Thursday August 11, 2016 |
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Agenda: Introductions, Class Syllabus, Thinking Science
POD: None Homework: Biochem Refresher Video, Reading Pgs. 40-50, Concept Check Questions 3.1 and 3.2, Tech-to-do-list What is due next class? Tech-to-do-list, Concept Q's, Video, Quiz on Figure 3.5 (pg. 43) |
*The syllabus is a big file that takes awhile to load...so please be patient
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Monday August 15, 2016Agenda: Chemical Groups, Carbon Characteristics, Quiz, Carbohydrates
POD: Why is the structure of a molecule so important? Homework: Study Carbohydrates What is due next class? Composition Book |
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Wednesday August 17, 2016Agenda: Notebook Set-up, Carbohydrates, Lipids
POD: How can you tell a monomer from a polymer? Homework: Macromolecule Objectives (see handouts to the right), Quote and Dedication (on edmodo) What is due next class? Quote and Dedication, Objectives |
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*Directions for objectives:
1. Answer the objectives on a separate sheet of lined paper. Do not put in your notebook. 2. You do not need to rewrite the questions/objectives, just your answers. 3. Answer each one thoroughly but to the point. This is not English class, so don't get overly wordy with your answers. See Notes Too
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Friday August 19, 2016Agenda: Carbs and Lipids Review, Nucleic Acids, Proteins
POD: What role do phospholipids play in the success of life on our planet? Homework: Macromolecule Objectives 15+, Bring Favorite Snack, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Macromolecule Objectives, Snack,TEST, NOTEBOOK CHECK |
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Tuesday August 23, 2016Agenda: What are you made of? Notebook Check, Study Time Test
POD: What determines protein structure? Homework: Read pages 69-71, Study the Organelle functions on Quizlet (go to the quizlet link on this website to access) What is due next class? Knowledge of organelle functions |
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Thursday August 25, 2016Agenda: Macromolecule Chart, Metabolism, ATP Structure
POD: Why are the terms hydrophobic and hydrophilic important for macromolecules. Site specific examples Homework: Medtabolism Objectives #1-11 What is due next class? Objectives #1-11 |
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Monday August 29, 2016Agenda: Test Corrections, ATP Functions and Structure
POD: See shoulder partner for POD Homework: Medtabolism Objectives #12-16 What is due next class? Objectives #12-16 |
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Wednesday August 31, 2016Agenda: Mixer Review, Enzymes Part 1
POD: Why is phosphorylation important? Homework: Enzyme Objectives What is due next class? Enzyme Objectives |
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Friday September 2, 2016Agenda: Induced Fit, Enzyme Regulation and Activity
POD: What is a substrate? How do they fit in with enzymes? Homework: Enzyme Objectives 12+, STUDY What is due next class? Enzyme Objectives 12+, TEST!!!, Notebook Check |
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Wednesday September 7, 2016Agenda: Enzyme Catalysis
POD: Can An enzyme get used up in a reaction? Explain Homework: Enzyme Objectives 20+ What is due next class? Objectives 20+, TEST, Notebook Check |
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Friday September 9, 2016Agenda: Catalysis Lab, Test
POD: How does temperature affect reaction rate for an enzyme? Homework: Intro to Cellular Respiration (Overview), Glycolysis Video, Cellular Respiration Objectives What is due next class? Objectives, Intro, Video |
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Tuesday September 13, 2016Agenda: Tests, Cellular Respiration Intro., Harvesting Chemical Energy (see notes), Glycolysis (see notes)
POD: What is a metabolic pathway? Sketch a picture to help explain. Homework: Cellular Respiration Objectives, Fermentation Video What is due next class? Objectives, Video Quiz |
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Thursday September 15, 2016Agenda: Glycolysis (discussion and summary), Mitochondrion, Cellular Respiration Stages 2-4, ATP Synthase
POD: Somone is shot and is losing large amounts of blood. How will this affect what will happen in their cellular respiration? Homework: CR Objectives 12+, 4 Stages Mini-project, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives, Mini-project, Quiz on Cellular respiration (all CR objectives) |
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***Print Notes 6 slides per page***
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Monday September 19, 2016
Agenda: Cellular Respiration Review Day
POD: Explain how oxidative phosphorylation generates ATP. Homework: STUDY!!! What is due next class? Cellular Respiration Quiz, Photosynthesis Video and Objectives |
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Wednesday September 21, 2016
Agenda: Cellular Respiration Quiz, 2 Stages of Photosynthesis
POD: How is substrate-level phosphorylation different from oxidative phosphorylation? Homework: Light Reactions Video, Photosynthesis Objectives What is due next class? Video Quiz, Objectives |
