Biology Q3
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Human Body Systems
The human body is the most complex system ever created. The more we learn about it, the more appreciation
we have about what a rich system it is. ~ Bill Gates
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Learning Objectives:
1. Relate the function of an organ to the function of an organ system.
2. Describe the structure and function of various organ systems and how these systems contribute to homeostasis of the organism.
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1.4 ASSIGNMENT: Human Body Systems (Due Jan. 28)
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Circulatory System
You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say. ~ Paulo Coelho
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Learning Objectives:
- Relate the function of an organ to the function of an organ system.
- Compare the structure and function of organ systems in one organism to the structure and function in another organism.
- Relate the function of an organ to the function of an organ system.
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2.3 ASSIGNMENT: Structure and Function of Blood Vessels (Due February 4)
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Meiosis
Biology, the only science where multiplication and division mean the same thing.
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Learning Objectives:
- Explain the significance of meiosis and fertilization in genetic variation.
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction to survival of species.
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Gregor Mendel
My scientific studies have afforded me great gratification; and I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work ~ Gregor Mendel
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Learning Objectives:
- Use punnett squares to determine results of genetic crosses using one or two pairs of traits.
- Understand the law of dominance.
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4.4 ASSIGNMENT: Mendel's Scientific Method (Due February 19)
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Dihybrid Crosses and Non-Mendelian Genetics
Heredity is a splendid phenomenon that relieves us of responsibility for our shortcomings~ Doug Larson
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Learning Objectives:
- Explain Mendel's laws of segregation and independent assortment and their role in genetic inheritance.
- Use punnett squares to predict outcomes of non-Mendelian genetic crosses such as incomplete dominance, codominance, and sex-linked traits.
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5.3 ASSIGNMENT: Mendel's Laws (Due February 25)
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Pedigree Charts
You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.~ Dr. Seuss
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Learning Objectives:
- Use punnett squares to predict outcomes of non-mendelian genetic crosses such as incomplete dominance, codominance, and sex-linked traits.
- Use a pedigree chart to identify patterns of inheritance.
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6.4 ASSIGNMENT: Inherited vs. Acquired Traits (Due March 4)
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Selective Breeding
It only takes twenty generations of selective breeding to create large differences of appearance and behavior in other mammals~Jonathan Haidt
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Learning Objectives:
- Relate Mendelian principles to modern day practice of plant and animal breeding.
- Analyze bioethical issues and consider the role of science in determining public policy.
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7.3 ASSIGNMENT: Selective Breeding (Due March 11)
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DNA
At lunch Francis Crick winged into the Eagle to tell everyone within hearing distance that we had found the secret of life.~ James Watson
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Learning Objectives:
- Describe the structure and function of DNA.
- Relate the historical events that lead to our present understanding of DNA to the cumulative nature of science knowledge and technology.
- Make a model of DNA.
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8.3 ASSIGNMENT: DNA Extraction Lab (Due March 18)
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DNA Replication
The greatest single achievement of nature to date was surely the invention of the molecule DNA~Lewis Thomas
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Learning Objectives:
- Explain the importance of DNA replication in cell reproduction.
- Model the steps in DNA replication.
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