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Homework January 5, 2009 - January 9, 2009
Everyday we begin class with Science Leap questions that we answer and then discuss as a group.
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Monday, January 5, 2009
SOL Focus: LS.13 Genetics
Today we learned about advances in genetic engineering.
First Period: Chapter 5 Study Guidelines 13 - 16
Fourth Period: Chapter 5 Study Guidelines 13 - 16
Fifth Period: Chapter 5 Study Guidelines 13 - 16
Sixth Period: Chapter 5 Study Guidelines 13 - 16
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
SOL Focus: LS.13 Genetics
Today we finished genetic engineering and began reviewing for the test Thursday.
First Period: Chapter 5 Assessment 1-10, 12, 18 and the Test Practice 1 and 2
Fourth Period: Chapter 5 Assessment 1-10, 12, 18 and the Test Practice 1 and 2
Fifth Period: Chapter 5 Assessment 1-10, 12, 18 and the Test Practice 1 and 2
Sixth Period: Chapter 5 Assessment 1-10, 12, 18 and the Test Practice 1 and 2
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
SOL Focus: LS.13 Genetics
Today we finished a review of genetics for the test tomorrow.
First Period: Chapter 5 Crossword
Fourth Period: Chapter 5 Crossword
Fifth Period: Chapter 5 Crossword
Sixth Period: Chapter 5 Crossword
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Thursday, January 8,2009
SOL Focus: LS.13 Genetics
Today we completed a test on LS.13 Genetics.
First Period: Read Section 6.1
Fourth Period: Read Section 6.1
Fifth Period: Read Section 6.1
Sixth Period: Read Section 6.1
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Friday, Janury 9, 2009
SOL Focus: LS.14 Changes in Living Things Over Time
Today we began learning about how living things have changed over time.
First Period: Read Section 6.1
Fourth Period: Read Section 6.1
Fifth Period: Read Section 6.1
Sixth Period: Read Section 6.1
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Course Organization:
Textbook chapters will be completed in the following sequence: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 12, 13, 14, and 15.
LS.1 Scientific Investigations: Chapter 1 discusses the scientific method
and all of the chapters reinforce this method of investigation. (In Work)
LS.2 Cells: Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Completed)
LS.3 Cellular Organization: Chapters 1 and 2 (Completed)
LS.4 Needs of Living Things: Chapter 1 (Completed)
LS.5 Classification of Living Things: Chapters 1, 12, 13, 14, and 15 (Partially Completed)
LS.6 Photosynthesis: Chapters 3 and 11 (Partially Completed)
LS.7 Ecosystems: Chapters 24, 25, and 26
LS.8 Interactions Among Members of a Population: Chapters 16 and 25
LS.9 Interactions Among Populations in a Biological Community: Chapters
24 and 25
LS.10 Biomes: Chapter 26
LS.11 How Ecosystems, Communities, Populations, and Organisms
Change Over Time: Chapter 26
LS.12 Relationships Between Ecosystem Dynamics and Human Activity:
Chapter 27
LS.13 Genetics: Chapter 5 (In Work)
LS.14 How Living Things Change Over Time: Chapter 6
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What should be in your notebook on January 5, 2009:
5 dividers with the following titles followed by a table of contents page.
Notes
Table of Contents
Course Organizer/Course Map (never throw away)
SOL Checklist (never throw away)
Unit Organizer for Chapter 4
Note Taking Worksheet for Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Foldable
Unit Organizer for Chapter 5
Note Taking Worksheet for Chapter 5
Homework
Table of Contents
Life Science Syllabus/Life Science Grading Policy (never throw away)
Chapter 4 Study Guidelines
Chapter 4 Study Guidelines: 1, 2, 3, 4
4.1 Reinforcement
4.2 Reinforcement
4.3 Reinforcement
Chapter 4 Assessment
Chapter 4 Crossword
Chapter 5 Study Guidelines
5.1 Reinforcement
5.2 Reinforcement
Classwork
Table of Contents
Science Leap Answers
Science Interactive Notebook Instructions
Brainpop Metabolism
Seas of Life
Brainpop Asexual Reproduction
4.1/4.2 Concept Mastery
Key Terms
Chapter 5 Foldable/Bill Nye Genes
Mendel's Peas Information Sheet
Brainpop Heredity
Punnett Practice Problems
What Color is the Pod?
