 at the beginning of the period
• Read pages 1080-1083
• Write a description of ecology that correctly uses
all of the following terms:
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Ecology
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biosphere
Biotic
Abiotic
Adv. Bio
Warm up
2/27
What is natural selection?
Previous lesson:
Today’s planned events:
Article reflections
Test make-up
Upcoming events:
TUES:
QUIZ: Natural Selection and
Speciation
Review assignment for quiz
Next topic: Ecosystems
Adv. Biology Review Assignment
assigned 2/27 due at the beginning of the period 2/28
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Describe how natural selection works to genetically change population.
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Explain why individuals do not evolve but populations do evolve.
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Explain the processes involved when bacteria and other organisms
become resistant to our medicines.
(Hint: use the concepts of natural selection)
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Describe the differences among the following types of speciation:
• Allopatric
• Sympatric
• Adaptive radiation
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Describe a scenario (real of fictional) that would correctly illustrate each
of the following types of speciation:
• Allopatric
• Sympatric
• Adaptive radiation
Adv. Bio
Warm up
2/23
What was the most difficult question or
topic that you have encountered recently?
Previous lesson:
Today’s planned events:
State Test
Review of assignments
Work time on extra credit
assignment
If time permits:
Video discussion: natural
selection / speciation
Upcoming events:
Adv. Biology
2/18
Warm up:
Use laws of thermodynamics to explain why living
things require a constant source of energy.
Activities:
Video reflections (thermodynamics discoveries)
Adv. Biology
2/14
Using ideas of thermodynamics, why do cells need to
continuously obtain energy?
Due today:
Video Notes: thermodynamics (due today)
Essay
Reading summary paragraphs of 8.3 p.148-150
Concept check p.150 #1-2
p.148 Concept Check 8.2 #1-2 (full sentences)
Read pages 145-147 . Write a paragraph summary about each main concept.
There are 4 concepts:
p.144 Concept Check 8.1 #1-3 (full sentences)
Read pages 141-144 . Write a paragraph summary about each main concept.
There are 5 concepts:
Adv. Biology
2/13
What happens during chemiosmosis?
Today’s activities:
Notes: thermodynamics and energy (ATP)
Essay (from yesterday)
Reading summary of 8.3 p.148-150
Concept check p.150 #1-2
Adv. Biology
2/12
Period 2:(Advanced Biology)
Students are to write a 2 paragraph (3/4 page minimum)
description of the processes involved in chemiosmosis
found in chloroplasts.
The description should include the molecules that are used
and the molecules that are made (especially ATP). In
addition to the paragraphs, one labeled illustration should
be created that helps visualize the information in the
paragraphs. (example: structure of the chloroplast, or
flowchart of chemical reactions, etc.)
Adv. Biology
2/11
State the 2nd law of thermodynamics. ( See page 143)
Today’s activities:
Today’s assignments:
p.148 Concept Check 8.2 #1-2 (full sentences)
Read pages 145-147 . Write a paragraph summary about each main concept. There are 4 concepts:
“Free-Energy Change”
“Free Energy, Stability, and Equilibrium”
“Exergonic and Endergonic Reactions in Metabolism”
“Equilibrium and Metabolism”
p.144 Concept Check 8.1 #1-3 (full sentences)
Read pages 141-144 . Write a paragraph summary about each main concept. There are 5 concepts:
“Organization of Chemistry of Life”
“Forms of energy”
“The First Law of Thermodynamics”
“The second law of Thermodynamics”
“Biological Order and Disorder”
Adv. Biology
2/5
State the first law of thermodynamics. ( See page 143)
Today’s activities:
Notes: Thermodynamics and life.
Today’s assignments:
p.144 Concept Check 8.1 #1-3 (full sentences)
Read pages 145-147 . Write a paragraph summary about each main concept.
There are 4 concepts:
“Free-Energy Change”
“Free Energy, Stability, and Equilibrium”
“Exergonic and Endergonic Reactions in Metabolism”
“Equilibrium and Metabolism”
Adv. Biology
2/4
Today’s assignment:
p.144 Concept Check 8.1 #1-3 (full sentences)
Read pages 145-147 . Write a paragraph summary about each main concept.
There are 4 concepts:
“Free-Energy Change”
“Free Energy, Stability, and Equilibrium”
“Exergonic and Endergonic Reactions in Metabolism”
“Equilibrium and Metabolism”
Adv. Biology
2/3
Warm up: (review question!)
What are the two components of the
lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane?
