Biology 11 exam - June 11 @ 1pm - Return TEXTBOOKS

Today all assignments were returned and interim marks were given.

The following are part of the exam review package: Click here to see the exam study guide , the worm review pages or the exam labeling package.

Homework: study for the Biology 11 exam - June 11 @ 1pm

Exam Review: Fungi

Today we spent time reviewing for the exam instead of the dissections. They will be done Wednesday instead, during H or G blocks.

The following are part of the exam review package: Click here to see the exam study guide , the worm review pages or the exam labeling package.

Homework: study for the exam - June 11 @ 1pm

Animal Projects and Labeling Review Diagrams

Today we stared with Animal Project Presentations, and then there was time in class to work on the labeling diagrams for exam review.

Homework:

• bring exam review package and diagram review package to next class
• Exam will be June 11 @ 1pm

Animal Projects

Today was the second day of animal project presentations. Our last presentations will be next class (Thursday, May 28).

Click here to see the exam study guide or the worm review pages which are also part of the exam study guide.

Homework:

• Kingdom animalia Project - Click for information.
• Final Exam - Thursday, June 11, 1:00pm

Animal Projects & Exam Study Guide

Today we had the first animal project presentations. By now everyone has signed up for a due dates. Remember, the quiz is due one class before the actual presentation.

Click here to see the exam study guide or the worm review pages which are also part of the exam study guide.

Homework:

• Kingdom animalia Project - Click for information.
• Final Exam - Thursday, June 11, 1:00pm

Worm Review

Last class we completed worm review pages. Today we went over what we should know about the 3 phyla of worms (platyhelminthes - flatworms, nematoda - roundworms, and annelida - annelids). There was a chance to copy information for the worm review pages and play a worm review game.

Click here to see the worm review pages. Use them for studying for the worm test.

Homework:

1. Worm Test - Wed., May 20
2. Kingdom animalia Project - Click for information. By now you should have signed up for your due dates. (Remember: The quiz is due one class before the actual presentation.)

Annelids

Today there was time in class to :

• Read section 27-2 (pages 594-600)
• Complete all of the questions in the 27-2 Section Review (on p.600)
• Complete the Annelid worksheet

Homework:

1. Essay assignment - Click here for criteria sheet.
2. Kingdom animalia Project - Click for information.

Roundworms: Phylum Nematoda

Today we took notes on the roundworms and completed a worksheet comparing roundworms and flatworms. Click here to see the powerpoint presentation and notes.

Homework:

• Essay assignment - Click here for criteria sheet.
• Kingdom animalia Project - Click for information.

Flatworms

Today we reviewed Phylums Porifera and Cnideria and got an essay assignment comparing the two. Then we took notes on the next phylum - flatworms - Platyhelminthes. Lastly we were assigned a project for kingdom animalia.

Click here for the flatworm powerpoint presentation or fill-in-the-blank notes.

Homework:

1. Essay assignment - Click here for criteria sheet.
2. Kingdom animalia Project - Click here for information.

Cnideria and Plant Test Review

Today we learned a little more about the life cycle and body of a cniderian. We completed a worksheet in class on them. Then we reviewed some of the differences between angiosperms and gymnosperms.

Homework: test next class on angiosperms and gymnosperms

Cnideria

Today we had the plant experiment presentations, got our plant research test back and completed Section 26-3 # 1-4 as an in-class assignment.

Homework: Plant (angiosperm and gymnosperm chart) Test - Thursday, Apr.30

Porifera & Plant Experiment Presentations

Today we saw half of the plant experment presentations. We will finish the other half next class.

We completed Section Review 26-2 (p.563) # 1 & 2 as an in-class assignment.

Homework:

• plant experiment presentations - next class (Friday, Apr. 24)
• Plant Test (on chart of angiosperm vs. gymnosperm characteristics)- Thursday, April 30

Kingdom Animalia

Today we had the plant presentations test and then reviewed some basic facts about all living creatures and then learned some basic facts about animals.

Click here for notes introducing kingdom animalia.

Section 26-1 # 1-4 was completed as an in-class assignment.

