QR Challenge: End of Course Biology Review 2019

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. Which 2 organelles could be found in plant cells, but not animal cells	chloroplast, cell wall, large central vacuole
2. Which 2 processes account for the source of variation in meiosis?	crossing over, independent assortment.
3. What is the main function of RNA in a cell?	to make proteins (code for amino acids)
4. If a disaccharide were broken down which 2 products would you likely make?	2 monosaccharides or glucose, fructose, galactose
5. Draw 3 shapes to represent an animal cell, plant cell, and bacterial cell	circle, square, oval
6. What are 2 factors that have the biggest effect on enzymes?	temperature, pH, and salinity
7. Which abiotic factor is a limiting factor?	disease, predation, drought, competition
8. Which organelle breaks down harmful, unwanted material?	lysosomes
9. Which organelle is most important for aerobic respiration?	mitochondria
10. In which part of the cell would you expect to find lactic acid to first if a cell was undergoing anaerobic respiration? mitochondria, chloroplast, cytoplasm,	cytoplasm
11. What gas would be found in a balloon if the balloon were placed over a flask filled with a mixture of sugar, yeast, and water?	carbon dioxide
12. Which type of diffusion uses a protein carrier?	facilitated
13. Anaerobic respiration produces no energy? true or false	false
14. Anaerobic respiration produces oxygen instead of carbon dioxide? true or false	false
15. Mitosis produces______(2/4) ________(identical/varied) cells that have gone through interphase ____ # of times.	2,identical, 1
16. Meiosis produces______(2/4) ________(identical/varied) cells that have gone through interphase ____ # of times.	4,varied, 1
17. In a hypotonic solution the cell will __________(shrink/swell/stay the same)?	swell
18. In a hypertonic solution the cell will __________(shrink/swell/stay the same)?	shrink
19. What are 2 functions of checkpoints in the cell cycle?	to make sure the DNA is not damages, is replicated correctly, the cell is the sufficient size
20. Which level of an energy pyramid has the most energy?	the bottom
21. Which level on an energy pyramid would a secondary consumer would be found? 1st, 2nd,3rd...	3rd level
22. What is the correct chromosome term for someone with Down's syndrome, Edward's syndrome, or Klinefelter's syndrome? Hint it is related to the number of chromosomes.	trisomy
23. A herd of buffalo would be considered which level in the organization of living things?	population
24. If a mother is a carrier of a disorder, but the sons usually shows the disorder, it is probably what type of genetic disorder? incomplete dominant, co-dominant, sex linked,recessive	sex (X) linked
25. If a black chicken and a white chicken are crossed and the offspring are speckled, it is probably what type of genetic disorder? incomplete dominant, co-dominant, sex linked,recessive	co-dominant
26. What percentage of the offspring would be black if a cross between these 2 speckled chickens occurred?	25%
27. Draw a cladogram to represent the relationship between freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors, teachers, principals.	see chart
28. When bees get nectar and flowers get pollinated it shows what kind of symbiotic relationship?	mutualism
29. What are 3 steps in the Nitrogen cycle?	nitrification, assimilation, decomposition
30. Make a 4 step food chain for a water biome.	algae, zooplankton,krill, larger fish
31. What is the strategy called when animals work together in a community?	cooperation
32. If an egg (that the shell has been dissolved) is placed in syrup, will the egg swell, shrink, or stay the same?	shrink
33. Viruses are considered non-living because...	reproduce, made of cells
34. Gene therapy, which includes the correction of defective genes, is a new application. What is the purpose of this therapy?	to correct faulty genes
35. What is the role of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?	to hold heat
36. When a new DNA molecule is produced by combining DNA from different sources or organisms it is called	recombinant DNA
37. What is a possible benefit of regulating the process of cell differentiation starting with a stem cell?	answers will vary
38. What are 3 things I feel I know the most about in biology.	3 things
39. What are 3 things I feel I need to know more about in biology?	3 things
40. I think I will make a _______ score on the Biology End of Course Exam? Minimal, Basic, Proficient, Advanced	advanced

 

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