Post questions here about an upcoming test. This will become one of the most popular blogs this year I imagine 
~Mr. Tate
Mr Tate's Weblog
Communicating for a better world
Communicating for a better world
Post questions here about an upcoming test. This will become one of the most popular blogs this year I imagine
~Mr. Tate
84 comments
Comments feed for this article
October 28, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Ileana Muro,Per 5
k thanks i get it,but niow im not sure wat an abiotic factor or biotic factor is.as well as a niche
October 28, 2009 at 8:42 pm
mrtate
Ileana,
Sorry to be so blunt, but it is the cycle that shows how Carbon is recycled in the Biosphere. You can follow it as Carbon Dioxide gas and see it go through plants during ‘photosynthesis’. After that, some is eaten by animals that use the stored Carbon in plant sugars as energy during ‘respiration’.
Animals release carbon back into the atmosphere in the form of Carbon Dioxide gas and then the cycle begins again. (that is a very simple example of the process) Please see the notes for more detail . you may also want to ‘google it’
~ Tate
October 28, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Ileana Muro,Per 5
mr.tate i dont get wat the carbon cycle does
October 28, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Nancy:)
Kay thanks Mr.Tate that helped:)
October 28, 2009 at 7:58 pm
kirlan
how does the food web help?
October 28, 2009 at 7:46 pm
mrtate
Biology HP kids~
It would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with Chapters 1 – 6 for tomorrow’s exam
Regarding the 1st Essay Question:
****************************
>Answer it completely in one huge paragraph if you can. When you talk about writing to the professor, just mention “what you would write to him” (don’t actually write a letter)
> Look at the Food Web diagram in chapter 3 of your book to see an example of what Essay #1 is talking about.
> Try to use the “suggested” terms in answering the essay. I chose those words because they are essential to understand for answering the essay question
Regarding the 2nd Essay Question:
*****************************
> Try to use the “suggested” terms in answering the essay. I chose those words because they are essential to understand for answering the essay question
Hope this helps! I will check back in a little while
~ Tate
October 28, 2009 at 7:14 pm
lizetteper5
this question is for essay #1 HP Biology:
where in our text book can we find the information that will tell us how organisms will be affected and how??? or can u give us any websites to help???
October 28, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Ileana Muro,Per 5
wat do you suggest we study for tommorow?
October 28, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Nancy:)
Mr.Tate i am going over the second question and the requirements for the answers and on the third part of it<it says to use certain words….question is do we use these words in all of our answers?
October 28, 2009 at 5:42 pm
lauren hernandez per.1
Mr. Tate the essay question #1 idk how to incorporate (c ur class is making me smarter) all a-c in one paragraph i mean write a letter to ur professor??? can i write the enitre paragraph as my letter to him but explain a and b in it?? pppllllzzz!?!?!?
October 27, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
In Question 1b. do we write would could happen to the animals we talked about in 1a?
October 27, 2009 at 9:45 pm
mrtate
Crysten,
You can answer the parts of the essay question in one, long paragraph. Essay answers do not need to be any special kind of format. Just show clear thought and understanding.
~ Tate
October 27, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
Question 1a. – do u have to say how they would be harmed?
October 27, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
Mr. Tate, do we have to answer the questions in like different paragraphs or in one big one?
October 27, 2009 at 7:19 pm
lizetteper5
thanxs mr tate
October 27, 2009 at 7:10 pm
mrtate
****HP Biology Students****
I will post the Essay Questions on the Test Preparatory Page.
They should be up there by 8 pm tonight!
Good luck studying
~ Tate
October 27, 2009 at 6:48 pm
lizetteper5
Mr. tate i didnt copy the essay questions(i think thats what it’s called)
down… you know #1 and #2. so where do i have to go on your website to copy them??????? Help:o
Lizette nunez
Period 5
October 27, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Ryan Porras Per.5
Mr.Tate have you posted Bio Hp’s Essay Questions yet
October 26, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Stephany
**Correct — But, too late … sorry
**
New Moon
October 25, 2009 at 8:25 pm
jesus per.5
New Moon from stephienie Mayer
October 25, 2009 at 6:33 pm
lizetteper5
Extra Credit question #5:
“What is the name of the new movie coming out in November that is based on the novels by Stephanie Meyer?” “New Moon”
October 25, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Ileana Muro p5
New Moon
October 25, 2009 at 5:17 pm
mrtate
Students ~
As I mentioned Friday, answer the questions here in the blog. I will NOT post them until late Sunday night so that everyone does not see the answer and just copy it. You have to find the answer yourselves
~ Mr Tate
October 25, 2009 at 10:22 am
Ryan Porras Per.5
New Moon
October 25, 2009 at 1:03 am
Jay Patel
Period 1
I think it is the New Moon from the twilight series
October 24, 2009 at 8:37 pm
zhana coyle period 5
New Moon.
