Biology Labs

5/13/2010 Chapter 12

This is due on Wednesday 5/19

Goal: For this activity, students will view 7 video clips about evolution at the PBS site, after each clip a short essay will be written that answers a question about the topic covered in the clip. Grading is based on thoughtfullness and clarity of essays.If you’d like, you can copy and paste the template from the following link into a word processing program. http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbZ1uv9B3A14ZGd6bjY3YmJfMjBka2NtNzNnNg&hl=en

Go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/teachstuds/svideos.html

Instructions: 

There are 7 Short Videos to watch on this page, open the videos using the QUICKTIME  or REALPLAYER link and watch, take notes as you watch the clips and feel free to play them again.

For each video segment, you have one essay question to answer. Please write your answers on a separate piece of paper and write them in paragraph form, pay attention to grammar and punctuation.  Each essay should be approximately 1 - 2 paragraphs in length.   Label the top with your name and label each video segment/ question the essay is related to.

Video 1 – Isn’t Evolution Just a Theory?Is it correct to say the evolution is JUST a theory? Is gravity JUST a theory? Defend your answer.

Video 2 – Who was Charles Darwin?Why was Darwin considered to be a “revolutionary”?

Video 3 – How Do We Know Evolution Happens?Describe the transitional fossils associated with whale evolution. Include specific examples of these fossils and explain why they are considered to be whale ancestors?

Video 4 – How Does Evolution Really Work?Describe the process of natural selection and how it affects hummingbird populations.

Video 5 – Did Humans Evolve?Explain how DNA sequences are used to provide evidence of common ancestry.

Video 6 – Why Does Evolution Matter Now?Why is the theory of evolution an important theory in for doctors and the field of medicine?  How does the theory affect the way illnesses and treatments are approached?

Video 7 – Why Is Evolution Controversial Anyway?Many mainstream religions (including Catholicism) do not find a conflict between faith and evolution.  Describe how a person can reconcile what the bible says with what science says and include your own views about whether you think a person can believe in God (and the bible) and also understand the Theory of Evolution.

2/10/2010 Chapter 7

Print the following data sheet if you are doing this lab at home: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbZ1uv9B3A14ZGd6bjY3YmJfMTA3eG1manBmdg&hl=en

 

Chapter 7 Lab Exercises: Fill out the data sheet using the information on these websites.

Part I:

You will evaluate 3 patients’ case histories, complete their karyotypes, and diagnose any missing or extra chromosomes. Follow the directions at the following website: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html

Patient Histories

Patient A

Patient A is the nearly-full-term fetus of a forty year old female. Chromosomes were obtained from fetal epithelial cells acquired through amniocentesis.

1. Patient Karyotype ____________
2. Patient diagnosis  ____________

Patient B

Patient B is a 28 year old male who is trying to identify a cause for his infertility. Chromosomes were obtained from nucleated cells in the patient’s blood.

1. Patient Karyotype ____________
2. Patient diagnosis  ____________

Patient C

Patient C died shortly after birth, with a multitude of anomalies, including polydactyly and a cleft lip. Chromosomes were obtained from a tissue sample.

1. Patient Karyotype ____________
2. Patient diagnosis  ____________

 

Part II:

You will be given information about red-green colorblindness in a particular family. Follow the directions at: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/color_blindness/questions.html

Draw the complete Pedigree for Audrei’s family.

Part III:

Go to the following website to find information to help you fill out the data page: http://www.biologycorner.com/fruitflygenetics/index.html

FYI:

CHARACTERISTICS OF MALE FRUIT FLIES:

• males are generally larger than females
• the tip of the abdomen is more rounded in males than in females
• the posterior dorsal portion of the abdomen is solid black in males
   

CHARACTERISTICS OF FEMALE FRUIT FLIES:

• females are generally smaller than males
• the tip of the abdomen is more pointed in females than in males
• the entire dorsal surface of the abdomen in females has an alternating dark and light pattern

1/14/2010 Chapter 6

Go to the following page. The instructions are there.

 

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbZ1uv9B3A14ZGd6bjY3YmJfOWY3dG54cXhw&hl=en

 

 

Chapter 5

1. Go to this site http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/main.html
2. Complete the quiz and write the answers in your Biology notebook.
3. Go to this site http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html
4. Copy the completed data table in your Biology notebook.

 11/10/2009 Chapter 4

Cell Respiration:  Computer “LAB”

1. Go to the following website: http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/
2. Click on the BioCoach link.
3. Read the material on the review and practice pages for the following concept: Cell Respiration
4. At the end of the review of the concept, complete and write your answers for the self-quiz on a sheet of looseleaf. 
5. Turn in a completed self quiz. Make sure that all of your answers are CORRECT. (You can go back and fix mistakes.)

Photosynthesis:  Computer “LAB”

1. Go to the following website: http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/
2. Click on the BioCoach link.
3. Read the material on the review and practice pages for the following concept:  Photosynthesis
4.  At the end of the review of the concept, complete and write your answers for the self-quiz on a sheet of looseleaf.
5. Turn in a completed self quiz. Make sure that all of your answers are CORRECT. (You can go back and fix mistakes.)