APES computer lab day 12-16-14

download and complete the case study
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/files/mercury_in_fish.pdf

Honors Biology Research Project

The V.I.A to higher learning! 
Video. Interview. Article
Notes due DEC. 19th
Project DUE JAN 6th

Here is your task:
STEP ONE:
Find a TED talk/ topic that you are interested in.
Watch the TED talk, take notes, determine what aspect you are going to further research.

Step TWO:  journal link
Find a scholarly scientific article on the topic you are going to research.
READ the article, look up things you don't know, take notes on the aspects that are the central focus and that support the research.


Step THREE:
Find an interview with a person doing research on this topic. Listen to or Read the interview, take notes on aspects that further support your understanding of the topic.

STEP FOUR: Putting it all together
You have two choices; you can create a WeVideo link to teach us about your research topic OR you can create a mind map link to teach us about your research topic.

IF YOU ARE DOING THE WEVIDEO, YOU NEED TO PUT YOUR WEVIDEO IN MY DROP BOX ACCOUNT.  https://www.dropbox.com/home

SIGN IN WITH MY EMAIL ACCOUNT: ckbradley@gaston.k12.nc.us
                                                     password: biology2014

You will have to denote where every bit of your information came from by placing a V, I or A near the statements. You MUST put the material in your own words; if adding a quote, you must be sure to show that it is a quote.

GRADING: this will be worth a test grade, classwork grade and quiz grade!

RESOURCES: your resources must be linked to (video) or listed (mind map) on your product. They must be from reliable scientific sources. Your articles must be from the site have linked above!

BE CURIOUS AND WELL INFORMED: Your presentation should represent that you have done serious research on a topic of your choice. Your information should be comprehensive and have a good representation from each of your sources.

TAKE GOOD NOTES: Your notes should be a good summary/ explanation of what you have read, heard and seen in or from your resources.  YOUR NOTES ARE A PART OF YOUR GRADE AND WILL BE COLLECTED!

BE CREATIVE it matters. Your delivery of the material must be interesting and coherent. We should be able to see how the information is connected. You must identify where each piece of information came from!

BE Grammatically correct! There is no reason for misspelled words and/ or bad grammar. Even if you are drawing a mind map (where everything HAS TO BE handwritten) you can double check your information by typing it up in a document first to make sure it's logical and correct!

APES and Biology homework for this week

APES homework- watch all chapters (it's about 2 hours, so do a little each night!)

Have this done by friday: Take notes so you can use them on the quiz
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/view/

Honors Biology:
Bring ear buds tomorrow
Window panes on ecology are due tomorrow (Thursday) Terms are copied for you below!
Quiz on 4 white sheet boxes on Friday
Videos need to be completed by Monday


Honors Biology: Have all done by Monday!
Watch these and take notes:
simple animals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIfsHPpkSPs&safe=active

complex animals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQb7Xq0enTI

Fungi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj9m7Oc36wM



Biology Window Pane Terms:

1. Photosynthesis- the process of making food (glucose) using sunlight.

2. Autotrophs- organisms that make their own food using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

3. Heterotrophs- organisms that have to consume other organisms to obtain the energy they need to survive.

4. Consumers- organisms that have to eat other organisms

5. Producers- organisms that make food for other organisms

6. Individual- one member (organism) of a particular species.

7. Population- all of the members of a particular species

8. Community- all of the different types of living organisms in a given area

9. Ecosystem- all of the living and non-living things in a given area

10. Omnivore- organism that eats plants and animals for its energy needs

11. Herbivore- organism that only eats plants for its energy needs

12. Carnivore-organism that only eats animals for its energy needs

13. Detritivore- organism that eats dead things for its energy needs

14. Decomposer- organism that breaks organic matter down into its basic elements.

15. Biomass- the weight of organic matter in a given area.

16. Abiotic factors- non-living things that exist and play a role in an organism's environment.

17. Biotic factors- living things in the environment

18. Symbiosis- a close relationship between two organisms

19. Limiting factors- anything that contributes to the survival and reproduction of an organism, therefore if there is not enough of it, the population will decrease. (water, food, habitat are examples)

20. Carrying capacity- the maximum amount of organisms that can live in an area. (note: this is usually determined by the limiting factors in an environment)

Honors biology and APES homework

HONORS BIOLOGY

If you were out today for any reason you will need to copy someone's notes for the "Organic Compounds" box we completed in class today (4th block)

Tomorrow you will have a group quiz on the Evolution Box and the Mitosis and Meiosis Box.

