Monday, March 31, 2014

Post 6: March 31, April 1

Biology:  Write about at least 3 things that you have learned about your biome to this point.

A and P:  What are the fluids or enzymes secreted by the mouth and stomach that aid in digestion? What does each do?

Micro:  From the chapter 11 notes, describe each of the physical means for controlling microbial growth.

Physics:  Explain in your own terms what refraction is.

E and S:  What have you learned about your volcano, explain at least 3 things.

Zoology:  Compare and contrast the main orders of uniramia that we discussed last class.


Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Post 5: March 27,28

Biology:  Which biome have you chosen?  What are some of it's abiotic and biotic factors? Explain how competitive exclusion determines which species will populate a habitat within your biome.

A and P:  Describe the pathway of food through the digestive tract.  Also, briefly explain each of it's 4 layers.

Microbiology:  Explain the difference between transcription and translation and what a mutation is.

EandS:  briefly explain each of the 4 types of volcanoes we discussed last class and give an example of each.

Zoology:  Quickly research google for subphyla Uniramia.  Explain at least 3 things that you find.

Physics:  Describe the image produced by a convex mirror with image distance of 20cm and object distance of -40 cm.  What is the magnification?  Is it upright or inverted, real or virtual?

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Post 4: March 25,26

Biology:  Describe each of the 8 land biomes listed on p 435 of your book in terms of their life and climate.

A and P:  Explain each of the 5 functions of the digestive system.

Microbiology:  What are the 3 types of RNA and what role does each play?

Physics: Explain the difference between primary and secondary colors.  Also between additive and subtractive colors.

E and S:  What are the dates and names for our seasonal changes, why do they occur?

Zoology:  Explain 3 of the different orders of arachnida in terms of body development and example species.


Friday, March 21, 2014

Post 3: March 21,24

A and P:  What do you know about your digestive system?  Explain at least 3 things.

Biology:  Describe the following terms in your own words:  trophic level, biomass and energy pyramid.

Microbiology:  Two of the bacterias that we identified from the school environment were E. coli and staphylococcus aureus.  What are these bacteria and what diseases can they cause?

Physics:  How does the image produced by a convex mirror differ from that produced by a concave mirror?

EandS:  Describe three components of the weather patterns we have looked that which specifically affect our local weather throughout the year.

Zoology:  Describe/explain 3 of the 10 animals that we learned about from the video last class.  Give at least their name and how they capture/kill their prey.


Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Post 2: March 19,20

Biology:  Explain each of the 6 cycles that matter moves into and out of an ecosystem through.  (See pages 388 - 392)

AnP:  Briefly describe 3 of the immune system disorders that you read and wrote about last class.

Microbiology:  What is the CDC and what do they do?

Physics:  What is the magnification and object distance for an image that is produced by a concave mirror at 30 cm with a focal point of 20 cm?

E and S: Explain each of the following weather terms:  pressure, front, humidity, dew point, heat index.

Zoology:  What have you learned about chelicerates so far, explain at least 3 things.




Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Post 1: March 17,18

Biology:  Explain what a food chain and food web are, or diagram an example of each.

Anatomy and Physiology:  Explain what antibodies are and compare/contrast each type of response (primary, secondary) associated with them.

Microbiology:  Google 3 common bacteria that are found in the environment.  Identify their shape, gram stain, and prominent disease associated with them.

EandS:  Use google to research a brief description of what causes a tornado and write in your journal YOUR explanation.

Physics:  How does the location of an image produced differ with the location of the object with respect to the lens?

Zoology:  Explain what 7 parts of the crawdad anatomy are and what they do.