School Without Walls Biology

Here is a page of review material for your final!

All SCIENCE FINALS WILL BE ON JUNE 14, 2010!

REVIEW FOR THE FINAL WILL BE AFTER SCHOOL, THURSDAY, JUNE 10TH IN ROOM 12.

BRING YOUR BIOLOGY TEXTBOOK TO BE TURNED IN ON THE DAY OF THE FINAL!

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• Test review Jeopardy: Jeopardyreviewgenetics_2010
• Class notes – Meiosis
• Class notes – Mendelian genetics
• Review the following activities:
  • Meiosis Poker
  • Genotypes and Phenotypes Handout
  • Paper Pet Genetics
  • Dihybrid crosses – notes from class.
  • Who Killed Shamari Davis? activity
  • Blood transfusion game we played in class: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/landsteiner/readmore.html
  • Blood type inheritance – notes from class.
  • Sex-linked traits – notes from class.
  • Thompson Family Fortune activity
  • Mystery of the Romanovs viewing guide and video: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/feeds/cv-seo/Full-Episodes/Inside/Mystery-of-the-Romanovs-1.html
  • Case study: Romanovs (for reviewing sex-linked traits in pedigrees
  • Meiosis Quiz
  • Genotypes, Phenotypes and Punnett Squares Quiz
  • 16-block Punnett Squares and Blood Types Quiz

• Review the following pages in the textbook
  • 253-262 (Mendel) – Punnett Squares
  • 263-273 (Meiosis) – Meiosis
  • 309-329 (Genetics) – Pedigrees and blood types

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How to study for your DNA –> Mitosis Test

• Test Review Jeopardy – Jeopardyreviewmoleculargenetics_2009_2010
• DNA notes – Click here.
• Cell Reproduction notes – Click here.
• Review the following activities:

• Strawberry DNA extraction
• Have your DNA and eat it too! activity
• Notes on DNA discovery video – click here for video.
• Reading DNA activity (transcription and translation)
• Notes on DNA replication, transcription and translation videos – Click here and navigate to videos.
• Mutations – kinds of mutations and effects of mutations activities.
• Notes on sickle cell anemia video: Click here for video.
• Colorful Electrophoresis
• Simulating Electrophoresis
• Notes on Justice DNA video – click here for video.
• Constructing Human Karyotypes
• Notes on Limb Regeneration video – Click here for video.
• Mitosis graphic organizer (chart)
• Mitosis Video: Click here for link.
• Mitosis activity
• Quiz – DNA Structure and Discovery
• Quiz – Replication and Transcription
• Quiz – Translation and Mutation
• Quiz – Chromosomes and Karyotypes

To review, you can look over the following pages in your textbook. The focus of the test will be what we reviewed in class.

• 291-295 (Transcription and Translation)
• 296-301 (Mutations)
• 203-210 (Chromosomes and the Cell Cycle)
• 328-329 (Changes in chromosome number – not assigned, but useful for review)
• 342 (restriction enzymes – not assigned, but useful for review)
• 345 (PCR – not assigned, but useful for review)
• 346, 352-3 (gel electrophoresis – not assigned, but useful for review)

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Here’s what to review for your test:

• Class notes: https://biowithoutwalls.com/notes/
• The packet/chemistry notes and reading.
• Properties of water lab.
• Virtual microscopy assignment.
• Microscopy lab.
• Organelle chart.
• Cell size lab.
• Selective permeability and osmosis lab.
• Cell membrane models.
• Cell transport activity (passive and active transport).
• The following readings (already assigned!): bonding – 141-8; water – 152-3; diffusion 154-6; Membranes: 175-178; osmosis/transport – 195-203 (Up to “Cell reproduction”)
• Quizzes – Chemistry/properties of water; organelles; diffusion and selective permeability.
• The Jeopardy! review program: testreviewjeopardy_cell_membranes_2009_2010

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