1.Why does a frog but not a fish have a nictating membrane? 2.What did you have to cut through to get to the organs of the frog? 3.How many chambers did.

1. Why does a frog but not a fish have a nictating membrane?

2. What did you have to cut through to get to the organs of the frog?

3. How many chambers did the frog heart have?

4. Why is the frog heart more efficient than a fishes heart?

5. Why is a frog’s heart less efficient than a birds or mammals heart?

1. After being scraped or cut the skin is able to heal which Biological processes best accounts for the replacement of skin cells ?a. Mitosisb. Meiosisc. Binary Fissiond. Cementation

2. What is the main function of messenger RNA?a. To build proteins out of amino

acidsb. To transfer genetic

information into the cytoplasmc. To copy DNA during Mitosisd. To activate polymers that

indicate fission

3. Stem cells can form many types of cells, in contrast most body cells cannot form different types of cells. For example skin cells can only form skin cells and nerve cells can only form nerve cells. Which best explains why a skin cell will never form a nerve cell?a. Each type of cell gets a different

message from central DNA, which is stored in DNA cells.

b. Each type of cell only has the part of DNA necessary for making that type of cell

c. Each cell type is determined by messages sent from the brain which directs development

d. Both types of cell have the same DNA but each cell only uses part of the DNA message.

1. Which of the following solutions would a cell lose water in ?a. Hypertonicb. Hypotonicc. Isotonicd. Retonic

2. Which of the following solutions would you give intravenously to a patient if you were a doctor?a. Hypertonicb. Hypotonicc. Isotonicd. Retonic

3. Which organelle is involved in both endocytosis and exocytosis?a. Endoplasmic reticulumb. Vacuolec. Nucleusd. Ribosome

4. Marcus is looking under a microscope at two different cells and one of the cells appears to have a rigid square like shape, the other cell does not seem to have a rigid shape. Which of the following organelles is likely to be missing in the not rigid cell?a. Nucleusb. Cell Wallc. Cell Membraned. Ribosomes

5. The cell without the rigid shape is likelyA. prokaryoticB. plant cellC. animal cellD. dead cell

Bell Ringer 11/17/08 and 11/18/08

1. Which of the following is not an organic macromolecule found in living organisms?a. Proteinb. Nucleic acidc. Carbohydrated. Sodium Chloride

2. Which combination of biological macromolecule and function is correct?a. Protein : regulates cell

processesb. Lipid : Stores Genetic

informationc. Carbohydrate : forms

membranesd. Nucleic acid : catalyzes

reactions

3. The initials in RNA and DNA stand fora. Not acceptableb. Nucleic acidc. Nutritional Adviced. Noxious acid

4. The major component of a cellular membrane is a a. phosphosugarb. phospholipidc. phosphoacidd. phosphoprotein

1. What do genes code fora. Proteinsb. Carbohydratesc. Lipidsd. Nucleic Acids

2. What does the word part PRO mean?a. Afterb. Beforec. Endd. Between

3. What does the word part TELO Mean?a. Afterb. Beforec. Endd. Between

4. Chromatin is made ofa. Lipids and Nucleic Acidsb. Carbohydrates and Nucleic

Acidsc. Proteins and Nucleic Acidsd. Phosphates and Sugars

Bell Ringer 11/11/08 and 11/12/08

Bell ringer 11/07/08-11/10/081.Which process occurs during interphase of the cell cycle?

A. DNA synthesisB. CytokinesisC. Splitting of sister chromatidsD. Spindle Fiber Formation

2.What is the role of a ribosome in protein synthesisA. Translates RNA into amino acidsB. Translates DNA into RNAC. Makes vacuolesD. Sends proteins to the nucleus

3.The purpose of the electron chain transport in respiration is to A. make electronsB. Make neutronsC. Make sugarsD. Make ATP

4.Prokaryotic cells lack which of the following organellesA. NucleusB. VacuolesC. Cell membraneD. Lysozome

Bell ringer 11/05/09-11/06/09

1.Which of the following processes does not occur during photosynthesis?a. Photolysisb. Electron Transport Chainc. Krebs Cycled. Calvin Cycle

2.Which of the following reactants is the source of carbon in carbohydrates made during photosynthesis

a. Carbon dioxideb. Carbon monoxidec. Sugard. Water

3.Which cellular organelle is involved in cellular respirationa. Chlorophyllb. Chloroplastc. Nucleusd. mitochondria

Bell ringer 9/26/08 -9/29/08

1. What is the process illustrated abovea. Osmosisb. Diffusionc. Active transportd. Gravity

2. In the processes of osmosis _____________always moves down a concentration_______________.

a. Water; gradientb. Sugar; hillc. Water; hilld. Sugar; graph

3. A red blood cell placed in a hypertonic solution will likely:a. Shrivel up do to water gainb. Shrivel up do to water lossc. Burst due to water lossd. Burst due to water gain

9/29-9/30

• Bell ringer• Review of Enzymatic versus structural proteins• Enzyme video and worksheet• Outline development

Test 2 Biology topics• What is Biology• Scientific Method• Chemistry of Biology

– Water chemistry– Macromolecules

• Protein Production Pathway• Cellular Membrane structure• Transport into and out of the cell

– Active– Passicve– Endocytosis Exocytosis

Bell ringer 9/24/08-9/25/081. A substance that moves across a cell membrane without using energy tends to

move A. away from an area of equilibriumB. away from the area where it is less concentratedC. away from the area where it is more concentratedD. toward the area where it is more concentrated

