Biology: MIDTERM!

You will have a midterm next Thursday and Friday (Jan. 18 & 19). The information covered will be that from Theme II and Theme III in your review book. Topics that will be stressed are as follows: organic molecules (carbs, lipids, proteins), levels of organization, cell membrane (including movement in and out), enzymes, cell organelles, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, homeostasis, disease, basics of: nutrition, gas exchange, transport,excretion, regulation, immunity, locomotion/support.

Exercise Physiology

You will have Monday in class to place the information from your study into a PowerPoint Presentation. Presentations will begin Tuesday. The PowerPoint must follow the following format:

1. Title: of study, author(s), institution, presenters name
2. Background: "teach" audience about VO2/max, simplify it
3. Methods: procedure, # subjects, testing methods/materials, etc.
4. Results: graph (you may have to make one), data tables, p-values, significance?
5. Discussion: discuss what the results mean to the average athlete/trainer, answer: who cares?
6. Critique: where are the "holes," problems, what are your questions
7. References: include full reference of where study came from, volume #, pages, etc.

Podcast Instructions

To insert a Podcast that you recorded into a Wiki or Blog site:

1. Plug in mirophone if computer does not have a built-in microphone. Many headphones work as a microphone. Pocket PC's have a built-in microphone, save to card and transfer over to a computer.
2. Click: Start, All Programs,Accessories, Entertainment,Sound recorder
3. Click red button to start recording, black sqaure to stop, save recording
4. Open up Explorer and go to Evoca.com / Log in: username: nwbiology, password: nwfalcons
5. Click on "upload a recording" and browse to find your saved recording
6. Follow the instructions to save your recording as a Podcast in evoca.com
7. Click on insert media (or something similar) in the program you are inserting it into in(wiki or blog)
8. The program will ask to embed html: go to the evoca site and click on the title of your saved Podcast, scrukk down/click on "html" , copy & paste code (first code for wiki second code for blog)