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Ideas for Level 4 Investigations
(Included with Lab Books)


​Bio Test 7
(Structure & Function - Mitosis, Homeostasis, Organ Systems)

  • Cell Cycle and Mitosis Timing - How Often and in What Types of Cells?
  • Why are they called "sister" chromatids and "daughter" cells?
  • Centrioles and Spindle Fibers
  • Motor Proteins
  • Research on Growing New Brain Cells
  • How the Brain Compensates for Damaged Neurons
  • How Neurons Work
  • Recent Research on Specific Organs or Organ Systems
  • Cell Cycle and Mitosis Regulation - What Keeps a Cell from Constantly Doing Mitosis?
  • Specific Cancer Types - Mechanisms, Current Research, Metastasis Rates
  • Types and Mechanisms of Chemotherapy - Current Research
  • In-depth Investigation and Explanation of Specific Organ or Organ System
  • In-depth Investigation and Explanation of Specific Homeostasis Situation


​Bio Test 6
(Structure & Function - Cell Membrane, Cell Transport)

  • Chemical Properties of Soap and Why it Dissolves Lipids and Cell Membranes
  • How Viruses are Able to Get Past the Cell Membrane
  • IV Fluids - What's In Them? Are they All the Same or Different for Different People? What are the Chemical Components?
  • Endocytosis and Exocytosis
  • Aquaporins - What Are They? When Are They Needed? In What Circumstances? In Which Cell Types?
  • Carbohydrate Component of Cell Membranes
  • Cholesterol Component of Cell Membranes
  • Potassium/Calcium Pump
  • Types of Protein Channels and their Specific Functions
  • Types of Protein Carriers and their Specific Functions
  • Cell Membrane Disorders
  • Cellular Homeostasis: Metabolic and Signal Pathways


​Bio Test 5
(Structure & Function - Organelles)

  • Evolution of Plastids and Mitochondria
  • Specific Mitochondrial Diseases
  • Specific and Unique Cell Types and How they Function (such as neurons, osteoblasts/osteoclasts, smooth muscle, striated muscle)
  • Specific and Unique Cell Structures (such as flagella, cilia, stomata, pistols, anthers)
  • Evolution of Eukaryotic Cells
  • In-depth Discussion of How Specific Types of Cells Function
  • Striated Muscle Cells - How Do They Function?
  • Smooth Muscle Cells - How Do They Function?
  • Electrochemical Process of Muscle Contraction
  • How and Why Specific Digestive Systems Can Digest Cellulose
  • LDLR Gene and Cholesterol Receptors on Cell Membrane
  • Renal (Kidney) Tonicity Regulation


​Bio Test 4
(Structure & Function - Macromolecules, Enzymes)

  • Lactose Intolerance
  • Specific Enzyme Disorders
  • Macromolecule Make-up of Organs and Organ Systems
  • Diseases/Disorders Related to Specific Macromolecules
  • In-depth Investigation on Differences Between Specific Large Carbohydrates (i.e. Amylose vs Cellulose)
  • Methods of Studying Macromolecules
  • In-depth Analysis of Glycogenesis and Glycogen Synthesis
  • Best Foods for Building Glycogen
  • Glycogen Metabolism for Athletes


​Bio Test 3

(Ecology - Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration, Fermentation, Carbon Cycle)

  • How Cyanide Disrupts the Electron Transport Chain
  • Detailed Analysis and Description of the Three Parts of Cellular Respiration
  • Detailed Analysis and Description of the Process of Photosynthesis
  • What is ATP and How is it Used?
  • Mitochondrial Disorders - Choose a Specific Disorder to Research
  • Fermentation Research
  • How Cells Retrieve Glucose from Glycogen

Bio Test 2
(Ecology - Food Chains, Food Webs, Energy Pyramid, Energy Balance)

  • Strategies of Specific Organisms to Maintain Energy Balance
  • Maintaining Energy Balance in Humans
  • Energy Balance in the Animal Kingdom
  • Calculating Energy Transfer in Animals
  • Human Involvement in Food Webs
  • Grasslands - Contribution to Food Webs and Ecosystem Sustainability

Bio Test 1
(Ecology - Biotic/Abiotic, Ecosystems, Biodiversity, Carrying Capacity, Sustainability)

  • Endangered Species
  • Pollution Effects on Specific Ecosystems
  • Climate Change and Ecosystem Research
  • Utah's Ecosystem
  • Great Salt Lake
  • Colorado River
  • Antelope Island
Articles
  • It's a Nasty Hungry Pest and Scientists Just Mapped Its Genome
  • Biologist's Fears Confirmed on the Lower Colorado River
  • This 500-Year Old Tree in California Has a Story to Tell
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