Tonight your homework is to go to this site and click to play the video in the main frame of the screen (on evolution)
http://www.khswaveriders.org/apps/video/watch.jsp?v=29204

Project to be assigned: you will be completing a project on specific science topic- if you find one ahead of time (before Friday) and it doesn't duplicate someone else's choice then you get to have some say in what you research.

You need to find a TED talk on a branch of science that you find interesting. The "Talk" must be over 12 minutes. This is how you will choose your topic.  Write down The name of the TED talk and the speaker and bring it to me Friday! If you don't have one chosen already, I will pick one for you.  You will get more information about the project on Friday!

Start Looking:
http://www.ted.com/search?page=1&per_page=12&q=biology


APES: watch this :)
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/big-coal-takes-a-page-from-big-tobacco-338806339713

APES lesson plan for Tuesday 11/18/14 RETEST WORK

APES SUB PLAN:

Sorry I can't be there, we will save the cocoa day for later.

Watch this and take notes, you can spend the rest of your time finishing your lab write ups.

Mining in Alaska
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/alaska-gold/

If you were absent last Monday you'll need to go through the clips we saw and write out the water treatment steps. I'm going to give you the link to my lesson plan so you can see what all you have to catch up on.  https://docs.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/document/d/1lsioaQx-3aBd8hOP1EFE0ad5LcngONO-K4_fJGW0DL0/edit

EVERYONE: YOU NEED TO PUT YOUR WEVIDEOS IN MY DROP BOX ACCOUNT.  https://www.dropbox.com/home

SIGN IN WITH MY EMAIL ACCOUNT: ckbradley@gaston.k12.nc.us
                                                     password: APES2014


APES : RE-TEST people- do all of these INDEPENDENTLY. Due Friday!

If I were you I would just take notes first and then come up with some good questions.

You need to type them in google docs and then share the form with me: ckbradley@gaston.k12.nc.us

Watch this and then write up 15 questions  ( with answers) and submit them to me.
Eye of the storm: 50min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C66vuDbbek4

Watch this and then write up 10 questions  ( with answers) and submit them to me.
Ghana: 21 min
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804/video/video_index.html

Watch this and then write up 10 questions  ( with answers) and submit them to me.
You knew there had to be a TED
Majora Carter: 19 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ-cZRmHfs4

biology window pane list and APES lab info.

Biology

Evolution window pane list: Due on Tuesday 11-18-14

window pane terms:

1. evolution- the concept that organisms change over time.

2.Abiogenesis- the concept that life arises from non-living organisms

3.Biogenesis- the concept that living things can only come from other living things.

4.biochemical evidence- using an organisms chemical make-up ( genetic code and proteins) to show how related they are to other organisms.

5.Vestigial organs- structures in our body that do not serve a purpose, remnants of our ancestors. ex. appendix and tailbone

6.acquired traits- traits that you obtain in your lifetime- these are not evolved traits- learning to play an instrument, or losing a limb.

7. natural selection- when organisms evolve as a result of who they chose to reproduce with, over time (millions of years) this results in a new species.

8. adaptive radiation (syn= divergent evolution) - When new species develop from one common ancestor as a result of some sort of isolation.

9.convergent evolution (ant= divergent evolution) - when organisms from different ancestors evolve to look similar because they are adapting to a similar habitat.

10.coevolution- when organisms evolve together, flowers and pollinators do this.

11.speciation - the process of developing into a new species

12.reproductive isolation- when two similar organisms cannot reproduce together due to physiological reasons or having different mating seasons

13. behavioral isolation - when two similar organisms don't reproduce together because of one having an inappropriate or different behavior.

