Biology, Tuesday, 10/03, Period 2

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

There were muffins and juice set up for the class on a table at the front of the room, and Elliot was smiling as she waited to address the class. "Hey, everyone. As I promised, your first quiz is today. On the upside? Free food. It's only five questions so it shouldn't take that long.

"After you're done with the quiz, I'd like for you to read the chapter in your books on biotechnology, which technically means, quote, 'any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use.' In the U.S., though, we mostly say it to mean combining DNAs or tissues of different animals or plants -- things like making tomatoes that have enough firefly DNA to glow in the dark. I'd like for you to come up with a biotechnology project you think could be neat -- or an argument against all uses of biotechnology, if you swing that way -- and share it with the class."

"Finally, Ms. Frizzle and I are working on a couple of things together. For one, no class on the 24th -- you're going on a field trip with her class on the 26th to learn about anatomy instead. Meet on the stairs in front of the school before seventh period. If you can't make it, that's cool, but please let me know in advance so we don't wait for you.

Second, there will be a school-wide science fair on December 14. Participation is completely voluntary, but if you want to enter something, your experiment design will count as your midterm project. That's due on November 7. "

"I think that's it; time to get quizzy with it."

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Sign in, Biology, 10/03

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

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Re: Sign in, Biology, 10/03

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Zack Addy

Re: Sign in, Biology, 10/03

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow Rosenberg

Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

1. In less than 50 words, what is biology?

2. Describe how to test a food sample for proteins (http://www.okc.cc.ok.us/biologylabs/Documents/Organic%20Compounds/protein1.htm).

3. What is the name for the two cells that come from one division in mitosis or meiosis?

4. What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis? How are they similar?

5. If the mother dragon is WwHh and the father dragon is wwHH, what are the percentage chances their child will be born with wings? With horns? With both? Or with neither?

[OOC: The answers are in the past classes (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomhigh/tag/biology), but handwave as much as you need to. Just tell me what grade you got.]

Re: Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Zack quickly filled in the quiz, acing it.

Re: Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

Willow aced the test.

She also used more than fifty words for the first question and went a little nuts on the Punnet squares for the fifth. On the latter not only did she show the percentages of the asked-for combination, but also every variation on that combination that she could come up with.

She would've come up with more but she ran out of time.

Re: Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[can_be_more]

Aeryn struggles through the test, and isn't that elaborate in her answers, but at least she probably managed not to fail it.

Re: Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

Teddy struggles a bit with the last question, but did well enough to pass.

Re: Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie takes the test and some manages a "B" even though every answer somehow refers to Badgers.

Re: Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel probably didn't do quite as well as Willow or Zach, but she did do pretty well overall.

Re: Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker studied hard for this, but she didn't get much sleep last night. So while she does fine on questions 1 (study of life, with details) , 3 (daughter cells), and 5 (50% wings, 100% with horns, 50% both, 0% chance of neither), she only gets the food-testing about half-right, and about the same on question #4. A very low B.

Re: Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[like-a-sponge.livejournal.com]

Greg had no trouble with the quiz, and aced it. He also doodled a little and wrote a small, HI DR. REID, HI!! in the margin alongside a happy face.

Re: Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth had studied a lot, because really? She didn't know how not to. Having Janet around had also helped, and she got her A easily.

Re: Quiz, Biology, 10/03

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter took a little bit of time with the fifth answer, but overall found the quiz pretty simple. He aced it.

Biotechnology discussion, Biology, 10/03

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

You know what would be cool? A squirrel with wings. Discuss.

Re: Biotechnology discussion, Biology, 10/03

[twohalvesofaphd.livejournal.com]

Zack looked over his notes. "The use of specialised organisms to help create chemicals that would previously have needed petrochemicals used in the creation process would help take pressure off fossil fuel reserves"

Re: Biotechnology discussion, Biology, 10/03

[willbedone.livejournal.com]

"What if you merged a dog and a cat?" Willow asked. "So you could have all the perkiness of a puppy but it'd be OCD enough to use a litter box instead of needing to be walked every day."

Re: Biotechnology discussion, Biology, 10/03

[notthehulk.livejournal.com]

"But they have flying squirrels already," Teddy pointed out. "Now a shark with wings, that's cool."

Re: Biotechnology discussion, Biology, 10/03

[multi-madrox.livejournal.com]

Jamie draws a stick figure squirrel with wings that seems to hover around a pirate. "Something like this?"

Re: Biotechnology discussion, Biology, 10/03

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"There really needs to be some thought put into this. I read somewhere that they were trying to use biotechnology to make a potato whose roots would be poisonous to pests? And the whole potato ended up poisonous. Which at least they figured out befor it got on the market." Parker looked thoughtful. "Why can't they make ice cream that's high in vitamins? Really really nutritional milk, that they make into good-for-you ice cream?"

Re: Biotechnology discussion, Biology, 10/03

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"Biotechnology is what they use for insulin production, right?" asked Elizabeth, before glancing down at the notes. "Does it include gene therapy in humans? Or is that something completely different."

Okay, so she hadn't always listened to Carson. Somedays he just went on a little too long.

Re: Biotechnology discussion, Biology, 10/03

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Genetically altering humans to become part of a superhuman army seemed like a gimme in this case, but Peter didn't feel like sharing that information about the world he came from today, so he was quiet.

General Class Stuff, Biology, 10/03

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

Talk to each other, pass notes, or bug Elliot.

Re: General Class Stuff, Biology, 10/03

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker's checking her watch. No, she doesn't want a cigarette. Nope. No. Maybe. Okay, yes. She's quitting. Tomorrow.

OOC, Biology, 10/03

[blonde-doctor.livejournal.com]

*wanders off to find breakfast*