Animal Conservation Project

http://www.arkive.org/education/resources#resources14-16

Click on the link above to access the Conservation Programme instructions.

 Click on the "student pack" link on the page.  Follow the instructions and fill in the planning sheet I handed to you for your grade.

Other Fetal Pig Review Sites

http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/fetal0.htm

http://www.hometrainingtools.com/pig-dissection-project/a/1320/

fetal pig dissection links

http://www.whitman.edu/biology/vpd/main.html


http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/bio%20102/bio%20102%20laboratory/fetal%20pig/fetal%20pig.htm

Week of April 25 - April 29

Monday 4/25  Amphibian Notes Chapter 30 section 3
                       Start Frog Virtual Dissection

Tuesday 4/26  Bring Laptops!
                       Amphibian Webquest

Wednesday 4/27  Finish Amphibian Notes

Thursday 4/28  Chytrid Fungus Video

Friday  4/29 Amphibian Test
                    Webquest and Dissection are due

Virtual Dissection Links

The virtual frog dissection is due on Friday, April 29.

http://www.aa.psu.edu/biology/frog/

http://froggy.lbl.gov/virtual/

Webquest Websites

The webquest is due on Friday, April 29.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/tetrapods/amphibintro.html

http://www.amphibiaweb.org/index.html

http://www.amphibianark.org/the-crisis/chytrid-fungus/

Webquest due Wednesday, March 23

Kingdoms Protista and Fungi webquest

http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/

Why is red tide not the preferred term for HABs?

Which type is found on the Maine coast? (Go to regions/distribution-US)

Which species are found off New England? (Species by name)

What symptoms will you have with PSP? (Impacts/human health)

What should you not eat to avoid getting PSP?

What does Canada do to protect humans from ASP?

What is the rough estimate for economic loss from HABs in the US?(Impacts/Socioeconomic)

Other than humans which other mammals have been killed by HABs? (Impacts/wildlife)

http://botany.si.edu/projects/algae/economicuses.htm

What do you eat that has products of Phaeophyta?

What is an alginate?

What are some industrial uses of alginate?

List a food and non-food use of carrageenan and of agar from Rhodophyta.

What industrial uses do diatoms and members of Chlorophyta have?

http://archives.microbeworld.org/microbes/protista/

What do members of Chlorophyta have in common with plants?

Why are dinoflagellates bioluminescent?

What is diatomaceous earth?

What Sarcodine was used to help build the great pyramids of Egypt?

What protozoa is a predator of paramecium?

http://www.phsource.us/PH/ZD/PD/index.htm

Use this website to state how you contract the following diseases.  Can you treat or prevent each of them?

African Trypanosomiasis

Leishmaniasis

Toxoplasmosis

Cryptosporidiosis

http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/learning/resources/Mycology/UsesOf_Fungi/introduction.shtml

What fungus is used to make most alcohols? (fermentation)

What antibiotics do we get from fungi?

What fungus is used after organ transplants?

Why is fungus important for the production of soy sauce?

Why is blue cheese “blue”?

What the following video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrAShtolieg&feature=related

Read the following article:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-new-ocean-trash-garbage-patch/

March 7 - March 11

Monday, March 7          Understanding Bacteria Video
                                      Finish Wanted Poster Presentations

Tuesday, March 8          Outbreak Lab
                                      Finish Wanted Poster Presentations

Wednesday, March 9     EXPO Project Oral Presentations
                                      EXPO Project Posters Due

Thursday, March 10       Finish EXPO Oral Presentations in Class
                                      Science Expo 2-5

Friday, March 11            No School

Bacteria Webquest Link

http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=55

February 28 - March 4

Monday       2/28  No School - Snow Day
Tuesday       3/1  Bacteria Notes, Tracking A Plague Activity
Wednesday  3/2  Antibacterial Lab, Bacteria Webquest, Wanted Posters
                           Assigned
Thursday      3/3  Library for the Bacteria Wanted Posters, check plates
Friday          3/4  Wanted Poster Presentation, check plates, turn in Antibacterial
                            Lab

Don't Forget:
Bring your textbooks to class on Wednesday
Be prepared to take off a shoe on Thursday!

