OAC BIOLOGY - WEEK 12

DATE
LESSON
ASSIGNMENTS

&

WEB LINKS

 

Monday

April 30

great animations of DNA techno

procedures (have a look at DNA detective, Southern Blotting and Cycle Sequencing)

  the genome

many other genetics topics here, includes a note, animations to explain the topic, links, bios of scientists

 

Tuesday

May 1

1.LEAF STRUCTURE (leaf cross section) (functions)

-work on notes for leaf structure and function, (slow loading due to graphics) including environmental adaptations

tissues in a leaf (find the one you want and go to that slide - nice simple and to-the-point notes)

LAB#1 -microscopic examination of leaf types: mesophyte,(another) (spongy and palisade parenchyma of mesophyte)hydrophyte (stoma of Nymphea) (another) and xerophyte (another) (stomatal cryptof the Nerium)

 

Wednesday

May 2

 

2. STOMATA - text pg 165/166 Magill's "Gas Exchange in Plants"

Lab #2 - stomata structure and density

Thursday

May 3

Genetics Test

Friday

May 4

movement of water through a plant

3. TRANSPIRATION - text pg 166 - 170, Magill's "Liquid Transport" and Gas Exchange in Plants"

Genetics Technology pamphlet due on Monday

Lab #3 - expt. design