14.Geographical isolation - when two similar organisms don't reproduce together because they are separated by some geological barrier.

15.disruptive selection (use the graph for your drawing)

16. stabilizing selection (use the graph for your drawing)

17. directional selection (use the graph for your drawing)

18.Gradualism- Evolution that occurs slowly over a long period of time.

19.Punctuated Equilibrium-Evolution that occurs rapidly due to some sort of natural disaster or other environmental reason

20.Vestigial structures- structures found in an organism that no longer serve a purpose. ( our appendix, our tail bone)

21.Homologous structures- characteristics which are shared by related species because they have been inherited in some way from a common ancestor. For example, the bones on the front fins of a whale are homologous to the bones in a human arm and both are homologous to the bones in a chimpanzee arm.

22.Analogous structures- characteristics are analogous (also called "convergent"), which means that they serve the same function in different species but they evolved independently rather than from the same embryological material or from the same structures in a common ancestor. An example of an analogous structure would be the wings on butterflies, bats, and birds

AP Environmental Science:

Labs today and tomorrow, we will wrap up on Friday, any remaining time can be used to write-up the labs in your notebook with your group. Lab notebooks will be handed in and graded on Tuesday 11-18-14! HAVE THEM DONE ON TIME!

Biology benchmark on Wednesday!! Please review using these links

Benchmark 1 review
https://docs.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/document/d/1XbXNJAzPvR0nkAR2JSVODgiEV6OeiqFd1IAFvtTvo0M/edit

Benchmark 2 review- you wrote these answers in your notes :)
https://docs.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/document/d/1lEJ6ZijWMxpzbamfQrB2rk6aBfbrAluPHy03P_Tzcgk/edit


Gene Therapy TED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez560GnkSrE

APES case study Due Wednesday! Friday work if you weren't here

here's the link to the questions and the case study links:

https://docs.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/document/d/1yVmeycsTCFjGl8XlBDbTqhvJk_Go5ZlS339QoxTy1Ns/edit

Watch this over the weekend if you were out on Friday (BBQ day). Click "watch movie" then you'll have to type in your email address, then it will play for your!

http://watershedmovie.com/

APES test tomorrow

THE DAY HAS FINALLY ARRIVED, TEST IS REALLY HAPPENING TOMORROW!

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

HOW EL NINO WORKS, WHERE IT OCCURS AND  WHAT THE EFFECTS ARE ON OTHER COUNTRIES. 

(THIS INCLUDES YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THE "NORMAL" WEATHER PATTERN IS as well as what la nina is)

THE GENERAL WEATHER PATTERNS - WIND DIRECTION, CORIOLIS

THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND WHAT OCCURS AT EACH LEVEL

WHERE ALL OF THE COUNTRIES WE ASSIGNED CAN BE LOCATED ON A MAP (Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, New Guinea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Peru, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Pakistan and Guatemala)  AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE COUNTRIES WE WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH DURING CLASS. 

Monday Oct 27th sub plan for Biology and APES

1st and 4th Block Biology:

I'll tutor after school tomorrow for anyone needing to re-take the protein synthesis test.
I'll re-test on Wednesday.

I'll collect the web quest tomorrow!

For Today:
I want  you to watch all segments of "ghost in your genes". Pause for 5 minutes after each segment and discuss with your group the main idea of the segment. 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78B298BCF74FE93C

Write down the main idea of EACH segment and 3 points that support it.

Jot down notes as you watch to help you with this.

Hand in ONE answer sheet per team. There are 6 sections to the documentary. I expect you to get through 5 of them  (should take @ 75 minutes).

Remember to get your pumpkins done- bring them by Wed.

2nd block AP Environmental Science:

Good news: you get one more day to complete your we-video, have it ready to go tomorrow!

Today in class you will finish planet in peril part 2.

