What are the 3 parts of Interphase? When does the DNA replicate? What are the four stages of Mitosis? What is the end result of Mitosis? What occurs after Mitosis? BLOCK 1/5 – 1/6

Thursday 1/7/2016 What are somatic cells? What are gametes? Humans have ___ total chromosomes? ___ pair? What are autosomes? What do we call a change in an organism’s chromosome structure?

Friday 1/8 What are 4 ways that genetic variation is achieved regarding sexual reproduction/meiosis: What occurs during Anaphase 1 of Meiosis? What occurs during Anaphase 2 of Meiosis?

Monday 1/11 In Humans, gametes contain _____ autosome(s) and ______ sex chromosome(s) Alternate versions of a gene or trait (such as eye color or hair texture) are called _________ Separation of Homologous Chromosomes (pairs) occurs during ____________ of Meiosis ____ Sister Chromatids separate during _________ of Meiosis _____

BLOCK 1/12 – 1/13 How are Chromosomes arranged in a Karyotype? What information can we determine from a Karyotype? What is nondisjunction? When can nondisjunction occur during meiosis?

BLOCK 1/19 -1/20 List 4 things you know about genetics – What is a Punnett Square? What is it used for?

Thursday 1/21 A = Dominant a = recessive (Airhead) (brainiac) Show a Heterozygous genotype: Show a Homozygous recessive: Show a Homozygous dominant: Draw a Punnett Square crossing Aa X Aa: What is the Phenotypic Ratio: What is the Genotypic Ratio:

Friday 1/22 Explain what a Test Cross is and how/why you would use it: Explain Mendel’s Law of Segregation: Explain Mendel’s Law of Independent Assortment:

Law of Segregation: the two alleles for a trait segregate (separate) when gametes are formed during meiosis Bb parent could contribute B or b to gamete Law of Independent Assortment: alleles of different genes separate independently of one another during gamete formation Note: genes must be located on different chromosomes or far apart from each other on the same chromosome (due to crossing over) Example: plant height isn’t affected by plant’s flower color

Friday 1/23 What are the possible gamete combinations for an individual with the following genotype: DdRr ________ ________ ________ ________ Remember to use the F-O-I-L method !! What are the possible gamete combinations for an individual with the following genotype: TtPP

BLOCK 2/3 – 2/4 What is the estimated age of Earth? How long ago did Dinosaurs become extinct? Of all the life forms to ever exist on Earth, what percentage have gone extinct? How many years have humans (Homo sapien) been on Earth?

Thursday 2/5 List and “correct” 3 common misconceptions regarding Evolution:

Friday 2/6 With the extinction of the Dinosaurs, what class of animals became dominant? Describe Darwin’s idea of “Natural Selection”: What were reptile’s main adaptations for life on land? What class of animals did reptiles evolve from? What current animals are thought to be the closest relatives to small Dinosaurs?

Monday 2/9 The Geologic Times Scale is broken into 4 Era’s. Name them, oldest to most recent? What Era could be termed “The Age of Dinosaurs”? List the periods of the Paleozoic, and name one Evolutionary Milestone that occurred in each one. When did the Cenozoic Era begin and end?

BLOCK 2/10 – 2/11 How many Million Years Before Present (MYBP) do we have evidence of:  Eukaryotic cells?  First Bird (Archeopteryx)?  First flowering plants?  First insects?  First fish?  First dinosaurs?  T-rex and Velociraptor?

Thursday 2/12 Paleontologists think that early relatives of whales were what type of animal? What was a key result of the evolution of Bipedal Hominids? Compare a whale’s swimming action to that of a fish: Where is Whale Valley located? What was that area 40 mya?

Friday 2/13 Darwin’s travels were Why did he wait until 1859 to publish “On the Origin of Species”? What was Lamark incorrect about? In evolutionary terms, what does “fitness” mean? Every population has ______________.

BLOCK 2/17 – 2/18 List the 5 categories of Evolutionary Evidence along with a description and/or examples:

Thursday 2/19 List and describe any animal or plant adaptations How do they help survive/reproduce??

Friday 2/20 What are 4 types of Physical Adaptations? What are 2 types of Behavioral Adaptations?

BLOCK 3/24 – 3/25 What are the 8 Levels of Classification (from broadest to most specific): What are the 3 Domains? Which are Prokaryotic?

Thursday 3/26 We can break down the Archaebacteria into what 3 Phyla: What are the three main shapes associated with Eubacteria? Example of “good” bacteria: Example of “bad” bacteria:

Friday 3/27 The smallest living organisms are ______________. Protists can be ____________, ____________, or __________ - like. Spirogyra, Volvox, Diatoms and Euglena all contain _______________ so are considered plant-like. Algae are major producers of _________ and are also a major part of the food chain.