Homework:

• plant experiment presentations - Wed. (next class), April 22
• plant test (on angiosperm vs. gymnosperm characteristics) - Thurs., April 30

Plant Finale

Today was the last day for presentations and notes on presentations. Next class will be a test on these presentations. If you missed getting notes on any presentations you can find the necessary information by using the "Seed-producing Plants" booklet. Find and then study the answers for questions 1-8 for the test.

Homework:

• Plant Presentation Test next class - Monday, April 20
• Plant Experiment Project Presentations - Wed., April 22
• Final Angiosperms vs. Gymnosperms Test - Thurs., April 30

Plant Research Presentations

Today we continued the plant research presentations. For those whe did not present today, be ready to present next class, Thursday, April 16.

Next class will be the last chance to make presentations, otherwise you will receive a mark of zero for the presenation part of your project.

We also finished taking notes on angiosperms and gymnosperms. Please click here to see the notes and worksheets you missed.

Homework:

• plant projects test - Mon., April 20
• plant Experiment Project Presentations - Wed., April 22
• Final Angiosperms vs. Gymnosperms Test - Thurs., April 30

Plant Research Presentations

Today we began the plant research presentations. For those whe did not present today, be ready to present next class, Tuesday, April 14.

For boys in F block, please click here for the notes and worksheets you missed.

Homework:

• plant/project test - April 20
• plant Experiment Project Presentations - April 22

Pollen, Seeds, and Flowers

This class we compared the pollen, seeds and flowers for gymnosperms and angiosperms. Next class we will be having our project presentations.

Homework:

• Research presentation due tomorrow (April 8)
• Experiment presentation April 21

Quiz Review and Comparing Stems

Today we reviewed p. 471-475 for the quiz next class. We also read p. 499-502 and p.518-520 to find out how the stems of angiosperms have adapted differently from gymnosperms.

Homework:

• Ch 22 Quiz - gymnosperms vs. angiosperms & monocots vs. dicots next class (Thursday, Apr. 2)
• bring info to work on next class for your research project - due Wed., April 8
• write down your experiment project question that you will do your experiment on, whether you will do it on your own or with someone, and if with someone, with whom?

Monocots vs. Dicots, Coevolution and Pollination

Today we took notes on where monocots and dicots fit into Kingdom Plantae.
Click here to see these notes.

Then we made a picture chart comparing monocots and dicots, using the chart in the textbook, p.475. Finally, we found out that

• coevolution is when plants and their pollenators changing over time together, like a wasp and a orchid - the orchid has flowers that look like a female wasp and the male wasp pollinates it; coevolution increases the fitness of both organisms
• pollination is when pollen grains of a plant being moved/taken to the female part of the plant to fertilize it to produce a seed
• wind pollination is when wind carries the pollen
• vector pollination is when pollination occurs by the actions of animals, birds or insects
• pollination of a certain flower by a specific insect may first have begun accidently, but over time their coevolutionary relationship (between the insect and flowering plant) strengthened because it increased the fitness of both organisms
• seed dispersal is distributing seeds away from the parent plant (so that they can grow in a new location)
• plants have a variety of adaptations to help with seed dispersal

In class assignment: Section Review 22-3 (p.481) # 1-4

Homework:

• Write down your experiment project question that you will do your experiment on, whether you will do it on your own or with someone, and if with someone, with whom?
• work on research project - due Wed., April 8
• Ch 22 Quiz - gymnosperms vs. angiosperms & monocots vs. dicots next week (Thursday, Apr. 2)

Click here to see the plant projects criteria sheet.

Evolution of Plants & Gymnosperms

Today we reviewed what gymnosperms and angiosperms are and learned a little about how plants have evolved over millions of years. We took notes about this and about the three classes of gymnosperms.

Homework: Section Review 22-2 (p. 475) # 2-4

Seed-Bearing Plants

Today we got all our marked work back, including our Algae, Moss and Ferns Test. We went over test answers and then we began the next part of the Plant Unit: Plants With Seeds.

We also got introduced to two projects we will be doing this section, a research project and an experiment project. Click here to see the plant projects criteria sheet.

