Poll results and meeting the FBI agent at the Don Rix distinguished lecture

First, your test poll.  Despite the fact that one person voted three times... this pie graph below indicates you prefer the test to be next thursday.
Next,  for those who are signed up for Oct 20,  your teachers have been given a list of your names.  They ought to give you an early dismissal at 2:45 next Tue so you can run to Nanaimo station and get to Convention Centre by, yikes, 3:30.  See if you can possibly get out prior to 2:45, in your finest, Business Casual attire.  You will be glad you dressed up a little, because Genomics BC gave us FRONT ROW SEATS so we can ask questions to the FBI agent.

Consent forms Poll for test date

Here is the consent form for the October 20 lecture. Download it.

Here's the consent form for the November 20 lecture. Download it

Here is the poll for when you want the test

Your quiz questions for next period are here and don't forget your homework is to do all the review questions for chapter 3.

Test coming up. Your review checklist. updated chapter review instructions

We are now at the end of Chapter three. We started the chapter looking at the fundamental criteria for life,  and cell organization, the definition of tissue, organ, organ system etc.

Then we took a look into the inner workings of the eukaryotic cell and its organelles.  Then we found that cells have a limit in size, due to the limitations caused by its surface area to volume ratio.   We examined Each organelle and discussed its role in the secretory process.   We briefly looked at the role of ATP generated by the mitochondria.  And we discussed how the cell transports things in and out of itself, using active and passive transport. 

YOUR STUDY CHECKLIST.  

1.  You made extensive two column notes on the fine details of chapter 3.  Use these to quiz yourself.

2.  You did your colouring in the biology colouring book: Focus on these diagrams:   The Animal Cell, The Plant Cell, Active and Passive Transport.  Know these vocab words on the diagrams.

3.  You did the Chapter Review questions at the end of Chapter 3.  DO UP TO NUMBER 62. Omit 8 and 12.  I  will look at these review questions to guide my questions for the test.

4.  You did all the labs and understand the main observations:  

a.  Lab 1  Gummi Bear lab:  Observe the effect of a hypotonic solution on Gummi Bear.  What happens to the Gummi and why.

b.  Lab 2  Sphagnum Moss lab:  Sphagnum moss is a primitive plant, a bryophyte with very thin tissue.  Observe the cell wall and vacuole under the light microscope

c.  Lab 3   Liver Anyone?   In this lab, observe the effect of the catalase enzyme from raw beef liver on a small sample of hydrogen peroxide.  Explain the function of catalase in your body.  

Lecture notes on oct9, Catalase lab

Lecture notes from Oct 7, turgor pressure, facilitated transport.

Correction: ions and amino acids use facilitated transport.  Simple diffusion is for Oxygen,  Carbon Dioxide and urea.

lecture notes on concentration gradient intro to active and passive transport

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