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Friday September 23, 2016Agenda: Light (spectrum graphs), Photosystems (drawing), Linear Electron Flow
POD: Why are pigments important in photosynthesis? Homework: Photosynthesis Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Wednesday September 28, 2016Agenda: Pigments(lab), Rate of Photosynthesis (lab skills prep)
POD: A plant is put in a dark room and dies. Why? You forget to water your plant and it dies. Why? Homework: Complete the Pigments of Photosynthesis Separation handout What is due next class? Pigments of Photosynthesis handout |
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Friday September 30, 2016Agenda: Light Dependent Reaction, Lab
POD: What is the purpose of the 1st electron transport chain? the 2nd? Homework: Photosynthesis Objectives #13-21, Photorespiration video and quiz, Study for midterm on THURSDAY What is due next class? Objectives, Video Notes and Quiz, Notebook Check |
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Use the "Light Dependent Reactions" handout above to describe the linear electron flow of the light dependent reactions
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Tuesday October 4, 2016
Agenda: The Cell Membrane, Review
POD: Why is photorespiration a problem for plants? Homework: Study for Midterm!!! What is due next class? Midterm Test! |
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Thursday October 6, 2016
Agenda: Review/Study, Midterm
POD: What is the point of cellular respiration? What is the point of photosynthesis? Homework: Relax/Do Something Productive What is due next class? Notebook Check |
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Monday October 10, 2016Agenda: Membrane Structure, Passive Transport, Membrane Bubble Lab
POD: Why do cell membrane form a double layer of lipids? Homework: Cell Membrane Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Wednesday October 12, 2016Agenda: Membrane Bubble Lab, Osmoregulation
POD: What determines if a molecule will use simple diffuction or facilitated diffusion to pass through the cell membrane? Homework: Cell Membrane Objectives 7+ What is due next class? Objectives |
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Friday October 14, 2016
Agenda: Osmosis, Active Transport
POD: Your dad surprises you with a new fresh water fish for your aquarium. You have a salt water tank. Explain the problem. Homework: Cell Membrane Objectives 10+ What is due next class? Objectives 10+, Cell Communication Video and Quiz |
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Tuesday October 18, 2016
Agenda: Endocytosis and Exocytosis, Mission Impossible
POD: How does a signaling molecule (ligand) only affect specific cells? Homework: Cell Membrane Objectives, Video + Quiz, Study for Test What is due next class? Objectives, Test, Notebook Check |
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Thursday October 20, 2016
Agenda: Cell Size Lab, Notebook Check
POD: How is phosphorylation used in a signal transduction pathway? Homework: Cell Membrane Objectives, Video + Quiz (If you did not do it yet), Study What is due next class? Objectives, Test |
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Monday October 24, 2016
Agenda: Review/Study Time, Cell Membrane and Communication Test
POD: Can a cell grow as big as it wants? Explain. Homework: Do Something Productive What is due next class? Nada |
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Wednesday October 26, 2016
Agenda: DNA Function and Structure, DNA touch biology
POD: What is the difference between passive transport and active transport? Homework: DNA Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Friday October 28, 2016
Agenda: Cell Membrane Test Review, DNA Structure, DNA Replication
POD: How can you identify the 5' and 3' ends? Homework: DNA Objectives, Video on Proteins What is due next class? Objectives, Video Quiz |
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Tuesday November 1, 2016
Agenda: Out Sick :( STUDY HALL
POD: Homework: Do Something Productive What is due next class? Nada |
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Thursday November 3, 2016Agenda: DNA Replication Recap, Transcription
POD: What role do the 5' and 3' ends play in DNA replication? Homework: DNA and Protein Synthesis Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Monday November 7, 2016Agenda: DNA Replication Review, Transcription, Translation
POD: When does a cell go through DNA replication? Homework: DNA and Protein Synthesis Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Wednesday November 9, 2016Agenda: Translation
POD: How can you tell pre-mRNA from mature mRNA? Homework: Objectives What is due next class? Objectives, Test, Notebook Check |
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Monday November 14, 2016Agenda: Review/Study Time, Test
POD: Explain why transcription and translation can happen simultaneously in prokaryotes but not eukaryotes? Homework: Do Something Productive What is due next class? Nada |
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Wednesday November 16, 2016
Agenda: Test Review, Mutations
