Biosphere
Not Your Average Squares
I found this in an old post to this website from 2007, but you know it’s still a likely topic for FCAT.
Do you remember these? We use them to determine the F1 and F2 offspring in the FCAT review stations you did. They are called Punnett Squares. Click the image to get a quick overview on inheritance.
A Cell-a-bration
Working on your FCAT review and perhaps struggling with the Cell Structure and Function crossword puzzle? Well maybe this will help. Click on the logo below to learn more.
Cell Structure and Function Crossword Puzzle Word Choices. When using two word phrases eliminate the space between words.
cell membrane
cell wall
central vacuole
centrioles
chloroplasts
chromatin
cytoplasm
endoplasmic reticulum
golgi apparatus
lysosomes
mitochondria
nuclear membrane
nucleolus
nucleus
ribosomes
vacuoles
Like a breath of fresh air
EurekAlert!
Contact: Beverly Law:
bev.law@oregonstate.eduOregon State University
Imagine you are walking in a forest and can actually feel or hear trees, shrubs, and even soil breathing. As the sun shines in the daytime, you sense a huge whoosh as plants breathe in and a long sigh as they exhale carbon dioxide. Just like the in-and-out movement of air [...]
Perfect Pitch
SCIENCE NEWS August 29, 2007
Perfect Pitch: “You’ve Either Got It or You Don’t”
Is there a gene for perfect pitch? New study sets the stage for finding out
By Nikhil Swaminathan
Image: © ISTOCKPHOTO/JACOB WACKERHAUSEN
GENETICALLY PREDISPOSED?: Assuming this young lady has perfect pitch, could her ability be coded in her DNA?
You don’t have [...]
Review Punnett Squares
Do you remember these? We used them in class (or at least you should have) to determine the F1 and F2 offspring in today’s FCAT ScAT. They are called Punnett Squares. Click the image to get a quick overview on Punnett Squares and a bit about genetics.
More On Cells
I just loved watching that video in class today and I know many of you enjoyed the Inner Life Of Cells too. But you may have struggled to recognize the cell structures, after all not many people have seen them like this before and it does go quick.
So here a little help. Click on the [...]
The Wonder of Science
Click on the picture to watch this amazing 3D digital video. It shows you actual processes taking place inside a cell in a way you have never seen before.
Give it a little while to load, especially if you have a dial up connection. If it doesn’t begin to play on it’s own click the play [...]
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