You already have the handout that goes with it, just continue on with the worksheet. pause as needed after each section to discuss with your group what the important aspects were.

link to planet in peril part 2: pause as needed, you'll go through all of this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-263R3CP2c4

Honors Biology class reminder: weekend homework

Just a reminder that you all have a web quest to finish over the weekend.
The site you need to refer to and keep returning to if you get lost is genetics at Utah:
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

Those of you that need to re-take your protein synthesis test:
I will re-teach on Monday from 3:15 to 4
I will re-test on Tuesday from 3:30 to 4:30  this will give you some time to ask questions before you start.

To review on your own you should go to the links posted previously and be sure you can understand and describe in words what is happening here:                                                                                                      

REMEMBER :  Before any of this starts mRNA gets a chemical message that your body needs something (insulin for example). transcription occurs next: mRNA then enters the nucleus to read and write down (in mRNA letters) the information on  the gene that codes for the needed protein (insulin) . The part where the mRNA is read by the ribosome and amino acids are brought back to the ribosome is translation

We begin heredity and genetic disorders next week.
I'm putting a link to the word list here, but I don't want you to start them until Tuesday at the earliest because I want you to have a base knowledge before starting.
https://docs.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/document/d/1QfWsEBqvWGlYQ9BlcmmfaqUuTMCbfz6Af50OBQDxXuQ/edit

Updated fill in the blank post- completed version right under it so you can double check yourself :)

Name _________________________block_________version__1_

The first thing that happens when your body needs a protein is a ____________message is sent. __________responds by traveling into the nucleus. An___________ then unzips the DNA molecule so that the mRNA can read the gene that codes for the needed __________. When mRNA creates the message from DNA it places __________________nitrogen bases in the corresponding order. This process is called______________. mRNA then leaves the___________ and travels through the cytoplasm. It  locates a _____________that will read the "message."  The ribosome reads the mRNA message in sets of 3 letters, these sets are called________!

Each _____codes for an amino acid.

The Ribosome then sends a signal to the__________  telling them they are needed! The tRNAs then return to the __________with the appropriate___________________. The anti-codon on the bottom of the ___________makes sure that the amino acid is returned to the proper location on the _____________strand.

__________________is done!      The _____________are connected via peptide bonds!!

When the chain of amino acids is complete it is released from the____________, it folds and is now officially a protein!!! 




Try without looking and then double check by looking here:

The first thing that happens when your body needs a protein is a chemical message is sent. mRNA responds by traveling into the nucleus. An enzyme then unzips the DNA (ATCG) molecule so that the mRNA can read the gene that codes for the needed protein. When mRNA creates the message from DNA it places complimentary (AUCG) nitrogen bases in the corresponding order. This process is calledtranscription. mRNA then leaves the nucleus and travels through the cytoplasm. It  locates a ribosome that will read the "message."  The ribosome reads the mRNA message in sets of 3 letters, these sets are called codons!

Each codon codes for an amino acid.

The Ribosome then sends a signal to the tRNA's  telling them they are needed! The tRNAs then return to the ribosome with the appropriate Amino Acids (cytosine, valine, alanine, etc.) . The anti-codon on the bottom of the tRNA makes sure that the amino acid is returned to the proper location on the mRNA strand.

translation is done!      The Amino Acids are connected via peptide bonds!!
When the chain of amino acids is complete it is released from the ribosome, it folds and is now officially a protein!!! 

APES updated schedule for students and awesome parents that are paying attention!

Since we have added a new project to our week - We Video ( https://www.wevideo.com/ ) on your assigned country - we are going to postpone your test and the eco-column write up.


Your test will include questions from the countries we are covering, El Nino concepts, wind patterns, atmosphere layers and knowledge of where these countries can be found on a map.

We will present all of the countries during class on Monday
Test will be Tuesday
Lab write up will get pushed until the following week to allow us time to complete a new lab next week.

APES research countries

click here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hO80y_bCaF_VdI-C1sqMOjRTL2iKCNvCpdxbrhjHgcc/edit?usp=sharing

APES homework for tonight

El Nino: watch, listen, take notes- FRQ tomorrow :)
JUST WATCH AND TAKE NOTES ON THE FIRST 25 MINUTES!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK-n0CeFWtk


Lab report write up!  Due October 29th

Use this site to help you with your write-up:
http://teacher.sanjuan.edu/webpages/ccimino/files/ap_bio_lab_report_format_guides.pdf

Your background information should explain and illustrate each of the cycles being monitored: nitrogen, phosphorous and water as well as an explanation as to why the other factors (DO, pH, turbitiy, etc) are relevant and being monitored.

