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Bellwork

Week 31-Life Science

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Root Word of the Week

gest-

“carry” or “bear”

as in “digest”, “congest”, and “gestation”

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Science Trivia

Life Science – Which of the following processes does not add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

Photosynthesis
Respiration
Combustion
Carbonic acid decomposition

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Science Trivia-Answer

Life Science – Which of the following processes does not add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

Photosynthesis
Respiration
Combustion
Carbonic acid decomposition

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Read a Graph

What is this

graph about?

What does the specific data show?

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Create-a-Graph

Use the data on the board to create a graph.

Remember, it must:

start at 0
have a title
have x & y axes labels
have an evenly spaced scale

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Bonus Questions

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Science Trivia

Life Science – Sexual reproduction allows the rearrangement of alleles and the production of individuals with new or differing genotypes. Which of the following processes is a source of new genetic variation?

Crossing over
Independent assortment
Mutation
Fertilization

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Science Trivia-Answer

Life Science – Sexual reproduction allows the rearrangement of alleles and the production of individuals with new or differing genotypes. Which of the following processes is a source of new genetic variation?

Crossing over
Independent assortment
Mutation
Fertilization

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Science Trivia

Life Science – During DNA replication, what enzyme is responsible for unwinding the double helix?

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Science Trivia-Answer

Life Science – During DNA replication, what enzyme is responsible for unwinding the double helix?

HELICASE

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Science Trivia

Life Science – The mixing of fats with bile salts solubilizes the fats for digestion. Where is bile

stored before it enters the intestines?

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Science Trivia-Answer

Life Science – The mixing of fats with bile salts solubilizes the fats for digestion. Where is bile

stored before it enters the intestines?

GALL BLADDER