Lastly we had time to work on the Section Reviews for Chapter 22.

Homework due next class:

• Section Review 22-1 # 1, 4 (textbook, p. 470)
• Section Review 22-2 # 1 (textbook, p. 475)
• Decide on an experiment question that you will do your experiment project on, whether you will do it on your own or with someone, and if with someone, with whom?

Plants

Today we had the Algae, Moss and Ferns Test and then we took notes on the video, Plants.

Algae, Fungus, Moss Review

Today we went over answers for Sec. Review 22-1 and what would be on the test next Thursday.

Homework:

• p. 464 all,
• p.465 Concept Mastery #1, 3, 6
• p.465 Critical and Creative Thinking #2
• Algae, Moss and Fern TEST Thursday, Mar. 12

Moss and Lichen Scavenger Hunt

Today we did a scavenger hunt for lichen and the sporophyte and gametophyte of moss and looked under the microscope to see them up close. Sketches were finished in class.

Homework:

• complete Scavenger hunt/lab questions
• algae, moss and fern TEST next week, Thursday, March 12

Plant Transport and Movement

Today went over last day's homework assignment. Then we watched a video that explained:

• the tissues that move products of photosynthesis (glucose using phloem tisue) from the leaves to other parts of the plant
• the tissues that move water and minerals (using xylem tissue) up the plant from the roots to the leaves
• how water moves up in a plant: -as water evaporates from leaves (transpiration), this pulls water up from the roots; water helps to pull up other water molecules because water sticks to other water molecules (cohesion) and to the xylem cells (adhesion)
• how plants move in the direction of a stimulus (this type of movement is called tropism);for example - plants move and grow in the direction of the sun (phototropism); or another example - plants move as they grow, stem up but roots down toward gravity (geotropism)
• how plants move in response to a stimulus, but not necessarily in a specific direction (non directional movement) for examlpe, dandelion flowers close at night and open in the morning
• how plants move as they grow - nutational movement

Homework:

• textbook p.470 # 2 - 3
• Moss and Fern TEST next Thurs., Mar. 12

Fern and Moss Life Cycles

Today we reviewed Section 21-2 and went over moss and fern life cycles.

Homework: read Moss and Fern sections and do p.37 of handout booklet # 7-12

Alternation of Generations in Moss

Today we reviewed the type of life cycle that plants have called an alternation of generations, in which they grow as haploid male or female gametophytes (gamete producing plants) in one generation and as diploid sporophytes (spore producing plants) in the next generation.

Students completed Section Review 21-1 #1-2 and Section Review 21-2 #1-3 in class. As well the following question was assigned as #4:

Explain in your own words the "moss" life cycle (use fig.2-6 in the textbook).

The First Land Plants

Today we completed our final observations in class for the Bread Mold Lab assignment and began learning about moss and ferns, the first land plants.

Click here for fill-in-the-blank notes or to see the powerpoint presentation.

Non-Seed Producing Plants

Today we learned about the three phyla of algae (Phaeophyta - brown, Chlorophyta - green, and Rhodophyta - red) and compared different examples of the Green Algae from a new handout package.

Homework: complete p.37 #1-6 from handout package

Kingdom Plantae: Algae

Today blocks G and F had their Fungi Test and they started Chapter 20, completing a question sheet in class on algae.

Homework:

• Algae question sheet
• Block H will have their Fungi Test on Wednesday, Feb. 18.

Fungus Review

Today students handed in their Fungi Mind Map and wrote down observations for their Bread Mold Lab. Since the Fungi Test is next class, we wrote down a list of items to know about fungi:

1. They are helpful by:
2. They are harmful because:
3. How they get their food is:
4. Three forms of asexual reproduction are:
5. They spend most of their lifetime as this kind of cell:
6. Two examples of symbiotic relationships with fungi are:
7. The 5 phyla are:
8. These phyla each go by another more common name and so another name for each phylum is:
9. Know the characteristics, examples, types and details of reproduction for each phyla (i.e. the phyla chart)
10. Be able to label any diagrams and to recognize & name the phyla of any pictures of fungus.

