Okay, so you did a great job yesterday working on your “stations”. Those need to be finished as quick as possible (lets say before class on Friday). So if you want to work on them in class, great, go for it. OR… You can work on that at home and do some of the other activities listed on the board, like the Mitosis notes. These notes absolutely have to be done before class on Thursday so we can move on to Meiosis (I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’). Hopefully that (kinda) clarifies things for you. Until then, check the links on the semester 2 page, the details on the whiteboard in class, and the videos below.
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Biology Semester I Final
Well its all come down to this. I believe that I have done my best to prepare you this semester for this final. I believe that you have done everything you needed to do this semester. Most if all, I believe in you. You’ll be fine, you’ll do great. Take a deep breath, trust your gut, and best of luck. Thanks for a great semester. Have a safe and restful break.
Semester 1 Final Answer Sheet
Its the most wonderful time of the year…
Christmas time + Finals Week =
Here is the Biology Study Guide Key . Below is all of the YouTube videos from this semester as a playlist. You can skip past the stuff you’re good on and go on to the next. Good luck!
Making Monsters
Thats right, today in class we will be making monsters based on their DNA code.
First make sure you get BOTH hand outs from the table up front. Then follow the directions on the front page to draw the Monsters on the back page. Here’s what you do:
- Use the DNA code to match the mRNA compliments. (Remember: T→A but A→U)
- Use the mRNA to match the tRNA compliments.
- You can check your work by comparing the tRNA to the DNA; they should be identical except that the ‘T’s have become ‘U’s.
- Use the chart at the bottom of the page to determine what amino acid (#) is coded for by each mRNA Codon. Write the number in the Amino Acid section.
- Repeat this process for all mRNA codons.
- Use the Amino Acid sequence to determine what trait has been coded for by the DNA.
- Once all traits have been decoded, draw your MONSTER! Give him/her a name and add any other traits you want including the ones coded by the DNA. The drawings should be neat and colored.
- Finally, write down the FULL sequence of DNA from the original DNA provided, as well as the list of traits.
There You Go! That’s how easy it is to make a monster… sort of. Either way, this is great practice doing transcription and translation which are the two steps of Protein Synthesis. So have fun and I’ll see you again soon!
Traduccion (Translation)
(Bio students: Sorry I can not be there with you today. But no worries, I’ve got an easy “Monday After a Long break” Lesson plan for you. The notes are already done for you. Just read through the information below -OR- watch the youtube video. Feel free to highlight or add notes as you go. Then work on:
- Translation Review (PDF)
- Translation Practice (PDF)
I’ll be back tomorrow to explain how we will be making monsters… you heard me. Enjoy your day!)
Translation (or Taduccion in Spanish) is the second phase of Protein Synthesis. Last time, we learned about Transcription and the types of RNA. Today, we’ll learn how to convert the “language” of As, Gs, Cs, & Us to Amino Acids and proteins that your body actually “understands”, or uses.
The ‘Start Codon’, AUG, signals the beginning of Translation and where the Ribosome should start adding tRNAs.
RNA & Transcription
Today in Biology we’ll start our last Unit of the semester… Protein Synthesis. Protein Synthesis is sometimes referred as the “Central Dogma” of Biology, meaning its the key idea. The key idea of protein synthesis is that DNA codes for our traits and that code is used to create proteins that actually are our traits. All other parts of biology either exist because of, or are incorporated with Protein Synthesis.
There are two major parts of protein synthesis:
- Transcription: Using DNA → to make RNA
- Translation: Using RNA → to make Protein
Today we’ll be focusing on Transcription and the stuff it makes, RNA.
Biology Unit 5 Test
Click the link below to access your Unit 5 test.
You must be logged into drive.google.com as your @gocathedral.com account to access the test.
Unit 5 Test
Plan for 11/2
Sorry for not being there today. 
I am not feeling well and need to take the day to recuperate. In the mean time here is what I want you to work on while I’m out. Its separated by class:
Alpha:
- Watch the YouTube video on Active Transport (below) and take notes. If you want to download the notes page and take notes on notability it can be found by clicking this link.
- Then download (click here) and answer the review questions with your table mates… or “tates” as I like to call them.
As a reminder… your Unit 4 test is Next Tuesday!
A Period:
- Watch the YouTube video on Active Transport (below) and take notes. If you want to download the notes page and take notes on notability it can be found by clicking this link.
- Then download and complete the review activities below in Notability. Do this with your table mates… or “tates” as I like to call them, but everyone should complete their own.
- We will go over both in class on Monday
As a reminder… your Unit 4 test is Next Tuesday!
Osmosis in the Kitchen (Lab)
Today we’ll start section two of Unit 4 discussing Passive transport, or the movement of materials from high concentration to low concentration without the use of energy. There are three types of Passive Transport, all of which are related:
- Diffusion: Movement of ANY material from High to Low concentration
- Facilitated Diffusion: Diffusion of large materials that requires a transport protein to move across a membrane.
- Osmosis: Diffusion of water across a membrane. In your cells, osmosis is a type of facilitated diffusion because it requires Aquaporins to move the water across the cell membrane.
For more information on this process please watch, and take notes on, the video below. When you are finished, please complete Directions of Osmosis Table (PDF) & the Passive Transport Review Questions (PDF).
Common Assessment #1
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