October 24, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
the new movie coming out in November based on her book is ‘New Moon’
Soo excited
October 24, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Y.Ruiz (Per. 1)
Extra Credit Answer: New Moon
October 24, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Yashini patel period5
Mr. tate the new movie is New Moon its based by Stephanie Meyer’s book
October 24, 2009 at 11:03 am
mrtate
**EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION 5 of 6** !!~You Must put your Name & Period Number~!!
“What is the name of the new movie coming out in November that is based on the novels by Stephanie Meyer?”
~answers will be posted late Sunday night~
Mr Tate
October 7, 2009 at 12:21 pm
ernesto
TEST TIME!!! lunchatize meh capitan(spanish[in otherwords, its lunchtime])!!!
October 7, 2009 at 6:41 am
Yashini
thanks you guys and mr tate i had the same questions question 2 is kind of confusing but i get it i spend like 2 and hlf hours studing and i think iam ready
October 7, 2009 at 6:30 am
Yashini
i think iam ready to pass the test
October 6, 2009 at 10:39 pm
mrtate
Good night ALL
It looks as though all questions have been answered somewhere here in the blogs. Please read others’ comments and my replies. See you tomorrow… remember to eat a healthy breakfast!
~ Mr Tate
October 6, 2009 at 10:38 pm
mrtate
Crysten,
Yes, that is in the book in chapter 2 section 4. It is also in the power notes I did yesterday. There shouldn’t be more than one question dealing with chemical reactions though … you’ll be fine.
October 6, 2009 at 10:20 pm
mrtate
Polly ~
That’s a great site! Thank you for sharing
Everyone should go there!
October 6, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
I don’t understand chemical bonding, equillibrium, or exothermic/endothermic reactions. Is it in the book?
October 6, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Charlotte (your fav student)
what are the properties of water?
October 6, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Polly~ P5
IT MAKES SENSE TO ME BUT IT JUST SEEMS SO SIMPLE! I JUST WROTE AN ANSWER, BUT IT LOOKS TO EASY!
CONFUSION!
October 6, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
the water molecule being shaped like mickey mouse makes it be easy to be cohesive?
October 6, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Polly~ P5
http://www.uni.edu/~iowawet/H2OProperties.html#ad (Mr. Tate, is this kind of what you’re looking for? :/)
October 6, 2009 at 9:57 pm
mrtate
Polly ~
Look at Figure 2-7 on Page 41. Also, please read that page. maybe 3 or 4 times
It will make sense… read it slowly and take it in
October 6, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Charlotte (your fav student)
what parts of the microscope did you talk about?
October 6, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Polly~ P5
Mr. Tate, is hydrogen bonding the same as cohesion? ? ? ? (this essay question is making my brain want to explode
)
October 6, 2009 at 9:51 pm
mrtate
For the microscope, just make sure you can identify the parts. I don’t have the handout that I gave in class today and if you want to see me before school or at lunch I can tell you which they were… it was pretty much all of them except for a couple.
October 6, 2009 at 9:47 pm
mrtate
No, you don’t need to explain anything about animals on water… you just need to go into detail the “properties of water” that allow for surface tension.
As far as “surface film” … no idea Polly
October 6, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
water is cohesive cuz it’s polar, right?
October 6, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
what parts did you talk about? all of them?
October 6, 2009 at 9:42 pm
mrtate
Celene,
You only need to know the “parts” of the microscope that I talked about during class today. Not what they do or anything.
October 6, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
r we going to have to label a light microscope?
October 6, 2009 at 9:39 pm
mrtate
Charlotte,
Of course your father knows what surface tension is
I would like you to go into more detail about the “shape” of the water molecule and how ‘cohesion’ actually occurs, ok? And I will not post your entire answer on the blogs. This is for a question only please… I would prefer Not to read the same essay answer over and over again …. 
~ Tate
October 6, 2009 at 9:33 pm
mrtate
Ok you guys…. how a blog works is you “read” the previous posts to see if there is a similar question to yours. Then, read more to see if the answer will suffice for you. If it does, great! If not, please rephrase the question.
For those of you that have “new” questions, I will be answering them in one moment…
~ Tate
October 6, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Charlotte (your fav student)
my dad said that the answer to the second essay question
“surface tension is what causes the surface portion of liquid to be attracted to another surface. Because the shape of a water molecule, it gives it a positive and negative end and cause them to attract.”
is that correct and all your looking for?
October 6, 2009 at 9:27 pm
celena correa
do we need to know every term and definition on a light microscope for tomorrows test?
October 6, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Nancy
Hey Mr.Tate…..Kay well i think i pretty much got the first question down And it”ll be no trouble its just the second question that is freaking me out!!
From what i think its saying is that we need to answer what surface tension is and aslo how the water molecule creates that situation…Can you please xplain?!
THankss
October 6, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Polly~ P5
What is a surface “film”?
October 6, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
Mr Tate
In Question 2 do we have to explain why animals can ‘walk on the water’?
October 6, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Polly~ P5
Thanks Mr. Tate! So I’ll just add more detail about the actual experiment, if it is our essay question!
October 6, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Charlotte (your fav student)
this was ryans question but me and nancy have the same one. please help
thank you!!