Students looked back into their notes or the textbook (19-1 & 19-2) to find the above facts to study.

Also, we got a "self quiz" handout and played a review game.
("self quiz" ANSWERS: 1b, 2c, 3b, 4c, 5d, 6a, 7d, 8b, 9c, 10c, 11b, 12b, 13d, 14c, 15b, 16a, 17c, 18d, 19b, 20b. #5 & 14 you are not expected to know)

Homework: Kingdom Fungi test - this Thursday, Feb. 12

Mold Eperiment and Diseases Caused by Fungi

Today we began an experiment to find out what conditions best help prevent mold growth on bread.

Then we finished up our notes on fungi diseases from Section 19-2.

Click here to see the powerpoint presentation or notes.

Homework:

• Fungi Mind Map project - due Tuesday, Feb.10
• Kingdom Fungi test - Thursday, Feb. 12

Fungi in the Environment

Today we learned about the role of fungi in the environment.

Click here for the powerpoint presentation or notes.

Homework:

• Section Review (p.423) 19-2 # 1-4
• Fungi Mind Map project - due Tuesday, Feb.10
• Kingdom Fungi test - due Thursday, Feb. 12

5 Phyla of Fungi

Today we reviewed the 5 fungi phyla. We completed a couple of worksheets labelling the parts of mold, mushrooms and yeast, labelling their different types of hyphae, and labelling and taking notes on the reproduction of mold.

Homework:

• Project - Fungus Mind Map due Tuesday, Feb. 10
• Fungus Test Thursday, Feb. 12

Click here to see the project criteria sheet.

5 Phyla of Fungi

Today we went over the Section Reveiw 19-1 and took notes in a chart about the 5 phyla in Kingdom Fungi.

Click here to see the powerpoint presentation on the 5 fungi phyla.

Click here to see the fill-in-the-blank chart.

Homework: review today's notes to study the characteristics of the 5 phyla for the quiz (two weeks from now)

Kingdom Fungi

Today we took some notes on Kingdom Fungi. Then the class had time to complete their animal/plant cell diagrams and definitions and Section Review 19 - 1.

Homework: Section Review 19 - 1, # 1, 2, 4, 5.

End of Chapter 3

Today we reviewed plant-like protists and finished our game. Then we had the Plant-like Protists Quiz.

Homework: plant and animal cells worksheet - use the textbook p.89, 90 and glossary to complete the worksheet

Live Protist Lab

Today we reviewed the general characteristics of all protists: single-celled, with a nucleus and organelles.

The rest of the class was for finding protists on slides, identifying them and answering questions about them.

Homework:

1. Plant-like protist Quiz next class (Thurs. Jan. 22)
2. complete Protist Lab booklet - due Thurs. also

Plant-like Protist Review

Today we completed our review sheet and chart about plant-like protists. Then we played a review game.

Homework:

1. Kingdom Protista worksheet # 1-5
2. Plant-like protists Quiz Thurs. Jan. 22

Protist Cells and the Slime Mold Life Cycle

Today we went over the parts of a protist cell, learned the definitions of those parts and labelled some diagrams. Then we watched a video called "Kingdom Protista" and filled in video notes whcih included learning about the slime mold life cycle. At the end of class we had time to finish our lab diagrams and hand them in at the end of class.

Homework:

1. Kingdom Protist Part II - worksheet # 1-5 due next class
2. Plant-likeProtists Quiz - Thursday, Jan. 22

Protist Lab (Prepared Slides)

This class we finished our overview of plant-like protists and did our first protist lab. We looked at samples of both animal-like and plant-like protists:

paramecium
euglena
ameba
mixed protozoa (we tried to recognize one or more of the first three in this mixture)

Plant-like Protists (cont'd)

Today groups gave their presentations and handouts to the rest of the class.

Homework: Section 18-3 # 1-3 on p.401 in the Biology textbook

Plant-like Protists

Today we began learning about plant-like protists from Sec. 18-3. Students worked in groups on a portion of the text to make notes and prepare a handout for a short presentation next class.

Click here for the presentation criteria and rubric.