Thursday, March 24, 2016
APES Spring break assignment and fix your grade link
Spring break work:
Do your two articles as usual. One on fracking and/ or tidal power are two suggestions.
Watch a documentary about climate change! at least an hour! If you prefer, you can listen to a podcast on climate change (maybe while taking a nice hike through the woods) NPR did a whole series on it:
NPR link ( If doing the podcast thing, 30 minutes would = a one hour documentary!) take notes or summarize what you heard later.
http://www.npr.org/tags/125938077/climate-change
Possible documentaries- These are very recent, but the down side is that you may have to pay to access the first one ( a little). The second one you can stream through your provider!
https://chasingice.com/
or
Bill Nye's global meltdown
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/explorer/episodes/explorer-bill-nyes-global-meltdown/
If you are doing the assignment to fix your grade follow this link and the instructions given:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HsvmwMVFua9CaQv-BRxrG03VV9UJFHLYoXPynSVWJ4I/edit
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
links for today's activities
website 1
Click on this link and then scroll down to see the information:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/body/create-dna-fingerprint.html
website 2
http://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/genetics/the-quest-for-the-perfect-tomato2
website 3
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/harvest/coming/coming.html
website 4
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cloning/
Last step- go through the click and clone and describe in detailed steps the process of cloning the mouse!
Monday, March 21, 2016
APES world list due Thursday
Remember: Term/ keyword/ brief definition- drawing on the next page (or back) that incorporates the terms! If you have an AP environmental science review book this will be much easier (the princeton review is the one I like.)
Keep in Mind that your definitions should be related to energy use and how we obtain natural resources, obviously the word seam has several definitions!
- consumption
- seam
- proven reserve
- crude oil
- anthracite
- peat
- subsidence
- acid mine drainage
- fission
- nuclear fusion
- breeder reactor
- NIMBY
- photovoltaic cells
- nacelle
- ore
- metallic ores
- nonmetallic ores
- gangue
- tailings
- overburden
- mine restoration process
- externalities
- by-catch
- passive solar energy
- radioactive meltdown
BIOLOGY window panes and genetic disorder article due Thursday 3-24-16/ Genetic disorder project is due 4-4-16
Your genetic disorder project must be done through google slides. You need to find a research article (within the last 5 years) describing the most recent research on your assigned topic. Have your article by Thursday.
A 1.ALLELE- a segment of your DNA (or gene)that codes for a trait in your body. You have two alleles for every trait in your body (with one exception- naturally!).
2. Homozygous alleles- this is what we call the genetic situation when both parents give the same information (genes) for a trait. For example: both of your parents give you the gene for blonde hair, you have no other choice than to have blonde hair.
3. Heterozygous alleles- this is what we call the genetic situation when your parents give you two different genes for a trait. For example: Your Mom gives you the gene for brown hair and your dad gives you the gene for blonde hair- now your Genome has to decide which proteins to make- ones for brown hair OR ones for blonde hair- who will win? read on to find out!
4. Dominant traits (or alleles or genes)- This is when one of the alleles from a parent is stronger than the allele from the other parent so it's the one you use and, therefore,it's the trait that you have. Brown hair is dominant to blonde hair, therefore, you will have brown hair and you won't even know that you have a secret hidden gene from your other parent! (you can probably figure it out though- either by what your parents look like or what your kids look like) We only use one letter to represent a trait when we are trying to predict what traits a person will have, the Dominant trait determines what the letter will be and it (dominant one) will be uppercase- the recessive trait will use the same letter as the dominant trait, but we show that it is recessive by making it lower case!
5.Recessive traits (or alleles or genes)- This is when one of the alleles you get from a parent is weaker than another. You don't use this gene because you favor the stronger gene. In this way it is a hidden, secret gene, that you may never know you have. Even though you don't use this gene in your body, you do have the potential to give this "recessive" gene to your children and (depending on how the shuffling goes during meiosis) they could end up having that recessive trait. EVER see two brown headed people with a blonde baby- their baby- they both had a recessive allele for blonde hair!!!!!!
6. Co-dominant alleles- this is when you have heterozygous alleles for a trait (that's two different alleles) and they are equally strong so they both show up!! This is how you get stripes and spots in fur- neat, hugh?