Helpful links for DNA replication and protein synthesis.

If you are having trouble understanding the processes of DNA replication and/ or Protein Synthesis or if you just want to review, these videos should help!

FYI- SAYING "TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION" IS BASICALLY THE SAME THING AS SAYING "PROTEIN SYNTHESIS"

crash course DNA replication:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=crash%20course%20DNA%20replication

Bozeman protein synthesis

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=bozeman%20protein%20synthesis

crash course transcription and translation: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itsb2SqR-R0

cool video of transcription and translation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41_Ne5mS2ls

Biology new word list for DNA, RNA and protein synthesis

Biology
Window panes due 10-15-14

1. Complementary base pairs- The nucleotides that fit together to form the DNA double helix, adenine with thymine and cytosine with guanine .
Here is a visual, if the original strand of DNA has the following bases:    A T C G A T T C G A T (ORIGINAL OR TEMPLATE)Then the complimentary bases would be: T A G C T A A G C T A (COMPLIMENT TO THE ORIGINAL)

2. Replication- the process of copying the original strand of DNA to form a new, IDENTICAL, strand of DNA so that when the cell divides the daughter cells have the same exact genetic information as the parent cell.

3. Mutation- any change in someone’s strand of DNA, it could be a few letters (bases) or just one base.

4. Protein synthesis- using a cells DNA to code for and then make a specific protein needed by the cell, three types of RNA are needed to do this.

5. Trait- a physical characteristic or feature of a person (ex; brown hair, tall, diabetic, blue eyes)

6. Genes- the segments of a person’s DNA that code for a certain trait.

7. Transcription- when mRNA copies a segment of DNA in order to take the message out of the nucleus and to a ribosome. It must be written in the RNA’s language which uses Uracil in place of thymine for a nitrogen base. The uracil still pairs up with Adenine.

8. mRNA- messenger RNA is the RNA responsible for sneaking into the nucleus of a cell and copying off a certain piece of DNA and then carrying that piece of the code out to a ribosome.

9. Codon- three letters of a mRNA strand that determine which amino acid is to be made by a ribosome.

10. Translation- when the code made by the mRNA gets turned into an amino acid in a ribosome.

11. rRNA- is ribosomal RNA, it’s what makes up the ribosome and turns a mRNA codon strand into an amino acid strand.

12. tRNA- is the type of RNA that puts all of the amino acids in the correct order to form the proper protein. It has a complimentary RNA code for the newly produced amino acid to hook on to.

13. Peptide bond- it’s what connects one amino acid to another to make a complete protein. a long chain of these amino acids can be refered to as either a protein or a polypeptide.

14. Hydrogen bond- weak bond that holds nitrogen bases (A with T or C with G) together. 

15. Anti-codon- located at the bottom of the tRNA , it has the opposite nitrogen bases of the codon and its purpose is to make sure that the amino acids are returned to the proper place on the mRNA strand being translated at the ribosome! This insures that the codons are put in the correct order, regardless of who gets back to the ribosome first.

Use these links to help you visualize what's going on:
DNA replication
http://www.johnkyrk.com/DNAreplication.html
proteins synthesis (RNA and transcription/ translation tutorial)
http://www.johnkyrk.com/er.html
BIG PICTURE STUFF: DNA and heredity
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

APES homework Melinda Gates TED take notes

Melinda Gates TED talk about birth control and Coca Cola:

https://www.ted.com/talks/melinda_french_gates_what_nonprofits_can_learn_from_coca_cola

Honors biology benchmark test on MONDAY Window panes for project grade due Monday as well!

Honors Biology:

Just a reminder that your window pane notebook will be given a project grade for this 6 weeks. 
You must hand in your repaired notebook on Monday!

