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BLOCK 7/23 - 7/24What is the class policy regarding:
• Food
• Drinks
• Electronic Devices
Thursday 7/25*** Describe the differences between
Quantitative and Qualitative Observations:
*** List the 5 properties that are shared by all “Living Organisms”:
• • • • •
Friday 7/26Scientific Process/Scientific Method
List the 6 Steps we discussed in class:• • • • • • What do you do if your Hypothesis is rejected?
Monday 7/29
• Define Independent Variable• What is another name for the I.V.?• On what axis would you graph it?
• Define Dependent Variable• What is another name for the D.V.?• On what axis would you graph it?
What are the controlled variables in an experiment?
BLOCK 7/30 – 7/31Create a Hypothesis involving tomato plants and
fertilizer (use if______then_____because_______)
Name the Independent, dependent, and controlled variables in the experiment above:
Thursday 8/1What are the 5 things required on every graph?
• • • • • The X-axis covers 34 squares on your graph paper. Your IV data ranges from 0 to 120. What scale could you use when setting up your graph? (1 square =??)
Monday 8/5Name three things relating to the Metric System:
• • •
The Metric System is based on multiples of _______ .
There are _________ centimeters in (1) meter.
BLOCK 8/6 – 8/7What do each of the following letters represent, and what is each unit’s
numeric value (if Base Unit = 1)
K H D B D C M___ ___ ___ Base ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ 1 ___ ___ ___What is metric unit of length?
What is metric unit of volume (liquid)?What is metric unit of mass?
Warm Up Thursday 8/8
• Convert 48 centimeters (cm) to:_______ meters (m)_______ millimeters (mm)
• Convert 245 milliliters (ml) to:_______ liters (l)
• How many mm in (1) meter? _________• How many mm in (1) cm? _________• How many cm in (1) meter? _________
Monday 8/12• How well do you think you performed on your
Quiz? (Score out of 60 points)• How did you prepare for it?
• List some things you recall regarding Chemistry:– – –
BLOCK 8/13 – 8/14Define “element”:
What 4 elements compose 90% of the mass of most organisms?
Define “atom”:
What three particles make up an atom?
Electrons in an atom’s outermost shell are called ______________ electrons
Warm Up 8/15• Atoms of the same element can have different
numbers of neutrons; these variations of an element are called:______
• An atom’s Atomic Number is equal to that element’s number of :______________
• An element’s Atomic Mass is equal to its number of _________ plus its number of __________ .
• To determine the number of neutrons, the ________is subtracted from the ________
Friday 8/16• What type of chemical bonds form between
Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms in the making of a water molecule?
• What type of chemical bond forms between two water molecules?
• What do we mean when we say that water is a polar molecule?
Warm Up Monday 8/19• Compare adhesion and cohesion:
• Describe capillary action and give an example:
• Compare hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances, and give an example of each:
Friday 8/23• What is the molecular formula for Glucose?
• Use your notes from Thursday and draw its structure:
• The storage polysaccharide found in• plants is:• animals is:• Animals store this polysaccharide where in
their bodies?
Monday 8/26• Compare Saturated vs. Unsaturated Fats:
source: phase: shape: healthy?• Draw a phospholipid bilayer as is found in a
cell membrane. Label polar and nonpolar areas:
• Which of the CHONs are in Carbohydrates?• Which of the CHONs are in lipids?
Block 8/27 – 8/28
• There are how many Amino Acids?______• From these amino acids, we can build how many
proteins? __________________
• Draw and Label the parts of an amino acid:
• When a protein is unfolded and loses its original 3- dimensional shape, it has become _____________
Thursday 8/29
• What is “Activation Energy”, and how is it affected by an enzyme?
• List two unique characteristics of enzymes:
• What is a substrate?
• What was the substrate in the Enzyme demonstration I gave on Block Day?
Monday 9/9
• How do eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells differ?
• Where is DNA found inside a eukaryotic cell?
• Where in a cell are Proteins made?
• Where does photosynthesis take place in plant cells?
• Which organelle converts energy stored in glucose into ATP (usable energy for the cell) ?
BLOCK 9/10 - 9/11• What are 3 things found in a plant cell that are not
found in animal cells?___________ __________ ___________• Compare magnification and resolution
• As cell size increases, the surface-area-to volume ratio: increases / decreases / remains the same ?
• What are the 3 components of the Cell Theory:1. 2. 3.
Thursday 9/12List Six organelles and their functions:• • • • • • Which type of cell would probably have more mitochondria, fat cells or muscle cells? Why?
Monday 9/16
• Describe the make-up of the cell membrane:
• What does “Selectively Permeable” mean?
• What is the difference between Active and Passive Transport across a cell membrane?
Block 9/17 – 9/18• Name and describe the THREE types of Passive
Transport discussed in class:
• An artificial cell contains a 20% sugar solution. Would the cell be considered Hypotonic or Hypertonic when compared to a 30% sugar solution??
