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  • A Clammy Problem –  Invasive Mollusks in Michigan

    A Clammy Problem – Invasive Mollusks in Michigan

    Examine a graph showing the numbers of invasive clams collected in a lake in Michigan. Answer basic questions about data and write a CER.

  • How Did the Cardinal Get His Red Feathers (CER)

    How Did the Cardinal Get His Red Feathers (CER)

    Based on a study from Nature that examines the role of enzymes in red coloration. Enzyme pathway converts yellow carotenoids into red ketocarotenoids.

  • Dog Tales – NOVA

    Dog Tales – NOVA

    Worksheet for the NOVA program “Dog Tales” which explores the evolution and domestication of dogs. Includes multiple choice questions with a final reflection.

  • Digestive System – Rabbit

    Digestive System – Rabbit

    Students in biology may or may not do extensive dissections, but most biology classes do include a unit on comparative anatomy. Many teachers substitute dissections with virtual labs or paper versions of dissections where students label, color, or cut out parts. This worksheet shows a simplified diagram of a human and a rabbit digestive system…

  • Bird Digestive System

    Bird Digestive System

    This worksheet provides an image of a chicken focused on the digestive system as part of an overall unit on comparative anatomy. Students label the major organs of the system which are similar to the human and frog. The chicken does have some digestive system adaptations , such as a crop, proventriculus, and gizzard, which…

  • Pedigree Analysis – AP Bio

    Pedigree Analysis – AP Bio

    Designed for biology students studying genetics. Determine the inheritance pattern for human disorders, like Tay-Sachs or Marfan Syndrome.

  • Frog Anatomy Label

    Frog Anatomy Label

    This worksheet is a supplement to the frog dissection activity where students examine a preserved specimen. The main structures of the abdominal cavity are shown on this image and students practice identifying them using the included word bank. ( The worksheet could be modified to not include it should students need a greater challenge. )…

  • Horse Genetics

    Horse Genetics

    Practice genetic crosses with horse traits. The gait-keeper gene controls whether a horse will trot or pace and the flaxen gene determines mane color.

  • Sliding Filament Coloring

    Sliding Filament Coloring

    Step by step guide of the sliding filament model;, contraction starts with a nerve impulse and ends with muscle fibers shortening. Students color the diagram.

  • Label Steps of DNA Replication

    Label Steps of DNA Replication

    For freshman, DNA replication is only covered in basic terms, where students are told that the process is semi-conservative and leads to the production of two new identical strands. AP Biology students are required to learn te steps of DNA replication and the roles that enzymes like DNA polymerase, helicase, and ligase, play in the…

  • Meiosis Worksheet

    Meiosis Worksheet

    Reinforce concepts related to meiosis and sexual reproduction. Students compare terms such as diploid and haploid, and label an image.

  • Reinforcement: Scientific Processes

    Reinforcement: Scientific Processes

    I designed this worksheet for an introductory biology class. It reinforces concepts that are introduced in the first chapter. Students learn about how science works, what a hypothesis is, and how data is analyzed. Reinforcement worksheets have definitions or sentences that include a key word and students much choose from a bank of vocabulary words…

  • Anatomy of the Eye (Coloring)

    Anatomy of the Eye (Coloring)

    The coloring worksheet is intended to help students learn the location of specific parts of the eye, like the cornea, sclera, lens, and retina.

  • How is Glucose Taken Up by Cells?

    How is Glucose Taken Up by Cells?

    This worksheet takes a closer look at the cell membrane and how insulin binds to the receptor on the cell membrane which creates a signal cascade, resulting in the movement of the Glut-4 transport protein to the surface of the cell.  Students interpret a graphic showing the membrane, receptors, and the Glut-4 transport protein.

  • African Elephant – Change Over Time

    African Elephant – Change Over Time

    Students read about how elephant populations declined over a century due to the ivory trade and how international laws attempt to protect elephants. A video shows how female elephants in some areas have evolved the tuskless trait in response to selective pressure from poaching.