Chromosomes and Genes video questions
Quizzes
Table of Contents
Brainpop Mitosis
Brainpop DNA
SOL Quiz 4
Brainpop Genetics
Brainpop Genetic Mutations
Tests
Table of Contents - Keep all the Chapter Tests!
Chapter 1 Exploring and Classifying Life Test
Scientific Methods Test
Chapter 2 Test Cells
Chapter 3 Test
Chapter 4 Test
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STUDY GUIDELINES
"If students know what they are to learn, then students increase the chances that they will learn."
5-1 Genetics
5-2 Genetics Since Mendel
5-3 Advances in Genetics
SOL:
LS.1 Conducting investigations in Life Science.
LS.13 Genetics
Objectives:
5-1 Genetics
1. Explain how traits are inherited.
2. Identify Mendel's role in the history of genetics.
3. Use a Punnett square to predict the result of crosses.
4. Compare and contrast the differences between an individual's genotype and phenotype.
5-2 Genetics Since Mendel
5. Explain how traits are inherited by incomplete dominance.
6. Compare multiple alleles and polygenic inheritance and give examples of each.
7. Describe two human genetic disorders and how they are inherited.
8. Explain how sex-linked traits are passed to offspring.
5-3 Advances in Genetics
9. Evaluate the importance of advances in genetics.
10. Sequence the steps in making genetically engineered organisms.
This study guide is to help you learn the objectives for these units. As you do the following assignments, please WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON LINED NOTEBOOK PAPER. The number in the parentheses tells you what objective the assignment is matched to above.
1) Alleles are described as being dominant or recessive. What is the difference between a dominant and a recessive allele? (1)
2) How are dominant and recessive alleles represented in a Punnett square? (3)
3) Explain the difference between genotype and phenotype. Give two examples of each. (4)
4) Why is Gregor Mendel known as the Father of Genetics? (2)
5) If you can see a recessive phenotype in an organism do you know the genotype for that trait? If so, give an example. (4)
6) Compare inheritance by multiple alleles to polygenic inheritance. (6)
7) Explain how a trait inherited by incomplete dominance, such as the color of Appaloosa horses, is not a blend of two alleles. (5)
8) Describe two genetic disorders and discuss how they are inherited. (7)
9) Using a Punnett square, explain why males are affected more often than females by sex-linked disorders. (8)
10) A man with blood type B marries a woman with blood type A. Their first child has blood type O. Predict, using a Punnett square, what other blood types might be possible for their future children. (3,6)
11) Give examples of areas in which advances in genetics are important. (9)
12) Compare and contrast the technologies of using recombinant DNA and gene therapy. (9)
13) What are some benefits of genetically engineered crops? (10)
14) How does selective breeding differ form genetic engineering? (10,11)
15) Why might some people be against genetically engineered plants? (9)
16) Describe three ways how advances in genetics might affect your life in the next ten years. (9)
17) Page 150, Checking Concepts 1-10 (1-10)
18) Page 150, Thinking Critically 11,12,13,14,15 (1-10)
19) Page 150-151, Developing Skills 16,17,18 (1-10)
20) Page 151, Test Practice 1,2
Vocabulary Words You Need to Know How to Spell and Their Meanings:
5-1: heredity, allele, genetics, hybrid, dominant, recessive, Punnett square, genotype, phenotype, homozygous, heterozygous
5-2: incomplete dominance, polygenic inheritance, sex-linked gene
5-3: genetic engineering
