Biology Homework

Homework due Tuesday, January 30th: In black review book, read pages 119-122 and answer questions 1-20 Part A-Multiple choice. For each question, write down the full question AND the full correct answer (not just the number). In the left hand column, write down the correct answer number. Feel free to email me your assignment at: pcerny@nwcsd.org

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)

Biology

Topic 14:Plant life functions: I will assign you to groups of 3 or 4 and each group will be assigned one of the plant life functions below. Your group is to create a magazine/newspaper that includes all of the key concepts. You will publish your magazine in the wiki (click here for wiki). Groups will be assigned and each group will be assigned one of the following:

Nutrition:stoma,xylem,phloem,root,root hair,photosynthesis,chloroplast,guard cells
Respiration:oxygen,carbon dioxide,glucose,stomata,photosynthesis,sunlight
Transport:root,root hair,capillary action,xylem,phloem,vascular tissue,transpiration,photosynthesis
Regulation:tropism (include different types),auxin, hormones, photosynthesis
Reproduction:pollen,ovule,fertilization,stamen,pistil,fruit, photosynthesis
Excretion:stomata,leaves,oxygen,guard cells,water, photosynthesis

Grades are based on the following (rubric for each out of 4 points/requirement):

1. At least 4 articles that you write which explain how plants perform the assigned life function being sure to include all of the key concepts (see comments link below for ideas)
2. One article must report on a recent scientific finding/discovery that relates to the life function. A link to the article must appear at the end of your article. Check the RSS Feed for recent findings
3. Pictures (at least 4) that are relevant to your articles
4. One Podcast that you recorded yourself (for instructions, see posting above)
5. The wiki page should look and "feel" like a real magazine/newspaper (please use your imagination and be CREATIVE!)

Note: group members will be required to confidentially provide the amount of work his/her group members did. This information will influence grades

DUE: Thursday, January 11th