This Week in Biology

Monday, February 14 Happy Valentine's Day!!
         Evolution Test - no homework

Tuesday, February 15
         Classification Notes
         This should cover all notes for the unit!

Wednesday, February 16
          Classification Worksheets

Thursday, February 17
          Classification Shoe Lab
          *Shark Classification Lab Due

Friday, February 18
          Classification Quiz

Have a Great Break!!!

DNA sequences for Name that Gene BLAST activity

Gene Sequence 1

ATG GCG ACC CTG GAA AAA GCT GAT GAA GGC CTT CGA GTC CCT CAA GTC CTT CCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GCA GC

Gene Sequence 2

ATG GCG GGT CTG ACG GCG GCG GCC CCG CGG CCC GGA GTC CTC CTG CTC CTG CTG TCC ATC CTC CAC CCC TCT CGG CCT GGA GGG GTC CCT GGG GCC ATT CCT GGT GGA GTT CCT GGA GGA GTC TT

Gene Sequence 3

ATG CTC ACA TTC ATG GCC TCT GAC AGC GAG GAA GAA GTG TGT GAT GAG CGG ACG TCC CTA ATG TCG GCC GAG AGC CCC AGC CCG CGC TCC TGC CAG GAG GGC AGG CAG GGC CCA GAG GAT GGA G

Gene Sequence 4

ATG TTT TAT ACA GGT GTA GCC TGT AAG AGA TGA AGC CTG GTA TTT ATA GAA ATT GAC TTA TTT TAT TCT CAT ATT TAC ATG TGC ATA ATT TTC CAT ATG CCA GAA AAG TTG AAT AGT ATC AGA TTC CAA ATC T

Gene Sequence 5

ATG CGT CGA GGG CGT CTG CTG GAG ATC GCC CTG GGA TTT ACC GTG CTT TTA GCG TCC TAC ACG AGC CAT GGG GCG GAC GCC AAT TTG GAG GCT GGG AAC GTG AAG GAA ACC AGA GCC AGT CGG GCC

Gene Sequence 6

ATG CCG CCC AAA ACC CCC CGA AAA ACG GCC GCC ACC GCC GCC GCT GCC GCC GCG GAA CCC GGC ACC GCC GCC GCC GCC CCC TCC TGA GGG ACC CAG AGC AGG ACA GCG GCC CGG AGG AC

Gene Sequence 7

ATG TTG TGCAAT ATC CAT CTA CTG TAG TTA AGA TAT TCA GTA GTT TGT TTT TCA TAA GCA TGT AAT TGA TCA TAT TTC TGC CAA GGA TGT GCC TTC AAC TTT ATA ATT ATA GTG TTG TAA AAT ATT TTT GTC TG

Gene Sequence 8

ATG CCA TCT TCC TTG ATG TTG GAG GTA CCT GCT CTG GCA GAT TTC AAC CGG GCT TGG ACA GAA CTT ACC GAC TGG CTT TCT CTG CTT GAT CAA GTT ATA AAA TCA CAG AGG GTG ATG GTG GGT GAC CTT

This week in biology

Monday 1/3/11        All late work is due, and will no longer be accepted
                                Extra Credit papers are due
                                In class: DNA technology notes
                                Chapter 13 packet assigned
Tuesday 1/4/11        Chapter 13 packet due
                                In class: DNA technology notes
                                GM foods online worksheet assigned, due Friday
Wednesday 1/5/11    In class: DNA technology notes
                                              Electrophoresis paper lab
                                 Chapter 13 packet graded in class
Thursday 1/6/11        Expo Survey rough draft due
                                 Research Folder check
                                 In class: Name that gene
Friday 1/7/11             GM foods online worksheet due