Category Archives: Biology Semester 1

All students will have an opportunity to assess themselves in terms of what they know about homeostasis and cell transport by taking a preassessment test that consists of twenty-seven questions to determine their knowledge of the subject matter thus far.  Furthermore, … Continue reading →

We will reinforce the process of active transport based upon the processes of diffusion, osmosis and facilitiated diffusion; and be able to explain how ion channels play a key role in moving particles across the cell membrane. Moreover, students will … Continue reading →

A living cell has certain characteristics in common with a working factory. In a factory, products are assembled according to specified plans, energy is used in the assembly process, products are packaged and taken out of the factory, and a … Continue reading →

Students will have an opportunity to observe their skin cells by a carefully selected method through the use of a piece of scotch tape, a forceps, a dye (BTB), a slide, a coverslip, and a microscope. Students are to follow … Continue reading →

Students will be evaluated upon the structures and functions of the organelles of the cell. Furthermore, students will distinguish among the works of the several scientists who had contributed to the characteristics of the cell as we know it today.

Students are to review Chapter 4 by answering the following questions on page 92: #’s  5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 21, and 25 as well as 1 through 7 and the short response that are on page 93.

We will answer and correct our homework on Section 4.4 about the unique features of plant cells. We will then proceed to construct a concept map on the ideas that we have discussed and reinforced in class for the past … Continue reading →

We will discuss, in details, the structures and functions of cell organelles and reinforce said topic through a study guide to facilitate the learning process.

Students will have an opportunity to observe and draw different types of cells that include a nerve cell, a skin cell, a bone cell, 3-kinds of muscle cells as well as one-celled organisms such as the three types of bacterial cells, Paramecium, … Continue reading →

We will complete our discussion on cells in terms of their basic parts and elaborate upon prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells as well as show the relationship between the smaller structural units and the larger ones. Furthermore, these concepts and ideas will be … Continue reading →