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Welcome! Here you will find copies of most of the handouts that my students receive in their Living Environment class.

Animal Systems

Hormone Receptors -- review the concept that hormones and their receptors work on a lock-and-key system.
Digestive System Quick Guide -- diagram to summarize notes from digestive system PowerPoint
Blood Glucose Regulation Review
Villi Nutrient Uptake Review
Gas Exchange Review
Body System Concept Map 1 -- review of digestive, respiratory, circulatory & immune systems
Body System Concept Map 2 -- review of nervous, endocrine, excretory & reproductive systems
Disease Project -- capstone project of the Animal Systems unit. I do it as a doctor's office trifold brochure, but could be a PPT as well.

Biochemistry & Nutrition

Genetics & Molecular Genetics

Mitosis Meiosis Review 1 -- putting meiosis and mitosis together to see the complete picture from gametes to zygote to embryo... from meiosis to development
Protein Synthesis Practice 1 -- practice worksheet of interpretting a diagram of transcription and translation
Protein Synthesis Practice 2 -- practice worksheet of interpretting a different style diagram of transcription and translation
Protein Synthesis Practice 3 -- practice worksheet of interpretting sequences and evolutionary relatedness
Protein Synthesis Regents Practice -- practice worksheet of Regents questions on this subject
Genetics Review 1 -- basic genetics monohybrid practice problems
Genetics Review 2 -- beyond Mendelian traits -- practicing incomplete dominance, lethal traits, and sex-linked traits
Genetics Review 3 -- blood type practice problems

Metabolism

Enzyme Review -- post-lecture review worksheet
Respiration Cast of Characters
Students organize these icons on a poster to tell the story of Cellular Respiration and how it fits into the bigger picture of life on Earth. They also connect this poster to their Photosynthesis poster once we complete that unit.
Photosynthesis Cast of Characters
Students organize these icons on a poster to tell the story of Photosynthesis and how it fits into the bigger picture of life on Earth. They also connect this poster to their Respiration poster as a capstone to the whole Metabolism unit.

Review