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There are 3 items that will consist of your final for the semester:

- Parasite Research Packet - due May 23
- Parasite Grant - due May 23
- Parasite Poster/ Presentation - due May 21

- Presentations will be done in class and will be graded based on a rubric which will be handed over to the student.
- On the 23rd the student will turn in all 3 items in a folder and the three items together will be your final grade
- There will be a test on Finals Day. The Test will include all the information that was covered in the notes. THE TEST IS AN OPEN NOTE TEST!!! So if you took good notes during lecture it should be a piece of cake, but if not, it will be the hardest test you have ever had.

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Parasite Notes : Fish Tapeworm and Pork Tapeworm

Write a summary for each parasite

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Here are all the notes that I have not put up yet. Sorry that I did not post them till now for those students who were absent.

Homework
- Finish Notes
- Write a brief 2 sentence summary about each parasite that is covered in the notes.

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Finish Notes
- No questions for finishing notes
- Just write a 2 sentence brief summary about each parasite that is covered in the notes.

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Vocab Ch.18
- Nutrient - Vitamin - Chemical Digestion
- Protein - Mineral - Enzyme
- Amino Acid - Digestion - Peristalsis
- Carbohydrate - Mechanical Digestion - Villi
-Fat

PRG Ch. 18-2
Figures 10 - 15

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CST Color Packet

Finish Parts 3 and 4

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CST Color Review

Part 1 and 2

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Notes: Immune System

Write Summary and Questions

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PRG Ch.23 complete Figures 1-11

Vocabulary Ch.23-1 and Ch.23-2

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PRG Ch.21-1 and Ch.22-1

Vocabulary Ch.21-1 and Hormone

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Notes on Circulatory and Respiratory System

Finish Questions and Summary

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Quiz on Friday over Skin/ Skeleton and Muscle Notes

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Finish Notes: Bone, Muscle and Skin

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Ecology Homework Packet

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Vocabulary Ch.17 Due: Monday March 4

1. Skeletal System
2. Periodsteum
3. Cartilage
4. Joint
5. Ligament
6. Muscle
7. Voluntary Muscle
8. Involuntary Muscle
9. Tendon
10. Cardiac Muscle
11. Smooth Muscle
12. Epidermis
13. Dermis
14. Melanin

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Finish Population notes up to first review question

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Notes: Cycles in Nature

Write Questions and Summary

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Ecosystems Project

1. Assigned a biome:
- Either a(n) Ocean; Desert; Tundra; Tiaga; Rain Forest; Temperate Rain Forest; Deciduous Forest; Tropical Grassland
2. Must include the following:
- A food chain appropriate for your biome
- Vegetation appropriate for your biome
- 3 symbioses
- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Parasitism
- Must include Color and be done to your best ability
3. Written Portion
- Write out your food chain
- Explain your biome
- Why you chose your animals and vegetation and why they are appropriate for your assigned biome
- Explain the 3 symbioses and why each symbiotic relationship would occur.

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Finish Notes: Biotic and Abiotic Factors

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Here is the powerpoint talking about the 10% rule and how energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next

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Finish Notes: Ch. 24-3 : Write Summary and Questions

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PRG: Ch.24-3

Vocab: Ch.24-3

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Finish Notes: Biomes

Write Summary and Questions

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Homework Packet for Evolution

- Cover Page in Attachments

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Finish Notes: What is Ecology?

Write Summary and Questions

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PRG: Ch.24-1 - Figures 1-4
and Ch.26-2 - Figures 5-14

Vocabulary: Ch.24-1 and Ch.26-2 - Write all bold terms

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Fossil Study Questions
- If you did not write out the questions from class here are the questions that are due on Thursday.

Data/Observations Section:
The Order of age for the fossils is as follows
Idahoan(Youngest)
Californian
Montanian
Coloradian
Oregonian
Texian
Nevadian
Ohioian
Wyomingian(Oldest)

2. Do the fossils in this study show that evolution has occurred? Why or why not?
3. What pattern of evolution does the evolutionary tree created show?
4. During which time period did the fossils start to differentiate into two branches?
5. Which characteristic was used to create the two lineages (branches)?
6. Which species is the common ancestor to the two branches that formed?
7. Is the species still living today in the present? Why or why not?
8. Did the fossils show gradualism or punctuated equilibrium? Explain.

Conclusion: Answer the purpose question:
- What fossil information is used to determine evolutionary relationships (evolutionary tree)? How does an evolutionary tree show evolution?

