Saturday, August 15, 2009

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Monday, July 20, 2009

Angiosperm lab Quiz Bank questions

1. Do flowers give off pheromones?
2. How long does it take for an ice age to develop? What makes it end?
3. What other bees besides European honey bees (Apis mellifera) do a type of waggle dance? How does it work?
4. When and where did the first human (Homo sapiens) come to exist? How were they related to and distinguished from other primate relatives?

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Quiz Bank Wiki articles



Please post your suggestions of Wikipedia articles related to biology that need some serious editing. To get quiz bank credit for your suggestions, include a link to the article and a couple sentences summarizing how the article could be improved. You can post 2 suggestions for credit.

Angiosperm lab photos



Angiosperm Scavenger Hunt

Angiosperm powerpoint

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Monday, June 15, 2009

Friday, June 12, 2009

Lab 4 Quiz Bank Questions

  1. How are petroleum deposits formed from the bodies of photosynthetic organisms?
  2. How is nylon made from petroleum products?
  3. Is there anything man-made that does not depend on the products of photosynthesis for its production?  What on earth (man-made or otherwise) does not depend on photosynthesis?
  4. Why do some plants have red leaves, and what purpose is this hypothesized to serve?
  5. How did the FIRST photosynthetic organism come into existence?
  6. Has the process of photosynthesis evolved over time?  How?
  7. How does red tide occur, and what about these organisms makes red tide toxic to people?
  8. Can you differentiate among plants based on only their chloroplasts?
  9. How does uv light affect photosynthesis?   Are there plants that can use uv light for the light reactions of photosynthesis?
  10. Do pesticides affect reaction rates (specifically of photosynthesis)?