7. Incompletely dominant alleles- this is when you have heterozygous alleles for a trait (that's two different alleles) and they are equally strong, so they duke it out and decide to compromise- they meet in the middle- you no longer see the original traits but a medium version of each trait- think Pink! As in: Red mixed with White makes PINK!
8. Genotype- this is how we refer to the "letters" or alleles you carry- you always have two- one from mom and one from dad. TT or Tt where "T" is tall (dominant) and "t" is short (recessive).
9. Phenotype- this his how we refer to the visible PHYSICAL features that result from your alleles - "Tall" or "Short". It's what we see and know you have with and/or without knowing what your DNA says. 10.Gregor Mendel- a Monk/ gardener that figured out "genetics" using pea plants. He just cross pollinated pea plants that had different colored flowers and figured out the whole dominant/ recessive trait thing. Genetics that deals with only dominant and recessive traits is even called "MENDELIAN GENETICS".
11. HYBRID- this is how we sometimes refer to the crossing (or breeding) of two different different organisms of the same species. YOU are a hybrid of your parents!!! when we are crossing to test one trait it's refered to as a monohybrid cross ( two traits would be a dihybrid cross)
12. Purebred- This is the same thing as being homozygous, ( you could be homozygous dominant TT or Homozygous recessive tt and still be considered "purebred")
13.X-linked or sex linked- This refers to traits found on the last pair of chromosomes ( the ones that determine whether you are a girl or a boy). Males only have to have one recessive allele for a trait to show up if it happens to fall in this area (most common x-linked traits are; colorblindness, hemophilia and balding)
14. carrier- This is how we refer to a person who is Heterozygous for a trait, they have a recessive allele for something that they will never get, but they can give that allele to their children who may possibly get the trait. ( Mom of cystic fibrosis child is not sick, but child is because she and her husband were carriers of the trait).
15. Pedigree- a chart that shows who of your ancestors carries a trait. circles are girls, squares are guys and shaded shapes have the trait being charted. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX56bRVBks0jhnCcpe51oCCa2pBgI__vKsQPDaYYojK67uG2Z0i3nDGCZmmFTzxWvsjGsDaNlxgmAzxiTnMEY291ydSlFu6kxOmjfps8wFhQXucVovWJrZN5KdZHf1RhHA0ujLXCrbpZgN/s1600/ftree.gif
16. Karyotype- a picture that shows paired chromosomes- can use it to determine the sex of a person or to check for Down's syndrome or any other trisomy ( 3 chromosomes instead of 2).
17.Intermediate inheritance- another term to describe a trait as being a result of co-dominant alleles or incompletey dominant alleles.
18. Polygenic- when more than one gene contributes to a trait- skin color is a result of the interaction between 7 different genes (which means 14 different alleles!), eye color is the result of 3 different genes.
19. Autosomal inheritance (or autosome)- when an allele is found on any of the 22 chromosomes that don't determine sex, so chromosomes 1 through 22 are autosomes. chromosome 23 is a sex chromosome.
20. Huntington's disease- is a disorder passed down through families in which nerve cells in certain parts of the brain waste away, or degenerate. It is an autosomal dominant disorder located on chromosome 4.
punnet square help:
http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/punnett.html practice:http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/punexam.html overview of genetics:http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLJ_en-GBUS290US290&q=punnet+square+introduction it's the first link- it's a ppt.
A 1.ALLELE- a segment of your DNA (or gene)that codes for a trait in your body. You have two alleles for every trait in your body (with one exception- naturally!).
2. Homozygous alleles- this is what we call the genetic situation when both parents give the same information (genes) for a trait. For example: both of your parents give you the gene for blonde hair, you have no other choice than to have blonde hair.
3. Heterozygous alleles- this is what we call the genetic situation when your parents give you two different genes for a trait. For example: Your Mom gives you the gene for brown hair and your dad gives you the gene for blonde hair- now your Genome has to decide which proteins to make- ones for brown hair OR ones for blonde hair- who will win? read on to find out!
