Chapters 14 and 15: Origin of Secies & Tracing Evolutionary History

May 4, 2018
Organizing Life's Diversity.  Using the caminalcules to classify and name species.  (Due next Thursday, May 10, 2018)

May 3, 2018
Chapter 13 Multiple Choice test
May 2, 2018
Announcement:  The test will be on Thursday, May 3rd as originally planned.

Project: Speciation and Classification of the Caminalcules

May 1, 2018
Project: Speciation and Classification of the Caminalcules
April 30, 2018
Chapter 13 Packet is due.  The Packet was graded.
In addition, the class will work on the Project: Speciation of the Caminalcules.

Chapter 13: How Populations Evolve. April 23, 2018 - April 27, 2018

April 27, 2018
Project: Speciation and Classification of the Caminalcules

Chapter 13 Packet is due on Monday, April 30th.  The Test will be on Thursday, May 3rd.  The study guide is available on Point Loma's home work page.  Click on the link below to access.


April 23, 2018 - April 27, 2018
Discussion and notes from PowerPoint Presentation.

Chapter 12: DNA Technology and the Human Genome. April 16, 2018 - April 20, 2018

 April 20, 2018
Chapter 13: How Populations Evolve

April 19, 2018
The classes finished working on the Chapter 12 Essay questions taken from the packet.

April 18, 2018.
The due date for the take home test has been postponed to Monday, April, 23, 2018 

Viewing of video explaining gel electrophoresis
The classes have been working in class on the essay questions from Chapter 12.

April 16, 2018
Power Point Slide Explaining Recombinant DNA
The class will then work in groups of two to answer essay questions from the Chapter 12 Packet.

Take Home test / Sci- Fi Thriller April 9, 2018 - April 13, 2018

April 12, 2018
The class will continue to watch GATTACA and answer questions.

April 11, 2018
As promised: Sci-fi Thriller 😏
GATTACA 

April 10, 2018
Take home test announced.  The details are posted on Point Loma's home work page.  Click on the link to page below to view.  The PowerPoint slides are posted in Google Classroom to prevent violating any copyright laws. The link to Google Classroom is also listed on the page.
Due date for this project is April 20, 2018.  No late work will be accepted.

April 9, 2018
Packet 11 turned in and graded

Chapter 11: The Control of Gene Expression

April 5, 2018
The genetic basis of Cancer - PowerPoint

April 3, 2018

Group Project:

Chapter 11: The Control of Gene Expression

Pictures and words are needed to explain your answers.

1)      Describe the function of the homeotic gene. 

1b) Design an animal and show how a mutation in the homeotic gene caused a problem in the design.

2)      Use a flow chart to explain how cloning of an animal could be accomplished.  Do not copy the exact images and wording from the text.

3)      Gene expression is regulated by turning transcription on and off.  E. Coli changes its activities from time to time based on its environment. 

Draw the DNA in a bacterium.  Label the parts and explain the functions.  Then explain how the bacterium turns transcription on and off based on its environment.  (Make up your own environment, such as fructose, glucose…Do not use lactose or tryptophan as stated in the text)