Personal Learning Checklist
Bio 1 Organisms & Ecosystems
Using a different colour pen, complete this checklist before and after you have studied the topic to show your understanding.
Before the topic After the topic
What do I need to know…? | ☹ | 😐 | ☺ | |
Use a microscope to observe and draw different types of cell. | ||||
Label the parts of a plant and animal cell. | ||||
Name some of the bones which make up the human skeleton. | ||||
Explain the function of the human skeleton (including the production of new blood cells). | ||||
Understand the levels of organisation in multicellular organisms (cells, tissues, organs and organ systems) | ||||
Describe the role of the cell membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplast, cytoplasm, ribosome and permanent vacuole. | ||||
Describe the differences between plant and animal cells. | ||||
Explain how specialised cells are adapted to their function (e.g. nerve cell, blood cell, chloroplast) | ||||
Describe how muscles work together (antagonistic muscle pairs). | ||||
Explain how a physical property of part of the skeleton relates to its function | ||||
Explain why some organs contain muscle tissue. | ||||
Describe how smoking, recreational drug taking, diet and exercise effect health. | ||||
Describe and explain the differences between fast and slow twitch muscle fibres | ||||
Make deductions about how medical treatments work based on cells, tissues, organs and systems. | ||||
Deduce general patterns about how the structure of different cells is related to their function. | ||||
Predict the consequences of damage to a joint, bone or muscle. | ||||
Suggest factors that affect the force exerted by different muscles. | ||||
Consider the benefits and risks of a technology for improving human movement. | ||||
Keywords
Cell | Nucleus | Cytoplasm | Cell membrane |
Cell wall | Mitochondria | Ribosome | Chloroplast |
Vacuole | Skeleton | Organ system | Organelle |
Magnification | Microscope | Organ | Tissue |
Ligament | Cartilage | Antagonistic | Specialised |