Level 4 Book Report - Biology Content Literature
- Not required - may be used as a replacement for Level 4 Investigations.
- Must be submitted with each lab book (just like the Level 4 Investigations).
- List of Biology Library Books and Their Content/Standard/Quarter
- Other books may be used, as long as they pertain to the current quarter's content - get them approved by Mrs. C first!!!!!
- If the book you want is already checked out by another student, if you can find it on Kindle or Sora, you can read that version.
- Book Report
- Criteria
- One book for any quarter - must correspond with that quarter's content (see the list of biology library books link above).
- 1st Quarter: Ecology
- 2nd Quarter: Structure & Function
- 3rd Quarter: Genetics
- 4th Quarter: Evolution
- Some books have content that may be used in multiple quarters.
- One third of the chapters must be completed for each of the three lab book submissions each quarter (count the chapters and divide by three).
- Write a 2-paragraph summary of each chapter (see the chapter page link above).
- When finished with the entire book, include a 3-paragraph summary of the entire book (see summary page link above).
- One book for any quarter - must correspond with that quarter's content (see the list of biology library books link above).
Ideas for Level 4 Investigations
(Included with Lab Books)
Bio Test 9
(Genetic Patterns - Transcription, Translation, Mutation, Protein Synthesis)
- Any topic that has to do with genetics . . .
- Specific genetic disorders
- Gene therapy
- Genetic manipulation
- Ethics of genetic manipulation
- Non-coding DNA - What is it? How does it work? What do we know and what don't we know?
- Epigenetics
- Where do amino acids come from? How/where are they manufactured? How does the tRNA find them? What is the chemistry/mechanism?
- Peptide bonds - what are they and how do they work?
- Role of mRNA in Covid vaccine.
- When is DNA not a double-strand helical molecule? When is RNA not a single-strand helical molicule?
- Nondisjunction disorders
Articles
Bio Test 8
(Genetic Patterns - Meiosis, DNA Structure, DNA Replication)
- Any topic that has to do with genetics . . .
- Specific genetic disorders
- Role of proteins in chromosomes
- Gene therapy
- Genetic manipulation
- Ethics of genetic manipulation
- In-depth history of genetics pioneers and their contributions to the discovery of DNA: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Erwin Chargaff, Oswald Avery, Linus Pauling, Friedrich Miescher, Richard Altmann, Frederick Griffith, Phoebus Levene, Colette and Roger Vendrely, André Boivin, Robert W. Holley, Har Gobind Khorana, Marshall W. Nirenberg
- Meselson-Stahl Experiment
- Mechanics of crossing over - chemistry component
- Genes that typically stay together during crossing over and why; where genes typically cross over - does it happen more often between some genes than others?
- Nondisjunction disorders
Articles
Bio Test 7
(Structure & Function - Mitosis, Organ Systems, Homeostasis)
- 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