Today we finished studying photosynthesis with a look at the Calvin Cycle. Please complete the diagram package, the textbook questions and your cell respiration map for homework this weekend.

Here is a review you can begin working on for next week's test. Note: this is a long review, pick and choice the questions you find most difficult.

For those of you interested in registering for Discovery Health Days at UWO and Fanshawe on May 7th, here is the website for registering for workshops. I've registered the school and am now waiting for an email response explaining how you can go about registering for workshops. Stay tuned, and get those permission forms into me ASAP.
Link to workshops

This week we have finished our study of cellular respiration (both aerobic and anaerobic). We are now working on learning the metabolic pathways of photosynthesis. Students are reminded that their cell respiration maps are due on Monday and your test will be on Wednesday next week.

During the week before March Break we finished up studying aerobic cellular respiration and then we discussed metabolic rate, alternative pathways for nutrients such as triglycerides and amino acids.
Today we discussed anaerobic respiration (a.k.a., fermentation). Students completed a fill in the blank worksheet on ethanol and lactic acid fermentation. They are now working on textbook questions (see under the Homework section) and their cell respiration maps. These "maps" will be due next Monday. Tomorrow is a work period for the text questions and the map.

We've started the second part of the first unit this week. On Monday we disussed an overview of cellular respiration. Note: this is chapter 2 of your textbook. On Tuesday we worked through Glycolysis - the first stage of cell respiration. Make sure that you are keeping up with textbook readings throughout the next few weeks of class. Also, make sure that you are paying attention to the "big picture" ideas in cellular respiration and not getting frustrated with all the little minute details of the stages that you DON'T need to memorize for future assessments.

Here are the answers to the two old tests that I posted earlier.
Biochem Test answers

Energy and Enzyme Test answers

Happy studying....remember....no biology work this weekend!

On Wednesday we went through the enzyme note that was created by the two classes. If you've been absent you won't be able to access this note because you haven't been present to get your username and password for Google Docs. You can try contacting a class member and having them send you the note via email.
On Thursday we took up the macromolecule concept map and reviewed for tomorrow's test.