POD: What is a subunit for DNA? For a protein? Homework: Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Friday November 18, 2016
Agenda: Mutations, Gene Expression/Regulation
POD: What do you think causes mutations? Homework: Enjoy Your Vacation What is due next class? Nada |
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Tuesday November 29, 2016Agenda: Review, Operons, Eukaryote Gene Expression
POD: What is yor goal grade for this class? What will you do to get there? Homework: Mutation and Gene Expression (regulation) Objectives #6-14, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives, QUEST! (between a quiz and a test) |
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Thursday December 1, 2016Agenda: Review/Study time, Quest, Eukaryote Gene Regulation
POD: Why are genes regulated? Homework: Eukaryote Gene expression objectives What is due next class? Objectives, Teams 1,2,3 turn in notebooks |
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Monday December 5, 2016
Agenda: Test Recap, Eukaryote Gene Regulation, Cell Cycle/Key Concepts
POD: What type of organisms use operons to regulate gene expression? Homework: Eukaryote Gene expression objectives, Cell Cycle Objectives What is due next class? Objectives, Teams 4,5,6 turn in notebooks |
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Wednesday December 7, 2016
Agenda: Practice Shee, Cell Cycle Control, Mitosis
POD: Which of these cell have completed interphase (sphase)? Homework: Cell Cycle Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Friday December 9, 2016Agenda: CDK's, Mitosis, Meiosis
POD: What is the point of mitosis? Homework: Cell Cycle Objectives, STUDY for final What is due next class? Objectives, final |
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Monday January 9, 2017
Agenda: New Start, Phenotypes/Genotypes, Punnett Squares
POD: What is the most important/interesting thing you learned last semester? Homework: Genetics Objectives, Bring in a bag of skittles for extra credit What is due next class? Genetics objectives |
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Wednesday January 11, 2017Agenda: Punnett Squares, Dihybrid Crosses
POD: See Partner (Complete the problem, Name as many terms connected with the problem) Homework: Genetics Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Friday January 13, 2017Agenda: Dihybrid Crosses, Incomplete and Codominance, Chi Square
POD: (See Partner) Complete the diagram using the law of segregation and law of independent assortment. Homework: Genetics Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Wednesday January 18, 2017
Agenda: Chi-Square, Skittles Lab
POD: What is the point/purpose of doing a chi-square test? Homework: Genetics Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Friday January 20, 2017
Agenda: Dihybrid Chi-Square, Building on Mendel, Pedigrees
POD: Testing a new medication you get 23 people in the control group showing improved symptoms and 32 in the experimental group showing improved symptoms. Does the medication work? Homework: Genetics Objectives, 2 videos on Disorders, Study What is due next class? Objectives, Video Notes, Quiz |
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Tuesday January 24, 2017
Agenda: Pedigree Practices
POD: What pattern, dominant or recessive, does this pedigree pattern show? Explain (see shoulder partner) Homework: Genetics Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Thursday January 26, 2017Agenda: X-Linked, Chromosome Disorders, Chromosome Genes and Inheritence
POD: How can you tell autosomes from sex chromosomes? Homework: Genetics Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Monday January 30, 2017Agenda: Chromosomes Genes and Inheritance, Linked Genes/Gene Mapping, Genetic Probability
POD: Can a Karyotype be used to identify an autosomal or sex-linked gene disorder? Explain. Homework: Genetics Objectives, STUDY What is due next class? Objectives, TEST |
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Wednesday February 1, 2017Agenda: Study Time, Genetics Test
POD: Can someone be tested to find out if they will pass on a chromosomal disorder? How do you know if a gene disorder is sex-linked? Homework: Do Something Productive What is due next class? Nada |
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Friday February 3, 2017Agenda: Complete Test, Vocabulary, Notes
POD: See shoulder Partner Homework: Ecology Objectives, Matter Videos What is due next class? Objectives, Video Notes |
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Thursday February 7, 2017Agenda: Calculating Energy Numbers and Biomass, Populations
POD: Why are autotrophs/producers so important? Homework: Ecology Objectives, Human Populations Video What is due next class? Objectives, Video Notes |
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Thursday February 9, 2017Agenda: Population Review, Predator Prey Lab, Community Interactions
POD: In what ways may abiotic factors affect a population. Site an example and explain. Homework: Ecology Objectives, Human Populations Video (Friday night) What is due next class? Objectives, Video Notes |
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Tuesday February 14, 2017Agenda: Relationships, Community Notes