Mr. Tate on the second essay question i do not quite understand what you mean by surface tension? Does it have to deal with Cohesion and Adhesion? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
October 6, 2009 at 8:59 pm
mrtate
Get ready for this…. the flies lay their eggs on the meat. The eggs are very tiny and when they hatch, their larvae are maggots. The maggots eat their fill and then they pupate and become adult flies
Yum!
October 6, 2009 at 8:48 pm
jesus
what do flys do so the meat could get magets
October 6, 2009 at 8:08 pm
mrtate
Zhana & Crysten,
First of all, the essay “answers” need to be long enough to answer the question. You will receive one of the two essay questions at random tomorrow. You do need to know how to answer both and in any format you wish to write them. Drawing pictures to support your answer is also a good idea.
When you answer the first essay question about Redi’s experiment, explain it as if you were going to explain it to your parents. In fact, that would be a good idea. Read it and understand it and then try to explain it to someone at home. The better you explain the experiment and HOW it disproves the theory of spontaneous generation, the better chance you have of getting a perfect score on the essay
~ Mr Tate
October 6, 2009 at 8:03 pm
mrtate
Lauren,
I want you to explain to me what surface tension is and explain HOW the bent, polar water molecule creates this environment.
October 6, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
So do are both of the essays on the test how long do they have to be?
October 6, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Zhana Coyle P5
on essay question 1. when you say to describe his experiment…do we have to say if it was like a controlled experiment and say all of the variables that he used and the things that he changed?
October 6, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Ileana Muro,Per 5
Thanks Mr.tate that blog helped so much
eheh i’m pretty positive i’ll pass tommorow with flying colors
October 6, 2009 at 7:50 pm
lauren hernandez
Mr. Tate the second essay question deals with adhesion and cohesion (also giving me headaches), but should we explain that and also talk about the animals that can “walk on water”
October 6, 2009 at 7:22 pm
mrtate
Zhana & Ileana,
Please read the posts below. They answer both of your questions
~ Tate
October 6, 2009 at 7:21 pm
mrtate
Polly,
I am not going to post your essay answer here in the blogs
The blogs are more for specific questions regarding the test and/or essay questions. Sorry
I do love the answer though! You just need to talk more about the experiment and HOW he disproved the theory
~ Tate
October 6, 2009 at 7:18 pm
mrtate
Ileana,
Regarding the first essay question. You will need to read and understand, in detail, Redi’s experiment. I suggest drawing it and copying the entire Figure 1-8 on page 9.
Also, make sure you can clearly identify the variables in the experiment.
~ Tate
October 6, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Zhana Coyle P5
Hi mr. tate
soo…do we have to write a 5 paragraph essay tomorrow for the essay question??
October 6, 2009 at 7:16 pm
mrtate
Polly & Ryan ~
No, there will not be a question regarding Pasteur’s experiment on this test
Please read page 40 and 41 of your text. In the second paragraph on page 41 it says “cohesion also explains why some insects and spiders can walk on a pond’s surface”.
Think of the surface of the water like a “net” of molecules that have the water molecules sticking to one another. The net is fragile and can support the weight of small bugs and fast animals that don’t have much mass… but, the surface of water is like a net.
Hope this helps
~ Tate
October 6, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Ileana Muro,Per 5
haha ok Mr.tate, Surface Tension relates to cohesion right?
October 6, 2009 at 7:12 pm
mrtate
Jesus,
I am not quite sure I understand what you’re talking about. Page 40 of your book talks about the “properties of water”
October 6, 2009 at 7:09 pm
mrtate
Ok guys and gals … I am here
I will be getting to your questions for the rest of the evening.
I have placed the HP Essay questions on the Test Preparatory Page on my website if you need to see them again
~ Mr Tate
October 6, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Zhana Coyle P5
umm…mr. tate i lost my essay questions can you tell me them again…or can you tell me where i can find them in your website?
October 6, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Ileana Muro,Per 5
okey dokey mr.Tate thanks haaha and don’t forget Metric system
October 6, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Ryan Porras Per.5
Mr. Tate on the second essay question i do not quite understand what you mean by surface tension? Does it have to deal with Cohesion and Adhesion? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
October 6, 2009 at 5:18 pm
jesus
i dont understand qestion 2 for the summaryand is the answer in page 40
October 6, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Crysten Dean, P1
Mr. Tate,
What are the essay questions for the test?
October 6, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Polly~ P5
Hey Mr.Tate! Will the test have anything on Pasteur’s Experiment?
October 6, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Ryan Porras Per.5
I believe there are 1,000 meters in one Kilometer
October 5, 2009 at 8:49 pm
mrtate
The test will cover information that is shown in Chapters 1 and 2 of your book at home in addition to the chemistry/periodic table information.
I will go into detail in tomorrow’s class about what you should know but, if you read chapters 1 and 2 you will be in good shape
~ Mr Tate
October 5, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Ileana Muro P5
what pages on the book do you suggest we read to get ready for the test?