Today’s activities:
Review questions (verbal review)
Quiz
When finished with the quiz:
Read pages 141-144 . Write a paragraph summary about each main
concept. There are 5 concepts:
“Organization of Chemistry of Life”
“Forms of energy”
“The First Law of Thermodynamics”
“The second law of Thermodynamics”
“Biological Order and Disorder”
Biology
1/31
Warm up:
What happens to a cell that is placed in a
hypertonic solution?
Today’s activities:
Review Osmosis questions (Quiz Monday)
Assignment Packet due today:
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Warm up
Notes + practice quiz
p.188 Analyzing Data
p.189 #1-6
Osmosis worksheet / Osmosis lab
Pages 197-198 #22-24, 26-28, 30, 33, 34
Osmosis Experiment Design Problem
Osmosis Study Guide
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Finished early? Work on Monday’s HW:
p.201 vocabulary and p.203 #1-5
Advanced Biology
1/31
Warm up:
What happens to a cell that is placed in a
hypertonic solution?
Today’s activities:
Review Osmosis questions (Quiz Monday)
Adv.Biology Assignment Packet
due today:
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Warm up
Notes + practice quiz
Osmosis / Diffusion Essay
Osmosis worksheet / Osmosis lab
Osmosis Experiment Design Problem
Osmosis Study Guide
Assignment for Monday 2/3
• Write an essay that describes the major
characteristics of photosynthesis and cellular
respiration.
• In your essay you should include:
• -Complete chemical formulas for each process.
(photosynthesis and respiration)
– 1 paragraph describing the process of photosynthesis
– Chemical reactants
– Chemical products
– How it is important for the cell.
– 1 paragraph describing the process of cellular
respiration.
– Chemical reactants
– Chemical products
– How it is important for the cell.
Biology
1/29
Warm up:
When does a cell need to perform active
transport? (hint: see the osmosis
worksheet from yesterday)
Today’s activities:
Osmosis lab observation
Groups answer questions:
Pages 197-198 #22-24, 26-28, 30, 33, 34
Practice quiz
Advanced Biology
1/29
Warm up:
When does a cell need to perform active
transport? (hint: see the osmosis
worksheet from yesterday)
Today’s activities:
Osmosis lab observation
Share experiment ideas from worksheet
Osmosis video/notes
Practice Quiz
Practice Quiz
• #1 ). Which picture below shows a cell
placed in a hypotonic solution?
A
B
C
Practice Quiz
• #2 ). Which picture below shows a cell
placed in a hypertonic solution?
A
B
C
Practice Quiz
• #3 ). Which picture below shows a cell
placed in a isotonic solution?
A
B
C
Practice Quiz
• #4 ) In osmosis, water travels from areas
• of _____________ water concentration to
• areas of _____________ water
concentration.
• Choices: equal, low , high
Practice Quiz
• #5) Inside one osmosis bag, A, is a 50% glucose
solution and inside bag B is a 20% glucose
solution. Both bags are put into beakers
containing 100% water.
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A) Bag A will gain weight.
B) Bag B will gain weight.
C) Both bags will gain weight.
D) Both bags will lose weight.
E) Both bags will remain the same.
F.) None of the above
Advanced Biology
1/29
Warm up:
When does a cell need to perform active
transport? (hint: see the osmosis
worksheet from yesterday)
Today’s activities:
Osmosis lab observation
Problem solving essay OSMOSIS
sharing
Problem solving attempt. (Start one of the experiments)
Biology
1/28
Warm up:
During osmosis, which direction will most
of the water molecules travel?
(see notes about diffusion)
Today’s activities:
Osmosis worksheet
Osmosis lab prediction
Pages 197-198 #22-24, 26-28, 30, 33, 34
Advanced Biology
1/28
Warm up:
During osmosis, which direction will most
of the water molecules travel?
(see notes about diffusion)
Today’s activities:
Osmosis worksheet
Osmosis lab introduction/ predictions
Problem solving essay :OSMOSIS
Biology
1/27
Warm up:
Why would a cell need to use active
transport?
Today’s activities:
Discussion/notes diffusion, osmosis, active transport
p.188 Analyzing Data
p.189 #1-6
Adv. Biology
1/27
Write a 3 paragraph explanation of
facilitated diffusion, osmosis, and active
transport.
Include discussion of:
-Molecular movement (where are they going?)
-Use of energy (does it require energy?)
-Cell components used during the process.
-How does it benefit the cell?
Advanced Biology
1/27
Warm up:
Why would a cell need to use active
transport?
Today’s activities:
Discussion/notes diffusion, osmosis, active
transport
Essay
Adv. Biology
1/24
Warm up:
How is diffusion different from active
transport?
Today’s activities:
Discussion/notes diffusion, osmosis, active transport
Review assignment packet requirements (due today)
Introduction to experiment (egg osmosis)