Biology 12 all

Be sure you have handed in stomach lab and are working on the digestive system review (including the 3 charts).

Study for the mid-year exam 4/5 February (scientific method, safety, the cell, biological molecules, membrane/membrane transport, human organization).

Biology 11 all

Be sure that you have handed in the latest assignments:

Fungi, Plantae, and Algae charts

Zygomycota/zygospore microscope drawing

Protist structure colouring

Study for the mid-year exam 4/5 February: chapter 1, 5, 9, 10 (the portions we studied), 13, 14, 18, appendix B and appendix C.

See earlier blog post about optional 1 sided notes page.

Biology 12 all 14 Jan 2019

Mid year exam: 4 and 5 February (depending on the block). The exam will cover scientific method, safety, the cell, biological molecules, membranes and human organization.

Begin reading chapter 14, digestive system.

Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM5kMSjBrmw if you haven’t seen it yet.

Biology 11 all 14 January 2019

Mid year exam: 4 and 5 February (depending on the block). The exam will cover scientific method, safety, microscopy, the cell, genetics, evolution, and protists.

You are allowed one optional notes page, 8.5″X11″ letter-sized piece of paper, one-sided notes to bring to the exam.  It must be hand-written by you (not photocopied, printed, or copied from someone else).

For Block 1-3 only: We haven’t begun the protist posters yet. We will do so next class. Thank you.

Research the following protists and answer the questions for each:  amoeba, paramecium, euglena, spirogyra, volvox, trypanosoma, and plasmodium. Use pages 437 – 438 and chapter 18 in the text.

  1. Is it an animal-like, plant-like, or fungus-like protist?
  2. What is its Phylum?
  3. Is it free-living or parasitic (if parasitic, what disease does it cause)?
  4. What is its ecological role?

Science 9 2-2 14 Jan 2019

Mid year exam: 5 February . The exam will cover scientific method, safety, the cell, reproduction. STATIC ELECTRICITY WILL NOT BE ON THE TEST.

You are allowed one optional notes page, 8.5″X11″ letter-sized piece of paper, one-sided notes to bring to the exam.  It must be hand-written by you (not photocopied, printed, or copied from someone else).

For next class, please complete p. 116-121 in the workbook.