BIOLOGY A
Unit 1: Biology: The Study of Life
5. Project: Characteristics of Life
In the list of ten possible characteristics of life, only seven of them are actually characteristics of life. The first question is asking you to pick out those seven.
In the list of ten possible characteristics of life, only seven of them are actually characteristics of life. The first question is asking you to pick out those seven.
14. Project: Classifying Fruit
Sometimes your answers won't be visible to me on this assignment. I'm not sure why that is. Please e-mail them to me.
Sometimes your answers won't be visible to me on this assignment. I'm not sure why that is. Please e-mail them to me.
Unit 2: Biochemistry
4. Experiment: Static Electricity
I have had trouble getting the nylon vs. nylon part of this experiment to work, but if you read the rest of this paragraph, you'll know how all three parts of this project should work. If you don't have the materials you can answer the questions based on what should happen. The point here is that whenever you rub two things together you are rubbing electrons from one onto the other. The following list (called a triboelectric series) shows the order in which materials will lose electrons (negative charges) to other materials. Any material on this list should lose electrons (becoming more positively charged) when it is rubbed against a material below it on the list (making that material more negatively charged). I have put the materials from this project in bold so that you can guess what charge they will carry when rubbed against each other. Note that most cloth materials like cotton or wool are above the balloon on the list so they will lose electrons to the balloon, but if you rub a balloon against polyester (which is below it) you can actually make it positive instead of negative.
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Unit 3: Cells
1. Cell Theory
Meet the scientists who came up with cell theory in this video.
Discovering Cells – This video is weird, but brief and accurate.
2. Cell Overview
Introduction – Discovery Channel
Prokaryotic vs. Eurkaryotic – Discovery Channel
4. Cell Structures and Functions
Animal vs Plant Cells: Part 1 – Mrs. Ross’s Biology
Animal Cells: Part II - Mrs. Ross’s Biology
Plant Cells: Part III - Mrs. Ross’s Biology
5. The Plasma Membrane
This video is a good introduction, but lacks many of the concepts.
So next you should either watch this video - Great Pacific Media
...or these two videos – JCCC Video
7. Cell Regulation
Homeostasis – Brightstorm
Meet the scientists who came up with cell theory in this video.
Discovering Cells – This video is weird, but brief and accurate.
2. Cell Overview
Introduction – Discovery Channel
Prokaryotic vs. Eurkaryotic – Discovery Channel
4. Cell Structures and Functions
Animal vs Plant Cells: Part 1 – Mrs. Ross’s Biology
Animal Cells: Part II - Mrs. Ross’s Biology
Plant Cells: Part III - Mrs. Ross’s Biology
5. The Plasma Membrane
This video is a good introduction, but lacks many of the concepts.
So next you should either watch this video - Great Pacific Media
...or these two videos – JCCC Video
7. Cell Regulation
Homeostasis – Brightstorm
8. Homeostasis
For this project you are going to think of ways your body maintains homeostasis when you exercise. If you don't have a thermometer you can just "feel" your armpits or underneath your tongue. Do you think your core temperature is changing or is being held constant? The Brightstorm video on lesson 7 above explains some ways that your body maintains homeostasis.
For this project you are going to think of ways your body maintains homeostasis when you exercise. If you don't have a thermometer you can just "feel" your armpits or underneath your tongue. Do you think your core temperature is changing or is being held constant? The Brightstorm video on lesson 7 above explains some ways that your body maintains homeostasis.
Unit 4: Cell Energy
6. Experiment: Photosynthesis Reactions
If you do the experiment, you only need to answer question three. If you don't do the experiment you need to answer all three questions. Refer to the previous lesson to help in your explanations.
If you do the experiment, you only need to answer question three. If you don't do the experiment you need to answer all three questions. Refer to the previous lesson to help in your explanations.
7. Cellular Respiration
Sugars like glucose are food for plants and animals. Plants produce their own food (sugars) through photosynthesis. Animals can't do this so they eat food. However, in both plants and animals, oxygen is used to turn the food into energy through cellular respiration (AKA assimilation). Although plants release oxygen during photosynthesis, just like animals they also need oxygen for respiration.
Sugars like glucose are food for plants and animals. Plants produce their own food (sugars) through photosynthesis. Animals can't do this so they eat food. However, in both plants and animals, oxygen is used to turn the food into energy through cellular respiration (AKA assimilation). Although plants release oxygen during photosynthesis, just like animals they also need oxygen for respiration.
Unit 5: Cell Division and Reproduction
8. Project: Stages of Mitosis
Write down in your own words your descriptions from step 4 in the OdysseyWare text box for prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telephase. Either hand the four labeled drawings to your advisor teacher or e-mail them directly to your science teacher to receive full credit. Don't worry about the comparison question in step 7. Since you probably don't have a microscope, use the video in the lesson and this website for help with your drawings. |
BIOLOGY B
1:3 Project: Building DNA This short video provides way more detail than you need, but it provides a good visual explanation of what is going on. Describe what you see and review the last lesson to explain what is happening IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Remember that after the mRNA molecule is made in this transcription process, it then goes to a ribosome where it uses the information from the DNA molecule to combine amino acids into a particular protein. This process is how your DNA produced your body and how it keeps you functioning!!! |