Category: Biology 11

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.

Please report to Mr. Singh’s classroom (213) on time for class on Friday, 18 January, as I will be off-campus.  Thank you.

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?

Please begin reading chapter 18 (p. 380 – 383) and complete the review on p. 383 (q. 1-3). Then work on the handout given in class.

Finish the new virus/bacteria handout. Finish watching the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUgEhfo_qxU

Study the bacterial shapes/arrangements handout.

Study for the test on chapters 16/17 on 19/20 Dec.

Be sure to finish the 3 virus/bacteria handouts given so far. We went over the first together, and the remaining two have been/will be collected next class.

Test on Viruses and BActeria will take place on 19/20 Dec 2018, depending on the block. Be sure you have read the chapter 16 and 17.

Finish the “Between the living and the dead” case study and do all 10 questions on a separate sheet of paper. Bring both to class next time.

Finish reading chapter 16 and 17 (all). Work on the handout given in class (viruses).

Begin reading chapter 16 and 17-1 (p. 338-360).

Study for the test on chapter 13/14 (3/4 December, depending on the block). Check earlier blog post for the answers to evolution questions A – E.