Biology Assignments

Finals Study Guide

In addition to studying directly off tests, complete the study guide. 

Begin studying for finals.

 

Questions and Answers for the Ch 7 portion of the Study guide are posted here. 

11.4 Assessment- Page 329

 

Answer questions 1a & b, 2b, 3a & b  

 

 

11.4 Vocabulary

Earth Day Poster:

The posters should meet the criteria stated by the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium on the flyer. 

They should be submitted to me by Friday, April 12. I will submit them to the aquarium on your behalf. 

Meiosis and Fertilization Packet (Honors: due 4/8)

Students were asked to complete their meiosis and fertilization packet. 

11.1 and 11.2 Vocabulary

Mitosis packet (Honors exempt)

Students were asked to complete their Mitosis packet. 

 

Your test Thursday will include questions from your past cell division quiz and questions from your Chapter 10 Assessment pg 300-302. 

Finish Crossword Puzzle

 

Begin preparing for test on cell division. 

 

Test will focus primarily on 10.2. Questions from the chapter 10 Assessment and the quiz will likely be reused. 

10.3 and 10.4 Vocabulary

Write definitions for the vocabulary terms from 10.3 and 10.4

Study for Quiz on the Cell Cycle.

 

Outline or Flashcards

page 280-284 (your quiz will be questions from these pages)

 

 

Students will have a quiz on the cell stages from page 185. Students should be able to recognize the cell diagrams, put the stages in order and know what happens in each stage. 

 

 

This powerpoint also gives information on the cell stages. 

 

 

Study for test Thursday!

 

The Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Questions are your study guide.

Answers may be found in your book, the "What's in a Leaf?" worksheet, or your notes. 

Note: Corrections will not be offered for this test. 

 

 

I will be collecting 9.1 and 9.2 outlines, and the 9.2 Assessment, which we started in class. 

There will be an open book quiz tomorrow, 3/1/2019. Don't forget to bring your book to class!

Finish the "What's in a leaf?" worksheet from class. 

Read and Outline section 9.1; pages 250-253

You may come in the morning or afterschool to complete test corrections. Note: I will not be available on Wednesday, 2/20/2019

 

You will write the questions you got incorrect and fill in the correct answer. You will receive half credit for the new corrected answers. 

 

The las day for test corrections is Friday, 2/22/2019

*Finish your Chapter 8 Assessment, 1-29

*Study for your quiz tomorrow. Light dependent verses light independent reactions of photosynthesis. Study the diagrams of chloroplasts from section 8.2.

 

Chapter 8 Assessment 

Write out questions for multiple choice. Answer in complete sentences for all others. 

Pg 244-245

#1-20.

Page 240; # 1-4

 

Experimental Design Planning Sheet

 

Fill out the Experimental Design Planning Sheet for the Leaf Picture Set.

Complete your lab assignments. 

 

The Experimental Design Planning Sheet should be filled out based on the experiment conducted in the classroom. 

 

For students who missed class, there is a virtual lab available. Please complete "Photosynthesis Case Studies" attached here.  

8.3 Vocabulary. Read 8.3 and be able to answer the key questions. 

Due: Feb. 5/6 Tues/Wed

 

The chapter 7 test has been postponed until Tues or Wed of next week. Study for your test. 

 

Your cell projects should be complete and please come prepared to present. You may read off of flashcards. Please have your song lyrics typed or a script of what you plan to say for the cell city typed. 

 

 

 

Bring in materials for your cell city project. 

Finish your Chapter 7 Assessment; page 220-221 (#1-26 EXCEPT 13, 14, and 22) 

These selected answers from the Chapter 7 Assessment (p 220-221) should be used to prepare for your test on Thursday. 

Cell Structure; Page 220; #15-21

Students should print the new course policy statement and have parents sign by Thursday, January 24. 

Page 220; Life is Cellular; #1-6

 

Page 220; Life is Cellular; #1-6

 Typed and complete Lab Report

7.3 Assessment, #1-2

Complete 7.3-7.4 Vocabulary

Complete the handouts you were given in class. 

7.1 Assessment; pg. 194; #1-3

I am attaching notes that can be used to check your handouts and study for your quiz. 

 

Biology Quiz- Monday

 

Honors Quiz- Friday

 

 

7.2 Vocabulary & Finish classwork

 

Complete the vocabulary from section 7.2 and finish the handout from class.

7.1 Vocabulary

Please complete the vocabulary found in section 7.1.

Extra Credit

 

Calculate your ecological footprint. 

Finish Adaptation to Biomes Posters 

 

Criteria: Draw a plant and an animal. (Drawings should be large and neat)

      Write at least 2 adaptations for the plant living in your biome

      Write at least 3 adaptations for the animal living in the biome

 

Climate Summary:

       Temperature, Rainfall, Seasonal Variation

Extra Credit:

Print out your study guide.

Chapter 3 Powerpoints and Notes

Chapter 4 Powerpoints

 

4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 Vocabulary

Biome Map Worksheet

Chapter 3 Test corrections

 

I would like the  test corrections hand written. 

Write the questions you got wrong and the correct answer (not just the letter of the correct answer)

 

 

4.2 Outline

 

Finish the Of Sloth and Moth worksheet

Anza Borrego vs Redwoods Essay

Due on Tues/Wed

 

Biology: 4.1 Assessment, pg. 98 (1-2)

 

Honors Biology: 4.2 Assessment, pg. 104

Climate Notes

 

This is an example of an outline from section 4.1. 