4. Dominant traits (or alleles or genes)- This is when one of the alleles from a parent is stronger than the allele from the other parent so it's the one you use and, therefore,it's the trait that you have. Brown hair is dominant to blonde hair, therefore, you will have brown hair and you won't even know that you have a secret hidden gene from your other parent! (you can probably figure it out though- either by what your parents look like or what your kids look like) We only use one letter to represent a trait when we are trying to predict what traits a person will have, the Dominant trait determines what the letter will be and it (dominant one) will be uppercase- the recessive trait will use the same letter as the dominant trait, but we show that it is recessive by making it lower case!
5.Recessive traits (or alleles or genes)- This is when one of the alleles you get from a parent is weaker than another. You don't use this gene because you favor the stronger gene. In this way it is a hidden, secret gene, that you may never know you have. Even though you don't use this gene in your body, you do have the potential to give this "recessive" gene to your children and (depending on how the shuffling goes during meiosis) they could end up having that recessive trait. EVER see two brown headed people with a blonde baby- their baby- they both had a recessive allele for blonde hair!!!!!!
6. Co-dominant alleles- this is when you have heterozygous alleles for a trait (that's two different alleles) and they are equally strong so they both show up!! This is how you get stripes and spots in fur- neat, hugh?
7. Incompletely dominant alleles- this is when you have heterozygous alleles for a trait (that's two different alleles) and they are equally strong, so they duke it out and decide to compromise- they meet in the middle- you no longer see the original traits but a medium version of each trait- think Pink! As in: Red mixed with White makes PINK!
8. Genotype- this is how we refer to the "letters" or alleles you carry- you always have two- one from mom and one from dad. TT or Tt where "T" is tall (dominant) and "t" is short (recessive).
9. Phenotype- this his how we refer to the visible PHYSICAL features that result from your alleles - "Tall" or "Short". It's what we see and know you have with and/or without knowing what your DNA says. 10.Gregor Mendel- a Monk/ gardener that figured out "genetics" using pea plants. He just cross pollinated pea plants that had different colored flowers and figured out the whole dominant/ recessive trait thing. Genetics that deals with only dominant and recessive traits is even called "MENDELIAN GENETICS".
11. HYBRID- this is how we sometimes refer to the crossing (or breeding) of two different different organisms of the same species. YOU are a hybrid of your parents!!! when we are crossing to test one trait it's refered to as a monohybrid cross ( two traits would be a dihybrid cross)
12. Purebred- This is the same thing as being homozygous, ( you could be homozygous dominant TT or Homozygous recessive tt and still be considered "purebred")
13.X-linked or sex linked- This refers to traits found on the last pair of chromosomes ( the ones that determine whether you are a girl or a boy). Males only have to have one recessive allele for a trait to show up if it happens to fall in this area (most common x-linked traits are; colorblindness, hemophilia and balding)
14. carrier- This is how we refer to a person who is Heterozygous for a trait, they have a recessive allele for something that they will never get, but they can give that allele to their children who may possibly get the trait. ( Mom of cystic fibrosis child is not sick, but child is because she and her husband were carriers of the trait).
15. Pedigree- a chart that shows who of your ancestors carries a trait. circles are girls, squares are guys and shaded shapes have the trait being charted. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX56bRVBks0jhnCcpe51oCCa2pBgI__vKsQPDaYYojK67uG2Z0i3nDGCZmmFTzxWvsjGsDaNlxgmAzxiTnMEY291ydSlFu6kxOmjfps8wFhQXucVovWJrZN5KdZHf1RhHA0ujLXCrbpZgN/s1600/ftree.gif
16. Karyotype- a picture that shows paired chromosomes- can use it to determine the sex of a person or to check for Down's syndrome or any other trisomy ( 3 chromosomes instead of 2).
17.Intermediate inheritance- another term to describe a trait as being a result of co-dominant alleles or incompletey dominant alleles.
18. Polygenic- when more than one gene contributes to a trait- skin color is a result of the interaction between 7 different genes (which means 14 different alleles!), eye color is the result of 3 different genes.
19. Autosomal inheritance (or autosome)- when an allele is found on any of the 22 chromosomes that don't determine sex, so chromosomes 1 through 22 are autosomes. chromosome 23 is a sex chromosome.
