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Advanced Placement Environmental Science - aka "APES"
See you next semester. Advanced reading "Silent Spring" and "Sand County Almanac". Stay informed about environmental changes. Also spend some time outside and reflect on your expierences.
General Biology
Mon. 1 - Labor Day
Tues. 2 - Chapter 6.1: Intro to Chemistry and House Hold Acid/Base Lab (DUE at the end of class)
Wed. 3 - Chapter 6.3: Macromolecules and Organic Molecules Lab
Thur. 4 - Chapter 6.2: Importance of water to life and Water tension Lab (DUE Food Stuff Lab)
Fri. 5 - Chapter 6 Test and Extra Credit DUE
Chapter 6 Extra Credit
1. What is the basic building block of life?
2. What are the parts of an atom?
3. What are the four most common elements of life?
4. Why are acids and bases important to life?
5. What is the most abundant compound in living things?
6. Explain each of the characteristics that make water important to life.
7. Why is diffusion important to life and when does it occur?
8. List each of the macromolecules and give an example of each.
9. What is the monomer (subunit) of each macromolecule?
10. Draw the structure of each macromolecule.
11. Give the importance of each macromolecule to life.
12. Draw and label the parts of an enzyme.
13. Explain the importance of enzymes.
14. How can an enzyme be "denatured"?
H. Biology - the answers to the questions listed are covered in class and should be studied each night. These are essential concepts/questions that prepare the student for the upcoming test and end of course test (EOC).
