Format of 3201 Midterm

The midterm exam has just arrived from the Dept. of Education, and the format is much different from what was anticipated.

The exam consists of 50 Selected Response (Multiple Choice) and 2 Constructed Response (Short Answer) questions. 

The constructed response questions are broken down as follows:

51.  (a)  2 marks
       (b)   (i)   1 mark
              (ii)   2 marks
       (c)   (i)   1 mark
              (ii)   1 mark

52   (a)   2 marks
       (b)   2 marks
       (c)   (i)  1 mark
              (ii)  1 mark
       (d)   (i)  1 mark
              (ii)  1 mark

Biology Test Rescheduled to December 16th.

Due to a high number of student requests, the test has been rescheduled for December 16th.

Biology 2201 Test

December 10th, 2013

Test on Unit 2, Biodiversity

Include life cycles:

Virus (Lytic Cycle) p.123
Bacteria (E. coli) p. 134
Protista (Plasmodium) p. 146
Fungus (Rhizopus) p. 154
Plantae (Fern) p. 173
Animalia (Frog) p. 193

Test, December 4th

Upcoming test, covering Mitosis, Meiosis, and Stem Cells.  Chapter 14.

Spermatogenesis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr8D5npEc0Qhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr8D5npEc0Q

Oogenesis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=060h98moFaEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=060h98moFaE

Dichotomous Key Examples

Here's an example in written form using these items:

1. a. Organism is living........................................................go to 4.
1. b. Organism is nonliving..................................................go to 2.

2. a. Object is metallic........................................................go to 3.
2. b. Object is nonmetallic..................................................ROCK.

3. a. Object has wheels......................................................BICYCLE.
3. b. Object does not have wheels......................................TIN CAN.

4. a. Organism is microscopic...................................PARAMECIUM.
4. b. Organism is macroscopic............................................go to 5.

5. a. Organism is a plant.....................................................go to 6.
5. b. Organism is an animal.................................................go to 8.

6. a. Plant has a woody stem..............................................go to 7.
6. b. Plant has a herbaceous stem.................................DANDELION.

7. a. Tree has needle like leaves.....................................PINE TREE.
7. b. Tree has broad leaves............................................OAK TREE.

8. a. Organism lives on land................................................go to 9.
8. b. Organism lives in water...............................................CLAM.

9. a. Organism has 4 legs or fewer......................................go to 10.
9. b. Organism has more than 4 legs...................................ANT.

10 a. Organism has fur........................................................go to 11.
10 b. Organism has feathers................................................ROBIN.

11 a. Organism has hooves.................................................DEER.
11 b. Organism has no hooves............................................MOUSE.