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Honors biology blog #8 due 11/8

Describe the role of an Enzyme? How can it affect a reaction?

Biology Blog #8 due 11/8

Describe the role of an Enzyme? How can it affect a reaction?

Honors Biology Blog #7 Due 11/1

What are the 4 Macromolecules discussed in class called? Also give an example of each.

Biology Blog #7 Due November 1st

What are the 4 Macromolecules discussed in class called? Also give an example of each.

Biology Blog #6 - Due 10/25

List the Levels of Organization in Biology

Electron ---> ........................Universe

Honor Biology #6 - Due 10/25

List the Levels of Organization in Biology

Electron ---> ........................Universe

Honors Biology Blog #5 due 10/18

1) Explain the difference between a bog, march, and a swamp.

2) Describe Ecological Succession.

Biology Blog # 5 due 10/18

1) Explain the difference between a bog, march, and a swamp.

2) Describe Ecological Succession.

Honors Biology #4 due 10/11

List the characteristics of living things.

Biology #4 due 10/11

List the characteristics of living things.

Health #4 due 10/11

What is abuse? Give details of some aspects of relationships that are negative and what are ways to avoid abuse.

Honors Biology Blog #3 due 9/27

List the characteristics of living things.

Biology Blog #3 due 9/27

List the characteristics of living things

Health Blog #3 due 9/27

Your challenge is to pay it forward this semester. What did you think of the movie?

Health Blog #2 due 9/20

Define Health.

Honor Biology Blog #2 due by 9/20

Language of Science ????

1) What does hydrophillic mean?

2) Make 3 new words of your own from the list of you got in class.

Biology Blog #2 due by 9/20 at midnight

Language of Science ????

1) What does hydrophillic mean?

2) Make 3 new words of your own from the list of you got in class.

Health Blog #1 due Sept. 12th by midnight.

Write a brief summary about yourself.

1)What do you like to do? (hobbies, sports, music interests, etc)

2)What are your goals for this class? Do you have a goal?

3)What did you do over the summer break?

Honors Biology Blog #1 due Sept. 12th by midnight

Write a brief summary about yourself.

1)What do you like to do? (hobbies, sports, music interests, etc)

2)What are your goals for this class? Do you have a goal?

3)What did you do over the summer break?

Biology Blog # 1 Due Sept.12th by midnight

Write a brief summary about yourself.

1)What do you like to do? (hobbies, sports, music interests, etc)

2)What are your goals for this class? Do you have a goal?

3)What did you do over the summer break?

Last Blog of the Year! (Biology & Health) Evaluate my Class.

What did you like about it or dislike about it?

Please give any positive or negative feedback about my classroom environment and subject.

Biology #23 - Answer the Following Questions

1) In order for the body to maintain homeostasis,
the chemical decomposition of food to produce energy must be followed by

A water intake.

B muscle contractions.

C waste removal.

D nervous impulses.

2) Which of the following is a function of the
nervous system?

A releasing ATP into contracting muscle tissues

B signaling muscle tissues to contract

C producing lactic acid in fatigued muscle tissues

D increasing cellular respiration in muscle

3)The Sabin vaccine is a liquid containing weakened polio viruses. Vaccinated
individuals become protected against polio because the weakened viruses

A prevent further viral invasion.

B induce an inflammatory response.

C promote production of antibodies.

D are too weak to cause illness.

Health #11 due 5/10/09

List Maslows hierarchy of needs.

#10 Health Blog - due 5/3

What do you think about the movie, "super size me?"

Biology #22 - due 5/3

What are the 5 conditions of the Hardy-Weinberg Principle?

Biology #21 Due 4/26

After studying Evolution, What is your personal theory on the Origins of Life? There are no wrong answers.

Health Blog #9 due 4/26

1) When looking at a food label what information can you get from it?

2) What are the daily percentages for Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fat in your diet?

Health Blog #8 due 4/19

Compare and Contrast Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa. Explain in detail.

Biology Blog #20 due 4/19

What is Evolution? Define in detail and give your position on the origin of Homo sapiens.

NO HEALTH or BIOLOGY BLOG until after Spring Break!

Biology #19 - Due 3/29

1. If a corn plant has a genotype of Ttyy,
what are the possible genetic combinations that could be present in a single
grain of pollen from this plant?
A Ty, ty
B TY, ty
C TY, Ty, ty
D Ty, ty, tY, TY

2. In fruit flies, the gene for red eyes (R) is
dominant and the gene for sepia eyes (r) is
recessive. What are the possible combinations of genes in the offspring of two red-eyed heterozygous flies (Rr)?
A RR only
B rr only
C Rr and rr only
D RR, Rr, and rr only

3. In certain breeds of dogs, deafness is due
to a recessive allele (d) of a particular gene, and normal hearing is due to its dominant allele (D). What percentage of the offspring of a normal heterozygous (Dd) dog and a deaf dog (dd) would be expected to have normal hearing?
A 0%
B 25%
C 50%
D 100%

4. 5' ATCAGCGCTGGC 3'
The above sequence of DNA is part of a gene. How many amino acids are coded for
by this segment?
A 4
B 8
C 12
D 20

Health #7 - due 3/29

List the steps involved in administering CPR to a person.

Biology #18 - Due March 22nd

Define Genetics and explain how mendel developed his theories on genetics based on his work with pea plants.

Health #6 - Due March 22nd

What is CPR?

Health #5 - Due March 15th

(A) List the bones of the axial skeleton.
(B) List the bones of the appendicular skeleton.

Biology #17- Due March 15th

Describe the process of Protein synthesis and be sure to include the terms: nucleus, transcription, translation, Ribosoome, mRNA, tRNA, codon, anti-codon, and amino acid.

Biology #16 Due 3/8/09

CST #1
Two students were testing the amount of
fertilizer that would best promote the growth
of strawberries in a garden. Which of the
following could be an unavoidable source
of experimental error?

A length of the study
B variation in the strawberry plants
C the cost of watering the plants
D fertilization during the study

CST #2
In most stable freshwater environments,
populations of Daphnia are almost entirely
female and reproduce asexually. However,
males are observed in low oxygen environments
or when food is scarce. Based on these
observations, a researcher suggests that male
Daphnia develop in response to unfavorable
environmental conditions. This is an
example of a
A result.
B theory.
C procedure.
D hypothesis.

CST #3
A computer model of cellular mitosis
can simulate the aspects of cellular division
quite well. However, microscopic observation
of actual cellular mitosis can improve
understanding because actual observations
A may reveal greater unknown complexities.
B are easier than a computer model to view.
C are the same each time.
D may provide division events in sequence.

Health #4 - due 3/8/09

List the steps needed when setting goals for yourself.

Health #3 - Due 3/1

Define Physical Fitness and what do you do to stay physically fit?

Biology #15 - Due 3/1

Describe Transcription and Translation.

Biology #14 due 2/22

What are the differences betweem DNA and RNA? (3)

Explain the process of Protein Synthesis.

Helath Blog #2 due 2/22

What are the 3 main aspects of YOUR Health Triangle? Explain.

Biology Blog #13

What is the structure of DNA? Also, name 3 people who were influential regarding DNA's structure.

Health Blog #1New Student Information

Welcome to my Class! I hope you get a lot out of Health this semester. Please tell me a little about yourself, age, hobbies, acitivities, etc... so I can learn a little about you.