You were told to fix/ repair any errors in your homework window panes so that you could still receive a 100 project grade. This is your re-take opportunity, only I am not limiting you to an 85!

 If you have done your homework well all through this 6 weeks, and you had nothing to fix, you do not have to hand them in again, you will simply receive the 100.

Your benchmark test will be on Monday, we reviewed on Friday and you were told that you could create a mind-map to use during the test. Remember, the map must contain at least 10 images, it must be creative and colorful and it must only take up one side of the paper.  It cannot simply be notes!
Here is a link with some good examples if you aren't sure how to proceed:

http://www.sserc.org.uk/wwwroot2/members/Mapping/George_Milne_maps/Biology_Cells.jpg

http://www.sserc.org.uk/wwwroot2/members/Mapping/George_Milne_maps/Biology_Biosphere.jpg

See you Monday!

Reminder- Plan test is on Tuesday for all 10th graders.

DUE Friday 10-3-14

APES- Chapters 5 and 6 should be read. The review questions (any five from both chapters) and the critical thinking questions (any five from both chapters) should also be handed in.

*No TED tonight- I changed my mind since you have to finish your reading.
* I will be collecting the case study from last week as well.
just for fun: it's about a minute long!
http://www.weather.com/video/does-dirt-make-you-happy-53259


Biology- Window pane terms for bioenergetic reactions  are due tomorrow.
Your window pane homework assignments get averaged together for a project grade- if you have any you  need to fix go ahead and do it so you can still get 100 even if you got a 0 for a previous homework grade!!
 WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE YOUR GRADE!!!

We have a big review tomorrow for your last test of this 6 weeks!

Cell project- You should have half of it done by tomorrow. I will check to see what you have! This is not a grade, rather an incentive so you don't put it off to the last minute.
REMEMBER it is DUE next WEDNESDAY!!

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.

mitosis and meiosis window panes due 9-26-14

word list for mitosis and meiosis- due Friday 9-26-14

1.Non-disjunction- When the chromosomes are not pulled apart evenly during anaphase of meiosis. This is what leads to Down’s syndrome (aka: trisomy 21 which means three of the 21st chromosome).

2. Chromosome- a condensed segment of DNA, humans have 46 chromosomes in every cell in their body,(except egg and sperm)

3. Chromatid- half of a duplicated chromosome- the whole X represents two sister chromatids!

4. Mitosis- the process of forming two new, genetically identical cells (skin, liver, hair, muscle, blood, etc. all of these cells are referred to as being 2N= the whole chromosome number, one set from Mom and one set from Dad)

5. Meiosis – the process of forming 4 new, GENETICALLY DIFFERENT cells with half the genetic material of the original cell. These cells only have 23 chromosomes (they are called 1N)

http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/meiosis.html

6. Zygote- forms when the egg and the sperm unite and make the first cell of a new organism.

7. Allele- a choice for a trait, you have two alleles for every trait in your body, one from mom and one from dad.

8. Replication- the process of copying the original strand of DNA to form a new, IDENTICAL, strand of DNA so that when the cell divides the daughter cells have the same exact genetic information as the parent cell.

9. Trait- a physical characteristic or feature of a person (ex; brown hair, tall, diabetic, blue eyes)

10. Genes- the segments of a person’s DNA (or chromosome)that codes for a certain trait.

11. Fertilization- when the sperm cell unites with the egg cell.

12. Centromere- the structure that holds two sister chromatids together.

13. haploid- The “Half” number of chromosomes an organism would have in a regular/ non- sex cell. Sex cells are haploid!!!! (same thing as 1N)

14. Diploid- The full chromosome number in a regular/somatic cell, the prefix “di” relates to the fact that you have “two” bits of information (chromosomes) for nearly every trait in your body. One from Mom and one from Dad. (same thing as 2N)

15. Somatic cells- all of the cells in your body except for your egg or sperm cells.

16. Gametes- the cells in your body that participate in reproduction, either egg or sperm cells.

17.Homologous chromosomes- The chromosomes that Match up for given traits, the chromosome from Mom that codes for height and the chromosome for Dad the codes for height are “homologous”. They pair up during meiosis 1 and trade information to insure that offspring are not identical!