4.1 and 4.2 Vocabulary

 

4.1- begins on page 96

4.2- begins on page 99

Complete Owl Pellet Lab worksheet!

4.1 Assessment; page 98

 

#1-2

Study for your Chapter 3 Test on Thursday.

 

The attached documents contain selected answers and possible written response questions for your test. 

Please complete all Chapter 3 Vocabulary and study for a Vocabulary quiz on Friday. 

 

Also Please print the fallen giant worksheets that are attached. 

 

 

Water Cycle Video

 

Period 1- 

 

1. What is water in its gaseous state?
2. True/False- Water droplets form around dust particles.
3. What are three possible forms of precipitation?
4. What is infiltration?
5. What is groundwater/ an aquifer?
6. What role do plants play in the water cycle?

 

 

3.4 Assessment; page 86

Los Angeles River 

 

This is the powerpoint presentation about the Los Angeles River. 

 

 

Notes on Importance of Nutrients/ Nutrient Limitation

3.4 Cycles of Matter Notes

 

Notes on: water cycle, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and phosphorus cycle. 

Test Corrections

 

Please type the questions and the correct answer for the questions you got incorrect on your test. For the drawing, you can use pencil to draw in your answer. 

 

Staple your corrections on top of the original scores. You must include the corrections and your original test. 

 

Half credit will be given for each corrected answer. 

Study for your test!

 

The test will cover the material from Chapter 2- Chemistry of Life.

Answers to Chapter 2 Study Guide

Due: Tues/Wed

 

Please complete 2.4 Vocabulary from page 50.

 

Make sure you use the proper format.

Please bring art supplies for a Food Web Project!

Introduction to Food Webs

 

Students will be expected to create organism profiles based on a specific ecosystem, which they will be assigned in class.

 

Timeline:

 

The introduction is due Tues/ Wed (on their block)

The first 2 animal profiles are due Thursday

The next 2 animal profiles are due Friday

 

The completed product is due on Monday, 9/24/2018

 

 

Article for urban ecosystems:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/fionamcmillan/2017/10/22/urban-life-aquatic-a-discovery-in-paris-reveals-a-huge-ecosystem-hidden-in-plain-sight/#3e1b1543c1ad

 

Lab corrections MUST be typed!!

You can type them directly on the Properties of Water Lab, which is attached here.

 

Use the properties of water worksheet and the water powerpoint to ensure you have the correct answers.  

 

 

 

Do not forget. I will be handing out detentions to students who are not prepared for class!

 

Have your own book, notebook, paper, pen, and pencil!!

Study for your test!!

 

The test is on Chapter 1, and sections 2.1 & 2.2 of Chapter 2.

There will also be questions about How to use a microscope and Lab Safety

 

Any questions email me [email protected]

Outline Section 2.1 of your textbook. 

 

Please use the correct format. 

Outline Section 1.1 of Chapter 1. 

 

Please use the appropriate format!!

You should begin studying off of these powerpoints in combination with your notes. 

2.2 and 2.3 Vocabulary

Written in your own words and in the correct format. 

 

 

This is your study guide. Study for your test!!

Finish your lab!

2.1 Assessment 

 

Please complete the 2.1 Assessment on page 38,  numbers 1-5

Due: Tues for 1-3/ Wed for 5-6

 

 

1. a. Describe the structure of an atom.

    b. An atom of calcium contains 20 protons. How many electrons does it have?

 

2. a. Why do all isotopes of an element have the same chemical properties?

    b. Compare the structure of Carbon-12 and Carbon-14. 

 

 

3. a. What is a compound?

    b. Water (H20) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) both consists of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Explain why they have different chemical and physical properties. 

 

4. a. What are two types of bonds that hold the atoms within a compound together?

    b. A potassium atom easily loses one valence electron. What type of bond will it form with a              chlorine atom?

 

5. Why do you think it is important that biologists have a good understanding of chemistry?

 

 

 

A video to help understand chemical bonding

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTgpN62ou24

 

This is a reminder about the 1.3 Vocabulary and Binders.

 

Many student have still not turned in their assignments. I will be taking off points every day that it is late. Don't forget to turn it in!

 

 

Read Section 1.3, pages 17-25

 

Write definitions of the vocabulary in your own words.

 

Vocabulary: biology, DNA, stimulus, sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, homeostasis, metabolism, biosphere

 

 

 

I will be checking to see that binders are neat and organized.

Sections: 1. Notes

                2. Labs

                3. Homework/ Vocabulary

                4. Quizzes/ Tests

 

You should also have the Course Policy Statement and Safety in the Biology Laboratory handouts. 

 

Chapter 1 Slides

 

For your quiz, you should know

1. Lab safety rules

2. How to use a microscope & microscope parts

3. How to write a hypothesis 

4. Control verses Experimental Groups in experimental design

5. Qualitative verses Quantitative Data

Assignment 1 is to use observations given to create a hypothesis and an experiment to test that hypothesis. 

 

NOTE: due date for periods 1-3 is 8/21/2018, for periods 5-6 it is 8/22/2018. 

2.1 Assessment

 

The 2.1 assessment can be found on page 38. 

Please Do all of the assessment questions.