Biology Honors (Period 6) Assignments

Interview with a Biologist project

The website that helps you with citations for your Bibliography citations is:

http://citationmachine.net/index.php?source=39#here

LAST TEST of the year - except for the Final Exam - will be on Thursday, May 20

Please study/review what we learned from the Frog Dissection, our study of Huntington's Disease, and chapters 18, 30-2, 30-3, and 38 of your textbook. Questions on the test will include Huntington's Disease, Frogs (amphibians), classification, digestion, and excretion.

complete worksheet pages 152 and 153

Read and take notes on pages 782-789

Study for the EVOLUTION TEST on chapters 15 (all), 16 (all), 17-1, 17-4

worksheet page 112

complete worksheet page 109

worksheet pages 25/26

worksheet page 24 ONLY

worksheets pages 22 and 23

Pedigree Analysis - Parts A, B, C

Complete ALL the remaining parts of the worksheet you started for the warm-up in class today. Make sure that you complete the second side of the page - TURN IT OVER!

Students who need more review on pedigrees should read pages 342 and 343 in the textbook. If necessary, please review genetics in chapter 11.

Complete the pedigree for the family presented in class.

Please complete the Biology Standards review packet questions and be ready to turn them in when you return to school on April 5.  These questions should help you to prepare for the State Standards Test in Biology which will be given on April 27 and 28 during class.

Human Genetics problems 8-12, 15-18
STUDY for chapter 11 test on Tuesday!

All inheritance worksheet

Human Genetics problems # 1-4, 6, 7, 13

Period 4 please note the change in assignment!

This is an announcement of a UCLA course offered to high school students this summer. See the website for further information:

The UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology is offering a Marine Biology Summer Institute especially for high school students this summer, for college credit! EE Biology 25, Marine Biology, will be offered in the first Summer Session, June 21 to July 30, 2010.



The instructor will be Dr. Demian Willette. Dr. Willette received his B.S. in Biology at Iowa State University, his Masters in Biology at California State University, Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences at UCLA. Dr. Willette’s research has included work on marine invertebrate larval delivery to Southern California estuaries and the impact and response of tropical seagrass habitats to natural and anthropogenic disturbances. His research locations include Antigua, California, Dominica, Iowa, St. Lucia, Panama, and the Philippines. Dr. Willette has taught university and field courses both in the United States and abroad.



From Dr. Willette: “In Marine Biology we will study the relationships between marine organisms and their environment. To introduce you to marine biology we will explore a diversity of inter-related topics ranging from oceanography to animal behavior. We will learn about the formation of the oceans, the properties of water, global wind and water patterns, the worldwide distribution of major marine biomes (coral reefs, kelp forests, deep open water, etc.) and the interconnected food webs that function within these biomes. Field trips to local coastal habitats will be used to provide you with real-world exposure to concepts introduced in lecture. Additionally, the discussion sessions will be an opportunity for you to talk through and re-examine lecture material.”



Enrollment is limited; the class is offered to 40 students, with two discussion sections of 20 students each. The field trips are optional, but strongly recommended. Students must provide their own transportation.



Information on the UCLA Marine Biology Summer Institute, including a course syllabus and instructions for registration, is at http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/marinebiology/overview.htm.

DNA model project

The information page and grading rubric was handed out in class. It is attached here in case you lose it.

autosomal dominant worksheet
autosomal recessive worksheet
review all vocabulary learned so far
review dihybrid crosses
Complete DNA model!

complete worksheet page 29 ONLY
review notes from yesterday and today

Please study for your chapter 12 test on DNA, RNA, replication, transcription, translation, mutations, and gene regulation.  To help you, I have attached a copy of the older mRNA coding chart like the one we used for codon Bingo.  Make sure that you know how to use it!

I will be available after school on Monday, March 8, from 3 to 4 pm. Students who still need help understanding chapter 12, or who have specific questions, are welcome. Remember that your test is the next day.

Review packet - both sides of the page, both front and back of the paper
Decoding DNA worksheet
Write down specific questions you have that you want me to explain

I have just learned that Blockbuster is offering a FREE rental to all students who present a signed report card that indicates a "B" average or better. Progress reports will be mailed home next week, so if you qualify, you can receive a free rental. If you need to raise a grade or two, keep this in mind as an incentive for the 10 week marking period (which ends on April 16).

worksheets pages 83/79 due Thursday

worksheet page 82 (section review 12-3)

Worksheet page 81 - section review 12-2 (the lefthand side of the page)

Take Cornell notes on pages 289 (bottom) to 294 in your books

Study for exam on MONDAY! It will cover karyotypes (see pages 341, 352, 353 and notes from class), meiosis (chapter 11-4), and a comparison of mitosis (from chapter 10) and meiosis.

Also: complete the karyotype handed out in class and the worksheet that corresponds to your karyotype. Make sure to identify the letter of your karyotype, the number of chromosomes, the sex of the individual, and the number of the chromosome that is missing or extra (such as SET C: 47, XX, +18). Staple the karyotype and the worksheet together and be sure to write your name and class period on them!

The Karyotype will be collected at the start of class on TUESDAY.

complete worksheet 11-4 (both sides)
color in the crossing over worksheet; use the key at the bottom to show what happens to the sequence of the genes after crossing over

Color in the meiosis worksheet using 4 different colors for the 4 chromosomes. Be sure to show how the homologous chromosomes pair up and then separate.

Answer questions #1-5 in your textbook on pages 278. Use complete sentences.

STUDY for chapter 10 test.  If you miss the test on Thursday, be prepared to make it up during classtime on Thursday of the following week (unless you find another time earlier next week that works for both of us).

worksheets pages 92 and 93 (both on one piece of paper)

Complete 2 worksheets handed out in class today and bring them with you on Monday so we can go over them.

Review chapter 10 sections 1, 2, and 3. Remember that our chapter test is on Thursday, February 11.

section review 10-2

textbook page 243 #4, Focus on the Big Idea question
page 249 #1

draw and label the cell cycle phases

section review 10-1