Weekend assignment

Hello class.  For Friday's class you should have read pages 763-764 on seed growth.  remember, the diagram on 764 is more important to us than the vocab on 763.

Over the weekend, I'd like you to learn about roots.  This site is a pretty good one for learning about movement of water and minerals into the roots.  Its more than just passive absorption!

You are welcome to use this site, or click for Biology.  the assessments you will be doing are 9.2.2 and 9.2.3.

For periods 1 and 8:  A night watchman reads the paper while in the bathroom of the greenhouse.  because he's alone and its 2:00AM, he leaves the door open.  That year none of the greenhouse's poinsettias bloomed.  Why?

Tonight's homework

Hello class,

There are two assignments tonight.

1.  do pages 367-368 in the orange book (this is assessment 9.3.6)

2.  This time, actually read pages 844-848 in our book, please.


I'll quickwrite you about it tomorrow :-)

Pollination homework

Class,

Please read pages 844-848 in your book for tomorrow.
Also, Bring two flowers to compare to yesterday's flowers!

Flower parts!

 

Class,

Please spend tonight learning about flower parts:
Sepal
Petal
Anther
Filament
Stigma
Style
Ovary

Friday's assignment!

Hello class.  Hope you're having a nice Easter/3 day weekend!  The only thing I want you to do this weekend is take care of assessment statements 9.1.7 and 9.2.8 about plant hormones

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9.1.7 -Explain the role of auxin in phototropism as an example of the control of plant growth.

9.2.8- Abscisic hormone and guard cells
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Review for the quiz

Class,
MAJOR MODIFICATION!!!!!!
TOMORROW'S FOCUS WILL BE PRIMARILY ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS.  (THE 8.2 ASSESSMENTS).  I WILL REDUCE THE PLANT STRUCTURE QUESTIONS TO ONLY A FEW. I WILL TEST YOU LATER IN GREATER DETAIL. ON THEM.  FOCUS MAINLY ON 8.2s)

things to look over for tomorrow's quiz:

8.2 assessments about photosynthesis

very little on the following:
9.1.1, 9.1.2, 9.1.3 on dicot leaves
9.1.5 and 9.1.6 on meristems
5.5.3 on plant kingdom divisions

Complex Photosynthesis the easy way!

Hello class,

My son is still sick so this is how we'll learn about photosynthesis today.

1.  This first video is of the Light reaction ONLY!!!!!!  Disregard what it says about ATP being produced in photosynthesis.  This is the LIGHT REACTION ONLY!!!  Dont worry about the electron carrieres, either.  Just Photosystems 2 and 1 and the products, reactants.

Now press this link and watch.

2.  So now we have this pile of ATP and NADPH + H.  Lets make some sugar!!!  The light independent reaction happens in the stroma of a chloroplast.  Watch and enjoy the magic!  (By the way, the answers are there from the green funbook question about # of carbons)

3.  Overview of the Light independent reaction.  Although it is simple, I like it because it helps us to keep track of the reactants.  Enjoy!

Important take home of these videos:  everything made in the light reaction is used in the light independent reaction (except oxygen, of course).

Really makes you rethink salad, huh!

PS.  Homework:  learn statement 6.4.4 , do orange funbook pages 336, 343,   any other review you want.

Classwork update:

Also a reminder:  you should have dojne assessment statements 11.2.1 through 11.2.4.  Just check them out on click4biology. 

its beautiful!!  What does it mean?

Today's assignment: Read pages 188-193 in the book.  Its an intro into photosynthesis.  ALthough its long, its pretty easy.