POD: How do predator and prey populations affect each other? Homework: Ecology Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Thursday February 16, 2017Agenda: Complete Community Notes, Human Threats
POD: What kind of factors affect succession? Homework: Ecology Objectives, STUDY!!! What is due next class? Objectives, Test |
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Tuesday February 21, 2017
Agenda: Study Time, Test
POD: How does soil affect a community? Homework: See class website for Organelle information What is due next class? Start studying organelles |
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Thursday February 21, 2017Agenda: Permanence or Change, Two Theories, Documentary
POD: In a very divers community, how successful would you expect an invasive species to be? Homework: Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Monday February 27, 2017Agenda: Cell Types, Organelle Quiz, 4 Components, Natural Selection Vocab, Natural Selection Notes
POD: Can a species evolve if there are no individuals with the right traits to survive? Explain. Homework: Evo Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Wednesday March 1, 2017
Agenda: Natural Selection Notes, Natural Selection Pathways, Natural Selection Think sheet, Variations and Adaptations
POD: Name something that may change within a species (ex. limb size... long limb to short limb). Homework: Evolution Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Friday March 3, 2017Agenda: Modern Day Animal and Natural Selection Drawing, Population Genetics
POD: How does natural selection lead to adaptations? Homework: Evolution Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Tuesday March 7, 2017
Agenda: Review, Sexual Selection, Hardy-Weinberg
POD: What is the significance of following/knowing the allele frequencies and genotype frequencies of a gene pool? Homework: Evolution Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Thursday March 9, 2017Agenda: Hardy Weinberg, Speciation, Evidence
POD: How do you know if you have been given allele frequencies or genotype frequencies in a question? Homework: Evolution Objectives, Edmodo Quiz What is due next class? Objectives, Quiz done before next class |
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Monday March 13, 2017Agenda: Fossils and Geologic Time, Embryology, Anatomy, Dry Labs
POD: What can a fossil be used to tell about the evolution of a species? Homework: Evolution Objectives What is due next class? Objectives |
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Wednesday March 15, 2017Agenda: DNA and Biochemistry
POD: What is the difference between divergent evolution and convergent evolution? Homework: Evolution Objectives, Study!!! What is due next class? Objectives, Test, Notebook Checks |
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Friday March 17, 2017Agenda: Notebook Check, Review, Evolution Test
POD: See shoulder partner Homework: YouTube Lessons: Nervous System What is due next class? Lessons Complete, Nervous System Objectives |
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Tuesday March 21, 2017Agenda: Neuron Parts and Functions, Stimulus and Neurons, Action Potentials, Neurotransmitters
POD: What do you think is the most important type of neuron? Justify. Homework: Nervous System Objectives, YouTube Lessons: Endocrine What is due next class? Objectives, Nervous System Quiz |
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Thursday March 23, 2017Agenda: Nervous System Quiz, Endocrine System Intro
POD: How does an action potential start? If an action potential "strength" are all the same, how do signals differ? Homework: Enjoy your break! What is due next class? Enjoy your break |
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Monday April 3, 2017Agenda: Feedback Loop, Immune System
POD: How does the endocrine system help control the body and maintain homeostasis? Homework: Endocrine and Immune System Objectives, Study...Nervous, Endocrine, Immune What is due next class? Objectives, QUIZ!!! |
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Wednesday April 5, 2017Agenda: NEI Quiz, Cells/Cell Membrane and Cell Communication Review
POD: See Ms. Palma for Handout Homework: Study Cells, Cell Membrane and Cell Communication What is due next class? QUIZ!!! |
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Friday April 7, 2017Agenda: Cells/Membrane/Communication Quiz, Review of Enzymes
POD: See Ms. Palma for Handout Homework: Study for Metabolic Pathways and Enzymes What is due next class? QUIZ!!! |
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Tuesday April 11, 2017Agenda: Energy/Metabolism/Enzymes Quiz, Photosynthesis Review
POD: See Ms. Palma for Handout Homework: Study for Photosynthesis What is due next class? QUIZ!!! |
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Thursday April 13, 2017Agenda: Photosynthesis Quiz
POD: See Ms. Palma for Handout Homework: Study for Cellular Respiration What is due next class? QUIZ!!! |
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Monday April 17, 2017Agenda: Cellular Respiration Review, Cellular Respiration Quiz
POD: See Ms. Palma for Handout Homework: Study for DNA, Protein Synthesis and Gene Expression What is due next class? QUIZ!!! |
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