• How do Active Transport processes differ from Passive Transport processes:
Friday 9/20
• Name and describe the 3 types of Active Transport discussed in class:
• How is Facilitated Diffusion and one of the three types of Active Transport similar??
Wednesday 10/16
• Copy Cell Cycle info and Diagram from Board
Monday 10/21
1. Compare a Gamete and a Somatic Cell:2. Human somatic cells have _____ chromosomes,
while human gametes have ______ . Which is Diploid? Haploid?
3. Human gametes have _____ sex chromosomes and _____ autosomes.
4. How many steps in the Cell Cycle?5. How many phases in Mitosis?6. What is a Zygote? Is it haploid or diploid?7. What are the male sex chromosomes?8. Arrange Cell Cycle in Proper Order: (M S G2 C G1)
BLOCK 10/22 – 10/23• What type of cells reproduce by Binary Fission?• An organism has a haploid # of 12, what is it’s
diploid #?• What is an autosome?• What are sister chromatids?• Which stage of the cell cycle lasts the longest:
G1 S G2 M C• What is cancer?
Thursday 10/24• What are the reactants in Photosynthesis?
• What are the products of Photosynthesis?
• How is Photosynthesis related to our fossil fuels (gas, oil, coal)??
• In what ways do you and I rely on Photosynthesis??
Monday 10/28• What is Photosynthesis?
• What is the Balanced equation for Photosynthesis?
• How does photosynthesis affect our Environment?
Block 10/29-10/30Define autotroph:
Define Heterotroph
The oxygen released during the light reaction results from the splitting of what reactant molecule?
What two high-energy electron-carrier molecules are made in the light reaction and used to power the Calvin Cycle?
Thursday 10/31• When water molecules are split during the Light
Reactions, what results?
• The Electron Transport Chain provides energy to make _____________ ?
• What end products result from the light reaction?• What is the end-product produced by the Calvin
Cycle?• Where do the Light Reactions take place?• Where does the Calvin Cycle (Dark Reactions) take
place?
BLOCK 11/5 – 11/6Write out the BALANCED equation for Photosynthesis:
Write out the BALANCED equation for Cellular Respiration :
How are Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration interrelated?
Thursday 11/7
• What are the three stages of Cellular Respiration?
• Glycolysis converts one molecule of _____________ into two molecules of _________________ .
• What are the two electron carriers associated with Cellular Respiration?
• Glycolysis takes place where in the cell?• What organelle is associated with Cellular
Respiration?
Friday 11/8• Glycolysis produces:• The Krebs Cycle produces:• The ETC produces:
• The final electron acceptor in the ETC is ________ , and it joins with the spent electrons and H+ ions to form ______________ .
• Which is more efficient at producing ATP, Aerobic Respiration or Fermentation?
BLOCK 11/12 – 11/13
Complete Cellular Respiration Flowchart
Should be on Page 32 in Notebook (front side)
Thursday 11/14
Complete diagram with your group. Everyone must agree.
Monday 11/18• What does DNA stand for?• What is a gene?
• What are the 4 bases in DNA?
• What are the sides of the DNA “ladder” made of?
• Which bases pair together in DNA?
• What type of bonds hold the bases together?
Thursday 11/21• What role do the following enzymes play in DNA
Replication:– Helicase
– Polymerase
– Ligase
If a DNA sample has 15% Adenine, what will the % of Guanine be?
Monday 12/2
Write at least three complete sentences about things you found interesting from the video
BLOCK 12/3 – 12/4• What is a gene?
• What are the monomers (building blocks) of a protein?
• Proteins are synthesized by what organelle?
• What are the three differences between DNA and RNA?
Thursday 12/5• What are the three types of RNA?
• Where does Transcription take place?
• Where does Translation take place?
• If the DNA template strand is G C T A A T G, what will the transcribed mRNA strand be?
DNA G C T A A T G mRNA _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Friday 12/6• What type of bond joins two amino acids?
• Transcription occurs when __________ acts as a template for ___________ synthesis.
• Translation occurs when the sequence of the mRNA ____________ determines the sequence of _________ _________ in a protein.
• The enzyme responsible for synthesizing mRNA during Transcription is ____________________
Monday 12/9• There are _____ amino acids but _______ possible
codons.• Transfer RNA (tRNA) has an _________ _________ at
one end and a 3-base ____________ at the other.• ____________ are the non-coding segments that are
“snipped out” of the transcribed mRNA.• The segments that do code for proteins, __________,
are then “glued” together by the enzyme ligase.• Translation is the process of decoding the _________
into a polypeptide chain (a protein).
BLOCK 12/10 – 12/11• Which type(s) of RNA are involved in Translation?
• Is the genetic code different in each species?
• What type(s) of mutations are considered “frame-shift” mutations?
• Only mutations in (gametes or somatic cells) can be passed on to the offspring of the affected individual.