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BIOLOGY 12  COURSE ACTIVATION ASSIGNMENT

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Welcome to
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Biology 12


The following activity is an activation assignment. This must be completed online and e-mailed to your instructor before you may register in  DL Biology 12. It will be worth 5% of your total course mark. This assignment should take approximately two hours in total. There are links to some recommended websites where you can learn the concepts as you complete this assignment.You may wish to do a rough copy of your answers on paper, before completing the online version. If you quit the program, it will be submitted automatically, even if you have not finished, so be sure to complete all sections during the same time period and then submit


Learning Outcomes:

Describe the basic structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
Describe DNA replication

Part I: DNA

Go to:







to answer the following questions. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
 

1. 

DNA is found on spools made of ?
 

2. 

What do enzymes do during DNA Replication?
 

3. 

How many chromosomes are in a human cell?
 

4. 

How many base pairs are found on the human chromosomes?
 

5. 

In your own words, how does DNA make copies of itself?:
 

6. 

What are chromosomes composed of? How many do humans have?
 

7. 

How many cells does the average human have?
 

8. 

If the DNA a cell of the average person were stretched out, approximately what distance would it be?
 

9. 

Where does replication take place?
 

10. 

What are the three kinds of RNA?
 

11. 

Where does protein synthesis occur?
 

12. 

What are genes made of?
 

13. 

How is DNA packaged into chromosomes?
 

14. 

What is a codon?
 

15. 

What is an anticodon?
 

16. 

What are the three stop codons?
 

17. 

What are the nucleotide bases in DNA?     
 

18. 

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?
 

19. 

What is a gene?
 

Part II: Circulatory System

Learning Outcomes

Describe the interrelationships of the structures the heart

Directions:

Read about the different parts of the circulatory system including pulmonary, coronary, and systematic circulation using the link below.

 

20. 

On average, how much blood is traveling through the circulatory system at any given moment?
 

21. 

What is pulmonary circulation?
 

22. 

Name two major veins, which pump blood into the heart.
 

23. 

Scroll down to the bottom left of the page, click the "heart" listed next to the organs link.


Name the four chambers of the heart.
     
 

24. 

You should read about blood vessels and the three parts of the circulatory system.


The lungs can be associated with what part of the circulatory system?
 

25. 

The heart can be associated with what part of the circulatory system?
 

26. 

The pulmonary system is made up of a series of one-way values, what happens if the blood is forced in the wrong direction?  Is this a health threat?  (hint: You have to "click" the pulmonary link provided on this page).
 

27. 

This PBS link  explains how blood and the circulatory system work together.  Click on the "Follow the Flow" link to the right.  (hint: rollover the heart to learn about its parts).

What is the Aorta?  Why is it important to the circulatory system?
 

28. 

What is the role of the Tricuspid Value?
 

Using the words in the list at the top, fill in the blanks about the circulatory system.
Web Link:
 

29. 

Blood is pumped by the left side of the heart to the other tissues in the body. This blood contains lots of oxyhaemoglobin in the red blood cells. Our tissues get _______________ from the blood for energy
 

30. 

Our tissues need the __________ acids in the blood for growth and repair.
 

31. 

The blood also carries vitamins to keep us healthy. White blood cells can squeeze out of our ___________ into our tissues to fight disease
 

32. 

Blood vessels called ___________________ carry blood away from the heart.
 

33. 

Blood is carried from the small intestines by the _________________ portal vein to the liver where glucose is turned into glycogen.
 

34. 

Blood travels back to the heart in _______________
 

35. 

Name the protein found in red blood cells.
 

36. 

Which side of the heart has thicker muscles?
 

37. 

What do platelets help blood to do?
 

38. 

What does a white blood cell have that a red blood cell doesn't? A ___________
 

39. 

Congratulations! You are now finished the Biology 12 DL Activation Assignment. Your results will be automatically sent for marking and you will then receive further instructions on how you will be able to access your course work.

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Finally,  Welcome to North Vancouver School District Distributed Learning and we look forward to working together to help you achieve your goals.

Questions / Comments

Please include any questions / comments you may have about the activiation assignment, your upcoming coursework, or any other information that you might want to share with your teacher to give yourself the best chance for success in this course.
 



 
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