Monday 4/27 List the Name and Function of the 7 Body Systems discussed in class:

BLOCK 4/29 – 4/30 List the 9 Main Phyla of the Animal Kingdom Which Phyla has the most species? Which Phyla’s members have nematocysts? Which Phyla’s members are often parasites?

Friday 5/1 What do you hope to learn from our Fetal Pig Dissection? What questions or comments do you have before we begin??

Thursday 10/16 Define the following: – Gamete – Gene – Chromatids – Zygote – Autosomes

Friday 10/17 Cell Cycle Diagram and info copied from Board:

Monday 10/20 What happens during the “S” phase of Interphase? Diploid or Haploid? Gametes Zygote Somatic Cells What are 4 types of mutations that can occur in a chromosome’s structure? What occurs during Anaphase of Mitosis?

Block 10/21 – 10/22 Human gametes contain ______ autosome(s) and _______ sex chromosomes. If an organism has a diploid number of 2n=36, how many chromosomes will it’s sex cells have? Starting with G1, what is the correct sequence of the cell cycle? Which genes stimulate cell division and which genes put the “brake” on cell division?

Monday 10/27 What is Photosynthesis? (Include reactants and products in your response) What is one thing you learned from the article from Friday?

BLOCK 10/28 – 10/29 Write out the balanced equation for Photosynthesis Compare Species, Population, and Community Show a food chain of 4 organisms and label each Trophic Level How much energy gets transferred from one trophic level to the next?

Thursday 10/30 What is the most common sunlight-absorbing pigment found in chloroplasts? What is another name for the “Dark” Reaction or the “Light Independent” Reaction? What two “energy carrying” molecules are formed in the Light Reaction and used in the Dark Reaction? Compare autotrophs vs. heterotrophs

Friday 10/31 The H+ concentration gradient leads to the formation of _________________ What is produced as a result of the ETC?________ What are the 3 important end products of the Light Reaction? What happens to water in the Light Reaction? What is the end product of the Calvin Cycle?

Thursday 11/6 What is the purpose of Cellular Respiration? Write the balanced equation for Cellular Respiration What types of organisms undergo CR?

Friday 11/7 What are the starting and end products of Glycolysis? What energy carriers are associated with Cellular Respiration? Where does the Krebs Cycle take place? How many ATP are produced in the ETC of Aerobic Respiration?

Mon 11/10 What are the end products of the Kreb’s Cycle? Compare anaerobic vs. aerobic processes, and give an example of each: What are the 2 types of Fermentation, and what does each produce? One molecule of Glucose will produce a maximum of ________ ATP via Aerobic Cellular Respiration: ____ in Glycolysis, ____ in Kreb’s, and _____ in ETC

Block 11/12 – 11/13 Cellular Respiration Learning Goals Objective: Understand the importance and processes of Cellular Respiration I can: Trace the steps of Respiration from glucose to the production of ATP Understand the importance of NADH and FADH 2 Describe in detail each of the 3 Stages of Aerobic Cellular Respiration Differentiate and explain the 2 types of Fermentation Write the Balanced equation for Aerobic Cellular Respiration Compare Aerobic and Anaerobic processes and give examples Rubric: 4 All above and teach another student 3.5 All above 3Four of above 23 of above 1less than 3 of above

Monday 11/17 What are the building blocks of DNA called: What are the 3 parts of these monomers? What 4 bases make up DNA? What 4 bases make up RNA? What is DNA’s shape?

Thursday 11/20 List three enzymes involved in DNA Replication and their functions: What does “Semi-Conservative Replication” mean: If a sample of DNA has 36% Thymine, what % of the sample will be Cytosine? How did you determine this percentage?

Monday 12/1 What are the building blocks (monomers) of Proteins? Where in the cell are proteins made? What are the 3 differences between RNA and DNA? What are the 3 parts of a Nucleotide?

BLOCK 12/2 – 12/3 Differentiate between Atomic Number and Atomic Mass: Differentiate between Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic: Differentiate between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes: Differentiate between Active and Passive Transport:

Thursday 12/4 Differentiate and give examples of Quantitative vs Qualitative observations How does ‘DRY’ and ‘ MIX’ relate to graphing? What are the 4 Macromolecules, and examples? List the stages of the cell cycle (break down to 8): ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___  ___ Interphase I Mitosis I ?

Friday 12/5 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).