2. A gummy worm placed in a solution with a high sugar concentration will most likelya. Swell up very largeb. Stay the same sizec. Shrink d. Break apart

3. A gummy worm placed in water will most likelya. Swell up very largeb. Stay the same sizec. Shrink d. Break apart

4. The process by which water moves into the gummy worm would bea. Diffusionb. Facilitated diffusionc. Exocytosisd. Osmosis

Please complete the following Vin Diagram

Secretory protein production Endo- protein production

Bell ringer 9/19/08-9/22/081. A protein which is folded in the Golgi Apparatus will most likely become:

a. Part of the endoplasmic reticulumb. Part of the cytoskeletonc. Part of the cell membraned. Be an enzyme which is active in the mitochondria of the cell

2. Proteins can become structural components of the cell or they can become enzymes . Which is a true statement about these two different protein roles

a. Structural proteins speed up reactionsb. Enzymes speed up reactionc. Structural proteins are always sent out of the celld. Enzymes are always sent out of the cell.

3. Which of the following is a true statement about the relationship of DNA and protein

a. Protein codes for DNAb. DNA codes for Proteinsc. Proteins are made of DNAd. DNA are made of proteins

1.What is the body plan of your phyla? Acoelomate, Pseudocoelomate, coelomate, (what kind of symmetry)

1.Can your phyla members reproduce asexually?

1.Give 2 members of your phyla.

Zoo Bell ringer 9/11/08-9/12/08

Bell ringer 9/10/08-9/11/081. Which of the following includes all others on the list

A. MonosaccharideB. CarbohydrateC. StarchD. Polysaccharide

2. Choose the pair of terms which correctly completes this sentence: Nucleotides are to __________as _____________ are to proteins.

A. nucleic acids; amino acidsB. amino acids; polypeptidesC. glycosidic linkages; polypeptide linkages D. genes; enzymes

3. Cell membranes are constructed mainly ofA. phospholipid bilayerB. Protein pumpsC. Carbohydrate gatesD. Free-moving proteins

4. A substance that moves across a cell membrane without using energy tends to move A. away from an area of equilibriumB. away from the area where it is less concentratedC. away from the area where it is more concentratedD. toward the area where it is more concentrated

Compare and Contrast

Secretory Protein Production and Production of Endocellular Proteins

ERGolgi ApparatusMembraneVesiclesVacuolesPlasma Membrane componentsProteins that are sent out of the cell

Nucleus RibosomesNucleic AcidsDNA and mRNATranslateAmino acids

Cytoskeleton

Renewal and building of cellular structure

Enzymes for cellular metabolism

Zoology 9/5/08

• What is an invertebrate?

09/04/08 and 09/05/081. The basic unit of life is

a. Atom b. Moleculec. Celld. DNA

2. Which of the following macromolecules is a code for protein structure?a. Nucleic Acidb. Lipidc. Carbohydrated. Amino Acid

T or F3. Ribosomes are like the trucks which deliver cars to the dealership.4. The DNA in the nucleus travels to the ribosomes.5. Proteins are made of monomers called amino acids

Please put your email address on the top of this bell ringer

1. Which of the following is a true statement about waterA. Water is the universal soluteB. Water is a nonpolar moleculeC. The oxygen in water has a more negative charge than the

hydrogensD. Water is unable to dissolve proteins

2. In the paperclip/butterfly experiment which of the following would serve as a controlA. an experimental group with purple paperclipsB. An experimental group with yellow paperC. An experimental group with hot pink paperclipsD. An experimental group with white paper.

3. Please take out your lab write up of the paperclip lab and check it over for neatness, grammar and heading.

Bell Ringer

• (use a complete sentence)• What is a system?• In an experiment which is set up to study the

effect of different amounts of light on plants. Which of these could be a control.– A plant which receives sunlight 2 hours– A plant which is kept in the darkness– A plant which receives sunlight 4 hours– A plant which receives sunlight 12 hours

9/21/08

(use a complete sentence to answer the following)1. What is a system?2. In an experiment which is set up to study the

effect of different amounts of light on plants. Which of these could be a control.– A plant which receives sunlight 2 hours– A plant which is kept in the darkness– A plant which receives sunlight 4 hours– A plant which receives sunlight 12 hours

• Draw a diagram containing the 5 kingdoms in order from the evolutionarily oldest to youngest.

• Consider the following a population of Moths lives in a white birch forest which is for 100s of years untouched by man. Very suddenly man starts to build power plants and factories near by. The smoke from the plants stains the white birch bark black. – Prior to the plant and factory pollution there were about

15% black moths and 85% white moths. After the soot stained the trees the ratio of the population changed to 60% black and 40% white. Explain why this happened.

– What natural process is this an example of?– Please define what you think the driving force which

changed the population might have been.• Please list the characteristics that all animals share• Which of the characteristics is/are unique to animals?

• What is a trophic level?• What is a primary consumer• What kind of notebook should you

have for our class

• Take out a piece of paper and add a heading which includes your name, the period, the name of the class and the date

• For the following words please indicate if you are • Clueless as to the meaning• Have heard the word before• Or understand the meaning of the word

– Trophic Levels– Food chain– Primary Producers– Primary Consumers– Secondary Consumers