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-Finish Homologous Structures Worksheet

If absent get it on block next week and finish it along with the notes

-Finish Notes: 6.2 Evidence of Evolution

Write summary and questions

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Fashion a Fish Lab:

Answer Questions and Finish Results:

- V. Results/ Calculations:
1. Drawing of fish and habitat
2. Habitat description
3. Explanation of adaptation verses habitat conditions.
Discuss all 4 adaptations

VI. Questions
1. Do you think your fish could survive long enough to become its own species?
2. What changes need to be made to your fish to make it better adapted?
3. What could happen to your fish if the environment/ habitat suddenly changed? Explain
4. List 4 characteristics from the table in that data section that would create the perfect fish. Explain

Conclusion:
Answer this question: What is an adaptation? minimum of 2 sentences

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Notes : 6.1 Evolution and Species

Write Questions and Summary

Finish Front Side of Blue Review Worksheet

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E.Q: What are the 5 principals of Natural Selection?

Notes if you missed them are in the attachment

Only go up to Adaptations if you were absent from class.

Finish Questions and Summary

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PRG - Ch.6-1 Figures 1-7

Vocabulary - All Bolded Terms (7 total)

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Finish the Notes

I forgot to post the other notes last week so if you missed last weeks notes I have attached a link for that as well

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PRG Ch.5-1 and 5-2
Figures 1-10
Figure#/ Title/ Summary

Vocabulary Ch.5-1 and 5-2
All words (14 total)
Word/ Definition/ Picture

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Finish Snork Worksheet

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Protein Synthesis Notes
Finish Questions and summary

Finish Protein Sentence worksheet

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Finish Cell Reproduction and Meiosis Notes
- Write 3 Questions and Summary

Meiosis Flipbook
- 8 slides
-Prophase 1 - Telophase II
- Provide brief description of each phase
- Also provide labels for each phase

YOU WILL FIND THE 8 STAGES OF MEIOSIS ON PG. 106 OF YOUR LIFE SCIENCE BOOK

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Vocabulary Ch.4-1&2

-All words (11 total) with : Word/Definition/Picture

PRG Ch.4-1

-Figures 1-8 : Fig#/Title/Summary

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Study Guide Questions

- Finish questions, make sure to write the question out and then answer!

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Notes: Cell Division and Mitosis

Summary and Questions

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Notes: Chromosomes and DNA Replication

Finish the summary and the Question

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Finish Notes: DNA and it's history

Complete questions and summary for homework

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Finish Vocabulary 4-3

Finish PRG 4-3 : Fig.14-Fig.19

Attached are the words and definitions for Vocab

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Notes on Krebs Cycle and Electron Transport Chain

Finish questions and summary

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Cellular Respiration Lab due on Thursday
-Data completed in class and finish questions for homework

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Finish Notes
-Write a brief 2 sentence summary on the notes along with 3 questions you have about the notes.

I will post notes tomorrow for those of you who were absent

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Here are the notes for Photosynthesis if you were absent on block day

Copy, and write the questions and summary

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Finish Notes Ch.3-2

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PRG Ch.3-2 Figures 6-11

Vocabulary Ch.3-2
(Word/Definition/Picture)
-Complete vocab for all highlighted terms from the book

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Students will complete the Reflection Handout from Friday in class. If not completed in class it is homework and due on Monday.

-Test on - Ch. 2 notes: Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
- Ch. 2 notes: Organelles - Animal and Plant cells
- Vocabulary Ch. 2
- It also covers everything that the project reinforced as well

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Notes: Plant and Animal Cell Organelles

Finish Summary and Questions

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Notes: Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Finish Questions and Summary

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PRG Ch.2-1 : Figures 1-10
3 columns Figure #/ Title/ Summary

Vocabulary Ch.2-1

(Words are in attachment)

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Notes: Organic Chem and Enzymes

- Write summary and the Questions

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Finish Vocabulary and following instructions on the word document

-Still 3 columns with Word, Definition and Picture

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Finish Notes: Basic Chemistry

Write Questions and Summary

-Complete Blue "The Nature of Matter" Worksheet
-Skip Question 11 and 17 on the back of the worksheet

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Finish the Vocab

- Write the Text definition and picture

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Chapter Review:

pg.32 - 1,2,5,7,8,10,13,18

Standardized quesitions pg. 34 - 1,6,9,10


Finish Ch. 1-2 Notes
- Write 3 Questions and 2 sentence Summary

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Finish the Notes

write the summary and the questions off to the side

- I will post the notes tomorrow 8/23 after school for those that were absent 8/22

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Finish PRG and Vocabulary from Ch.1 section 1 and 2

PRG: Fig.1 - Fig. 12

- Include Figure #, Title, Summary

Vocab: Scientific Methods, hypothesis, control, variable, theory, law, organism, cell, homeostasis.

- Include: word, definintion and picture