April


 * Wednesday, April 23, 2008**

Life cycle of zygomycetes.

Look at characteristics of Ascomycota

Prepare wet mount of yeast cell in sugar water and look at cells.


 * Tuesday, April 22, 2008**

Discuss the phylum Zygomycota

Look at bread mold.

**Monday, April 21, 2008**

Test on the protists

P.D. Day and Parent teacher interviews.
 * //Friday, April 18, 2008//**

Introduction to sexual reproduction – review of mitosis and meiosis and fertilization Review haploid and diploid and their meaning.
 * //Thursday, April 17, 2008//**

** Review the chapter on protists. Continue work on the protists. Test on Monday Review work from yesterday Fungi-like protists – General characteristics General characteristics of the three groups
 * //Wednesday, April 16, 2008//
 * //Tuesday, April 15, 2008//**

** Plant-like protists Finish looking at their general characteristics. Division into unicellular protists and multicellular protists Unicellular protists Read P. 506 – 508 and complete table Multicellular protists Read P. 510 – 512 and complete table
 * //Monday, April 14, 2008//


 * Friday, April 11**

Review of animal like protists.

Plant like protists - introduction and review.


 * Thursday, April 10**

Take aroun 20 min to continue to look at protists.

Correction of Active Art worksheet. Finish looking at Ciliophora Discuss the sporozoan and //Plasmodium sp.// (malaria)

Start looking at plant like protists.


 * Wednesday, April 9**

Protist lab – look at a variety of protists


 * Tuesday, April 8**

Discuss the evolution of protists. Animal like protists Zoomastigina, Sarcodina and Ciliophora Active Art worksheet on the amoeba and the paramecium due for Thursday.




 * Monday, April 7**

Started to look at the protists.

Lab - look at diatomaceous earth to find remains of protists



Test on Classification, Bacteria and Viruses
 * Friday, April 4, 2008**

Correction of questions with introduction to protists Discuss the classification of protists Look at the Animal like protists. Answer any questions about test tomorrow.
 * Thursday, April 3, 2008**


 * Wednesday, April 2, 2008**

Correction of worksheets Correction of "Cell Test" The Kingdom Protista Students read P. 497 - 498 Answer questions P. 498 20-1 Section Assessment Question 1 - 5

Bacteria - Reproduction - binary fission, conjugation and the formation of endospores - Nitrogen fixing bacteria and the nitrogen cycle - Human uses for bacteria 19-3 Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Viruses P. 485 Two ways bacteria cause disease - destroying cells and releasing toxins Vaccine and Antibiotics Controlling Bacteria - Heat and disinfectants Food Storage and Processing Viral Diseases Viroids and Prions
 * Tuesday, April 1, 2008**
 * Test on Classification, viruses and bacteria on Friday April 4th**

Homework: Finish worksheets.

Correction of homework from last Friday Bacteria - Continue classification Look at Gram Stain Look at Major Modes of Nutrition Discuss briefly rate of reproduction for bacteria Look at petri dishes with bacterial growth
 * Monday, March 31, 2008**