20. Huntington's disease- is a disorder passed down through families in which nerve cells in certain parts of the brain waste away, or degenerate. It is an autosomal dominant disorder located on chromosome 4.
punnet square help:
http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/punnett.html practice:http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/punexam.html overview of genetics:http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLJ_en-GBUS290US290&q=punnet+square+introduction it's the first link- it's a ppt.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Biology homework tonight
Tonight's homework: watch these clips and take notes! Be able to use the information
kahn
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/classical-genetics/mendelian--genetics/v/introduction-to-heredity
nova
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mffC4hKBd2A
APES - help with "world in balance"
Use this link for the last question in the packet.
https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/informationGateway.php
https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/informationGateway.php
Monday, March 14, 2016
Latest E.O. Wilson article in the New York Times
As most of you know, E.O. Wilson is my absolute favorite scientist!
His body of knowledge is a synthesis of nearly every branch of science.
He has the best foundation for understanding how this planet and everything in and on it works.
He is worth reading and listening to, even if that means you have to have a dictionary nearby!
Article on Extinction rates:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/opinion/sunday/the-global-solution-to-extinction.html?ref=opinion&_r=3
His body of knowledge is a synthesis of nearly every branch of science.
He has the best foundation for understanding how this planet and everything in and on it works.
He is worth reading and listening to, even if that means you have to have a dictionary nearby!
Article on Extinction rates:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/opinion/sunday/the-global-solution-to-extinction.html?ref=opinion&_r=3
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Biology test on Monday and APES test on Monday
Biology
These videos will help you to review for the test on protein synthesis.
you also need to know how to replicate dna and when that happens.
Khan academy tutorial on transcription and translation
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/macromolecules/nucleic-acids/v/rna-transcription-and-translation
amoeba sisters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2_uB7ybfYM
Don' t forget, you can also sing this song!
http://kbradleyscienceclass.blogspot.com/search?q=dna+and+rna+song
APES :
Test on Population on Monday
Have the handouts completed for monday. The habitable planet packet and the world in balance packet!
Articles don't have to be done, but if you have time go ahead!
These videos will help you to review for the test on protein synthesis.
you also need to know how to replicate dna and when that happens.
Khan academy tutorial on transcription and translation
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/macromolecules/nucleic-acids/v/rna-transcription-and-translation
amoeba sisters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2_uB7ybfYM
Don' t forget, you can also sing this song!
http://kbradleyscienceclass.blogspot.com/search?q=dna+and+rna+song
APES :
Test on Population on Monday
Have the handouts completed for monday. The habitable planet packet and the world in balance packet!
Articles don't have to be done, but if you have time go ahead!
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016
Biology word list, remember they are due tomorrow-!
window panes list for bioenergetic reactions: (just in case you lost it!)
1. ATP- Adenosine triphosphate- this is your cell's basic unit of chemical energy made from breaking down a glucose molecule.
2. Lysis- to split something open- in biology it is usually water breaking things down.
3.synthesis- " to make" something, you are building something, usually a compound in your body.
4.Activation energy- least amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction ( happens at the arrow in an equation, it's 2 ATP for Cellular respiration).
5.aerobic- a reaction that is using oxygen. This produces the highest yield of ATP
6. anaerobic- a reaction that is not using oxygen.This produces ATP, but far less than would have been produced if oxygen was available
7. fermentation- a type of bioenergetic reaction that occurs in plants and animals when oxygen is not available- a back-up energy process, there are two types you need to know; lactic acid fermentation (animals and certain bacteria) and alcohol fermentation ( plants and certain bacteria). This occurs in the mitochondria.
8.Respiration- the process of taking in essential materials for life and releasing waste products. his occurs in the mitochondria.
9.photosynthesis- the process of taking in solar energy and converting it to chemical energy. This occurs in the chloroplast
10. metabolism- The combinations of chemical reactions that occur in an organism to help it carry out life processes.
APES homework for tonight
phosphorous TED Talk- it's in French with subtitles so you need to pay attention!
http://www.ted.com/talks/mohamed_hijri_a_simple_solution_to_the_coming_phosphorus_crisis
http://www.ted.com/talks/mohamed_hijri_a_simple_solution_to_the_coming_phosphorus_crisis
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
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