BLOCK 7/23 - 7/24

1. BLOCK 7/23 - 7/24 What is the class policy regarding: Food Drinks Electronic Devices

2. Thursday 7/25 *** Describe the differences between Quantitative and Qualitative Observations: *** List the 5 properties that are shared by all “Living Organisms”:

3. Friday 7/26 Scientific Process/Scientific Method List the 6 Steps we discussed in class: What do you do if your Hypothesis is rejected?

4. Monday 7/29 Define Independent Variable What is another name for the I.V.? On what axis would you graph it? Define Dependent Variable What is another name for the D.V.? On what axis would you graph it? What are the controlled variables in an experiment?

5. BLOCK 7/30 – 7/31 Create a Hypothesis involving tomato plants and fertilizer (use if______then_____because_______) Name the Independent, dependent, and controlled variables in the experiment above:

6. Thursday 8/1 What are the 5 things required on every graph? The X-axis covers 34 squares on your graph paper. Your IV data ranges from 0 to 120. What scale could you use when setting up your graph? (1 square =??)

7. Monday 8/5 Name three things relating to the Metric System: The Metric System is based on multiples of _______ . There are _________ centimeters in (1) meter.

8. BLOCK 8/6 – 8/7 What do each of the following letters represent, and what is each unit’s numeric value (if Base Unit = 1) K H D B D C M ___ ___ ___ Base ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 1 ___ ___ ___ What is metric unit of length? What is metric unit of volume (liquid)? What is metric unit of mass?

9. Warm Up Thursday 8/8 • Convert 48 centimeters (cm) to: _______ meters (m) _______ millimeters (mm) • Convert 245 milliliters (ml) to: _______ liters (l) • How many mm in (1) meter? _________ • How many mm in (1) cm? _________ • How many cm in (1) meter? _________

10. Monday 8/12 • How well do you think you performed on your Quiz? (Score out of 60 points) • How did you prepare for it? • List some things you recall regarding Chemistry:

11. BLOCK 8/13 – 8/14 Define “element”: What 4 elements compose 90% of the mass of most organisms? Define “atom”: What three particles make up an atom? Electrons in an atom’s outermost shell are called ______________ electrons

12. Warm Up 8/15 • Atoms of the same element can have different numbers of neutrons; these variations of an element are called:______ • An atom’s Atomic Number is equal to that element’s number of :______________ • An element’s Atomic Mass is equal to its number of _________ plus its number of __________ . • To determine the number of neutrons, the ________is subtracted from the ________

13. Friday 8/16 • What type of chemical bonds form between Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms in the making of a water molecule? • What type of chemical bond forms between two water molecules? • What do we mean when we say that water is a polar molecule?

14. Warm Up Monday 8/19 • Compare adhesion and cohesion: • Describe capillary action and give an example: • Compare hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances, and give an example of each:

15. Friday 8/23 • What is the molecular formula for Glucose? • Use your notes from Thursday and draw its structure: • The storage polysaccharide found in • plants is: • animals is: • Animals store this polysaccharide where in their bodies?

16. Monday 8/26 • Compare Saturated vs. Unsaturated Fats: source: phase: shape: healthy? • Draw a phospholipid bilayer as is found in a cell membrane. Label polar and nonpolar areas: • Which of the CHONs are in Carbohydrates? • Which of the CHONs are in lipids?

17. Block 8/27 – 8/28 • There are how many Amino Acids?______ • From these amino acids, we can build how many proteins? __________________ • Draw and Label the parts of an amino acid: • When a protein is unfolded and loses its original 3- dimensional shape, it has become _____________

18. Thursday 8/29 • What is “Activation Energy”, and how is it affected by an enzyme? • List two unique characteristics of enzymes: • What is a substrate? • What was the substrate in the Enzyme demonstration I gave on Block Day?

19. Monday 9/9 • How do eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells differ? • Where is DNA found inside a eukaryotic cell? • Where in a cell are Proteins made? • Where does photosynthesis take place in plant cells? • Which organelle converts energy stored in glucose into ATP (usable energy for the cell) ?

20. BLOCK 9/10 - 9/11 • What are 3 things found in a plant cell that are not found in animal cells? ___________ __________ ___________ • Compare magnification and resolution • As cell size increases, the surface-area-to volume ratio: increases / decreases / remains the same ? • What are the 3 components of the Cell Theory:

21. Thursday 9/12 List Six organelles and their functions: Which type of cell would probably have more mitochondria, fat cells or muscle cells? Why?

22. Monday 9/16 • Describe the make-up of the cell membrane: • What does “Selectively Permeable” mean? • What is the difference between Active and Passive Transport across a cell membrane?

23. Block 9/17 – 9/18 • Name and describe the THREE types of Passive Transport discussed in class: • An artificial cell contains a 20% sugar solution. Would the cell be considered Hypotonic or Hypertonic when compared to a 30% sugar solution?? • How do Active Transport processes differ from Passive Transport processes:

24. Friday 9/20 • Name and describe the 3 types of Active Transport discussed in class: • How is Facilitated Diffusion and one of the three types of Active Transport similar??