Biology Review Webquest
Biology Review Webquest
Biology Review Webquest
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Student Handout 4– 20
Free Review Resources 21
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2. Reproduction
3. Metabolism
4. Response to
Stimulus
5. Growth and
Development
6. Genetic Material
7. Evolution
9. A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon made as a starting point for further investigation.
9.
10. A law is a scientific explanation developed through the scientific method through repeated testing,
observation, and experimentation. 10.
11. In science, a theory is a detailed description usually using math to explain how something happens.
11.
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Task 3: Scientific Method
Play the Inky the Squid and the Scientific Method game on the Bioman Biology website. Choose
Baby Squid Infinite Lives Level to complete all levels of the game. When you have completed the
game, write down three facts you reviewed and your final score in the space below.
Full URL: https://www.biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/SciMethodGames/inkysmhtml5page.html
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/gpomop7
19. Cohesion
20. Adhesion
21. Density
Task 5: Macromolecules
Use any link below to complete the Molecules of Life Tutorial. As you complete the tutorial,
answer the following questions.
Full URL: http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceStudentTutorial/Preview/111955
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/zvla6qb
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29. What type of complex carbohydrate is cellulose and what is its role in plant cells?
Directions: For each clue, write P for “prokaryote”, E for “eukaryote”, or B for “both” prokaryote and eukaryote.
45. Multicellular
47. Compare and contrast prokaryotes and eukaryotes in the Venn diagram below.
Prokaryotes Eukaryotes
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Task 7: Eukaryotic Cells Game
Play the Cell Explorer game from the BioMan Bio website. Make sure you read EVERY screen
that pops up in order to answer the following questions.
Full URL: https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/Cellgames/cellexplorerpagehtml5.html
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/hf4fvbu
Mission 1: Recon
Click on Mission 1 Recon. Follow the directions to answer questions in this section.
48. Shoot the Golgi Apparatus. Fill in the blanks: Golgi receives containing
that were sent by the . Then it modifies and send them where they need to
go.
49. Shoot the cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton is like the of the cell. The cytoskeleton is
made of and . It helps to keep the cell’s
and shape. It also helps the cell to .
50. Shoot the Plasma Cell Membrane. The cell membrane is the of all cells. It regulates what
and the cell to help maintain homeostasis. The cell membrane is
which means it allows substances to pass through, but not others.
54. Shoot the Smooth ER. Smooth ER makes and performs other
It also poisons. It does not have so it does not make
55. Shoot the Nucleus. The nucleus holds and protects the cell’s . The DNA is the
for the cell and carries the and that directs the cell. The dark spot in
the nucleus is the . The nucleolus makes .
56. Shoot the Rough ER. The rough ER is covered with . The rough ER is involved
with transporting . The proteins are sent away from the rough ER in
that transport them to the .
57. Shoot a lysosome. The lysosome has hydrolytic that break down or digest things in
the cell. They also destroy and other invaders. They also digest particles and
recycle .
58. Shoot a vesicle. A vesicle transports substances to where they need to go in the
cell.
Mission 2: Escape
Click on Mission 2 ESCAPE from the main menu. Follow the directions to answer questions in this section.
59. Follow the directions to play the game. At the end of the game, you will receive a final score.
Write it here:
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Mission 3: Defense
Click on Mission 3 DEFENSE from the main menu. Follow the directions to answer questions in this section.
60. Follow the directions to play the game. At the end of the game, you will receive a final score.
Write it here:
Mission 4: Construct
Click on Mission 4 CONSTRUCT from the main menu. Answer questions in this section.
61. Follow the directions to play the game. At the end of the game, you will receive a final score.
Write it here:
Task 8: Photosynthesis
Watch the Simple Story of Photosynthesis & Food video by TedEd on YouTube and answer the
following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo5XndJaz-Y
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/llmtp2m
90. Stop the video at 3:51. Copy the information into the Venn Diagram below.
Simple Diffusion Facilitated Diffusion
91. Force against the concentration gradient flow from low to concentration takes
because it is against the flow and typically requires energy.
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92. ATP has phosphates and powers which forces molecules to
go against the concentration gradient.
93. If a cell needs a large molecule, such as a polysaccharide, it must fuse with the cell membrane to bring it
inside the cell in a process known as . “Endo” in the word endocytosis means
95. The process that is the reverse direction of endocytosis when the cell moves material out of the cell is
96. Exocytosis helps the cell get rid of and moves out valuable
materials the cell has made.
