Category Archives: Biology Semester 2

Students will simulate Mendel’s work with peas and collect and analyze their data based upon the characteristics of the offspring. Furthermore, students will practice problem-solving situations through the application of the Punnett square. Note that parental traits will be assigned similar to those … Continue reading →

Students are to complete the study guide on Gregor Mendel’s work for section 9.1 and be ready to share, discuss, and elaborate upon his work. Furthermore, we will prepare to use colored beads to simulate some of the work that Mendel had … Continue reading →

Students will be evaluated upon the concepts of genetics to reflect the students’ comprehension of the various ideas that have been discussed and reinforced through many examples in classroom for the past two days.

Students will work in groups of three to state AN EXAMPLE and explain a heredity characteristic that is based upon the ideas or concepts that are listed below: trait; allele; dominant; recessive; law of segregation; law of independent assortment; Punnett … Continue reading →

Students are expected to complete writing the thirty (30) definitions of the terms/concepts in Chapter 9 in sections 9.1 and 9.2. These concepts are to be discussed and elaborated upon tomorrow (Wednesday) in class. Since genetics is basically a foreign … Continue reading →

All biology students need to define all thirty (30) vocabulary terms in sections 9.1 & 9.2 in their notebooks. These will be discussed, reinforced, and elaborated upon in class in the next two days.

Review chapter 8 Cell Reproduction (Mitosis & Meiosis) for test on Tuesday! This test will include several multiple choice and fill-ins along with three short answers.

Students will elaborate upon the processes of cell division in terms of mitosis and meiosis and the end products of each process. Furthermore, a comparative analysis will be done between these two cellular processes to further enhance learning. TEST IS … Continue reading →

Scientific Method 1.  What are the steps of the scientific method? 2.  Define these words:  independent variable, dependent variable, quantitative data, qualitative data, control, constants, hypothesis 3.  Mr. Krabbs has created a new sauce that he thinks will reduce the production of body gas. He recruits … Continue reading →

Students will learn about populations in terms of their properties, patterns of dispersion, measurements used in changing populations, the three general types of survivorship curves, the four processes that determine population growth, models of population growth, and how the development … Continue reading →