Bio+February+21,2012

February 21, 2012

__Agenda__ -Get notebooks -Write down observations from dialysis demonstration. Make a hypothesis of what you think will happen to the two solutions. Sketch the model of the demo in your notebook. -Take out Chapter 7 expectation sheet and self evaluate -Paramecium Inquiry Activity -Exit Slip: What happened during the dialysis demo? Sketch a comparison model and write down observations in notebook. Was your hypothesis correct?

-Paramecium Activity Questions


 * __ What is a Paramecium? __**
 * Restate the following questions in your notebook and answer them while observing the video.** ** JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWER .**
 * 1) Is it alive?
 * 2) Is it a prokaryote or a eukaryote?
 * 3) Are there any organelles present? If so, list them and explain their functions.
 * 4) What is the contractile vacuole’s function?
 * 5) Based on the contractile vacuole’s function, what type of solution must the paramecium be in?
 * 6) Is there cell specialization present?