98. How many ATP did you use your first trial?
99. How can you use less ATP?
100. Click Osmosis Challenge. What is osmosis?
In the table below, draw what each phase of mitosis looks like. Be sure to draw the chromosomes, spindle
fibers, and nuclear membrane in the appropriate phases. (If completing the document online, paste a
screenshot in the appropriate box).
Interphase Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Cytokinesis
112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117.
120. Remember, the letters shown represent alleles for specific genes. G and g represent two different
alleles for fur color. B and b represent two different alleles for the butterfly wing trait.
a. G = B=
b. g = b=
121. Since the fur color and butterfly wing are the same
and are inherited together, we say the genes are .
122. Crossing over occurs during of Meiosis I. Homologous chromosomes trade
information.
123. What trades genetic information during crossing over?
Independent assortment - Return to the Main Menu. Click on the Independent Assortment tab. Fill in the
blanks and answer the questions below as you move through this section of the game.
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Task 16: DNA
Complete the Interactive DNA Discovery activity on the 23andMe website. Click Get Started to
begin and Next to move through the activity. As you move through the activity, answer the
following questions.
Full URL: https://education.23andme.com/dna-discovery/#
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/u4e8z6e
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160. The of amino acids in the chain and the of the chain
determine what kind of protein it will be.
161. Codons are triplets of nitrogenous bases on mRNA that code for a specific
162. Which type of RNA is responsible for translation of mRNA?
163. What is another name of a chain of amino acids?
164. What happens to the ribosome after translation?
165. What does the shape of a folded polypeptide indicate?
170. Substitution
171. Insertion
172. Deletion
173. Frameshift
Mutation
174. Duplication
175. Translocation
176. Inversion
177. What type of organisms do scientists think were on Earth 2 billion years ago?
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178. What is the process of cells living together called?
179. List three pieces of evidence that support endosymbiotic theory.
1)
2)
3)
182. What two key “ingredients” does natural selection depend on?
Click on Mission One Training Trees. Watch the video to learn how to complete the lab.
Complete All Three Parts of The Training Trees Lab
185. Part 1: Red, Green, and Gecko
What trait does a gecko, fungus, and palm tree share?
Is an animal or plant more closely related to a fungus?
186. Part 2: Familiar Faces
What are amniotes? Which organism(s) is/are not amniotes?
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190. Labe the taxonomic levels on the diagram (left).
191. What are the 3 domains of life?
195. Write out step-by-step directions for using a dichotomous key in the space below.
197. shark
198. rose
199. skunk
200. turkey
201. dolphin
202. eagle
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Task 23: Human Body Systems
Watch the Human Body Systems video by the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube. Identify which body
system that best fits each description below and write it on the line provided next to the
description.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEUu-A2wfSE
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/gtdklxw
FEMALE MALE
3 216.
4 217.
5 218.
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Name of Part Function
A 219.
B 220.
Male
C 221.
D 222.
E 223.
228. What is a mnemonic device to help you to remember the elements that life needs to survive?
229. True or False: Nutrients are recycled again and again in the biogeochemical cycles.
Complete the table below about how each element is stored and cycled between living and non-living things.
Where is it stored?
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Task 27: Ecological Succession
Complete the Ecological Succession interactive by Bioman Bio and answer the following
questions as you complete this activity.
Full URL: https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/EcoGames/succession_interactive.html
Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/yc42zszl
Click on Start a New Game. Then click the Primary Succession Tab. Press Continue.
234. Describe the features of the volcanic island after it cools.
235. The changes in species composition in an area over time is called what?
236. When succession happens in a place with no life or soil, is it primary or secondary succession?
Click on Return to Main Menu and then click on the Secondary Succession tab.
237. What triggers secondary succession on the island?
238. 224. What is the process of rebuilding a community that is disrupted called?
239. Why can your pioneer species be different in secondary succession?
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Task 29: Food Webs and Energy Pyramids
Watch the Food Webs and Energy video by the Amoeba Sisters on YouTube and answer the
following questions.
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oVavgmveyY
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/okmbkx8
249. Why do the arrows in a food chain point to the organism doing the eating?
255. Choose any ecosystem and draw a food web below. Ecosystem:
257. Desertification
260. Overharvesting
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Bonus Biology Exam Review Resources
Below are listed online resources to help you review and practice for your end of course
biology exam. You are encouraged to have paper and a writing utensil to take notes during
these review activities. Write down facts you learn or topics you need to study more about.
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6 FREE CELLS ACTIVITIES TO USE IN
YOUR SCIENCE CLASSROOM!