Week+24+February+16+-+20,+2015

= MONDAY 2/16/15 =

= TUESDAY 2/17/15 = SNOW DAY



= WEDNESDAY 2/18/15 = Biomes Test

= THURSDAY 2/19/15 = =Introduction to Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid =

"Cosmos" - Sagan Video Link (unavailable in school) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF3WLfimsb4

Notes/Worksheet
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= FRIDAY 2/20/15 = = Vocabulary =
 * Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA): ** A biological macromolecule that encodes the genetic information for living organisms and is capable of self-replication and the synthesis of ribonucleic acid (RNA).


 * Chromosome: ** A single piece of coiled DNA and associated proteins found in linear forms in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells and circular forms in the cytoplasm of prokaryotic cells; contains genes that encode traits. Each species has a characteristic number of chromosomes.


 * DNA Replication: ** The process in which DNA makes a duplicate copy of itself.


 * Trait: ** A characteristic that is inherited.


 * Gene ** A sequence of nucleotides composing a segment of DNA that provides a blueprint for a specific hereditary trait.

Go to MBC Bundle titled "Introduction to DNA" or view mp4 below

Amoeba Sisters Video
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Amoeba Sisters Viewing Worksheet/Notes


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