18. Crossing over- when homologous chromosomes pair up and trade genes during meiosis 1.

19.sexual reproduction- when organisms use meiosis to allow for genetic variation of offspring- this allows for increases chances of survival in a species.

20. asexual reproduction- when organisms use mitosis to duplicate their cells, this results in a “clone” or two identical cells. Your cells do this when you are growing or repairing damaged tissue. Some organisms do this to make offspring= bacteria and fungal spores do this.

For Tuesday and Wednesday, remember to bring ear buds!

All classes will be in the computer lab for Tuesday and Wednesday due to my having Jury Duty.

Remember to bring ear buds/ headphones for those days.

1st and 4th block Biology need to click on the link below and follow the instructions posted.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SPh3ayBZ_qkSDNTQnvMD5kJB9uBRo49EtpWB6pjCLno/edit?usp=sharing


APES - 2ND BLOCK

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS, BRING EAR BUDS FOR TOMORROW IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEM TODAY.

https://docs.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/document/d/12Sm4iYId7B1HyNDbXCU5KDq_Z6I3whOlGAhgVb-juog/edit

Biology video clip for those that didn't do the Khan videos or quiz

Bozeman video clip:
http://www.bozemanscience.com/cell-division


Remember to watch the previous Khan clips too, but you will only be quizzed on this bozeman clip.
This second chance will not come around again, take advantage of it!

links for sites used in class today- Don't forget to watch Kahn videos for homework

Links used in class today:

sickle cell case study:
http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=484&id=484

nature of stem cells
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/stemcells/scintro/

Go, go, stem cells
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/stemcells/sctypes/


interactive microscope:
http://virtualurchin.stanford.edu/microtutorial.htm


Khan links are in previous post!

Biology homework for Wednesday night, do it tonight if you have time :) Project reminder!

Watch these Khan academy tutorials on fertilization and cell division:

Take notes as he goes through the tutorial.
 I will check your notes as a homework grade. 
You may or may not be quizzed on this information, if you have YOUR notes you can use them during the quiz.

Fertilization and terminology used when discussing cell division: 10 min
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/new-topic-2014-06-18T18:00:45.081Z/v/fertilization-haploid-diploid-gamete-zygote-homologous


Zygote differentiating into somatic and/or germ cells: 9 min
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/new-topic-2014-06-18T18:00:45.081Z/v/somatic-germ-cells



Reminder: your cell project is due October 8th.

Biology- weekend homework Quiz on cells Monday

 watch this TED talk and complete the guide that goes with it ( the one you were given in class);
http://www.ted.com/talks/bonnie_bassler_on_how_bacteria_communicate

Monday's Quiz:
Be able to label the plant and animal cells.  Label the organelles in each and be able to tell the job of each organelle.

APES extra credit and weekend homework- grab some supplies

Weekend homework: still need compost (table scraps will do- try not to include anything acidic), aquatic organism of your choice and a banana. (these supplies are per team- communicate with each other!)

EXTRA CREDIT:
Watch this documentary, it will help you with pretty much every aspect of this course. Complete the handout while you watch it- you'll have to pause a lot, it will take you a while to complete this.
It is worth 10 points  towards one of your tests (not to exceed 100!)

HOME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU

link to handout that must be completed;
https://docs.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/document/d/1GH8g3_VN7PZkz2uOg83YCBPPZKtzNdrxEADJHjIgQB0/edit


The volunteer opportunities listed in the previous post are worth 15 points (not to exceed a 100).

APES EXTRA CREDIT re-posted RIVERKEEPER LINK

APES extra credit opportunity

I'd love for you guys to be able to go to this! If you can make it I'll give you extra credit on a test or project!!

http://www.blumenthalarts.org/events-performances/coming-performances/detail/mountainfilm-on-tour

Go here for clean-up dates and locations: Take PIX!

http://www.catawbariverkeeper.org/

This looks like fun and would count too! TAKE  pix!
http://www.catawbariverkeeper.org/News/calendar-of-events/11th-annual-catawba-riverfest

Honors biology word list for "Cells" and "cell transport" due Friday 9-12-14

Second list of window panes; due Friday, September 12th

1. Chloroplast- organelle found only in plant cells, it makes chemical energy (sugar/ glucose) using solar energy (sunlight) to combine water and carbon dioxide.

2. Mitochondrion (singular) - responsible for breaking down sugar (glucose from plants) into a more usable form (ATP) for our cells. Found in animal cells and plant cells. Cells that do more work have more mitochondria in their cells (muscle cells and sperm cells have the most!).

3. Centrioles- organelles found only in animal cells that are only active during cell division (mitosis) where their job is to make sure that duplicated DNA strands get pulled apart evenly.

4. Ribosomes- found in plant and animal cells, they are responsible for building proteins and enzymes in a cell by using instructions they receive from the DNA via an RNA strand.

5.Nucleus- the control center for the cell, it contains the DNA instructions used to make every part of your body, your DNA NEVER,NEVER, NEVER leaves the nucleus!!

6.Cell wall- found only in plants, it provides structure and support to plant cells.

7.Cell or plasma membrane- found in plant and animal cells, it controls the movement of all substances in and out of the cell. SUPER IMPORTANT!

8.Cytoplasm- gel-like substance that all of the organelles are suspended in, it provides a medium for nutrient exchange as well as a cushion for the organelles.

9. Active transport- transport of a substance across the cell membrane that requires energy!! When something moves from where there is less of a it t0 where there is more of it. This usually takes work. Imagine you are trying to push the last little bit of a sleeping bag into it's case.

10. diffusion or passive transport- transport of a substance across a cell membrane, this type does not require energy because the substance is usually small, like oxygen, and moving from where there is more of it to where there is less of it (with the concentration gradient). imagine a ball rolling drown a hill - from where it is highest to where it is lowest- no energy needed.

11. facilitated diffusion- this is a lot like passive transport in that it doesn't require energy. It does however require a door called a protein channel. this is because the substances are usually large, like a sugar molecule. These substances move with the concentration gradient (high to low) as well.

12. Osmosis (or diffusion of water)- is the movement of water (only water) across a cell membrane- this works with the concentration gradient as well, moving from where there is more water to where there is less. It does not require energy! ** note- water usually follows salt! If you've ever eaten too much salty popcorn at the movies you may have noticed that your hands get puffy. Your cells are soaking up fluids to balance out the salt in your cells. this is an example of how your body carries out homeostasis.

13. Fluid mosaic model- this refers to the way your cell membrane is made, it is made up of two floating layers composed of proteins and lipids. the membrane is constantly moving which allows substances to glide through it. the lipid layers insure that the water level in your cells is controlled- the inside lipid (fat)Layer holds the water in, the outside lipid (fat) layer keeps water out. the protein channels are like tunnels that take substances from one side of the cell all the way across both layers to the other side of the cell.

14. Eukaryotic cells- have membrane organelles, in particular a nucleus that holds its DNA. Animals, Plants, Fungi and Protists are made of these types of cells. They are thought to be a symbiotic relationship between cells that were once prokaryotic.

15.Prokaryotic cells- Don not have membrane bound organelles. They have DNA, but it is not kept inside of a nucleus, it is in the shape of a plasmid (circular) that floats around in the cell. ONLY BACTERIA are Prokaryotic

16. Euglena- a photosynthetic organism that lives in water. It has Chloroplasts and other organelles and is a unicellular (one celled) organisms made of cells like us- Eukaryotic! (It is a protist)

17. Paramecium- a one celled organism (protist) that swims (it also lives in water) using its cilia. It eats other organisms to survive.

18. Contractile vacuole- organelle in protists that helps them maintain proper water balance by helping to pump out excess water. They need this since they live in the water.

19. Plasmid- a circular strand of DNA found in bacteria.

20. Golgi body- organelle responsible for packaging substances made or excreted by your cells.