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Endofcoursebio
Endofcoursebio
JohnHorton
EndOfCourse
6/3/2015
EndOfCourseReflection
TherewerefouressentialquestionsforthisyearandoneofthemthatIwill
rememberfromthisyearinbiologyisaboutthebrain.Ienjoyedlearningabouttheparts
ofthebrain.Someofthebrainpartsarethefrontallobe,parietallobe,occipitallobe,
temporallobeandthecerebellum.Thefrontallobehastodowiththinking,judgement,
andproblemsolving.Theparietallobehastodowithperception,mathematics,and
spelling.Theoccipitallobecontrolsyourvision.Thetemporallobeiswherelinkedto
yourmemory,understanding,andlanguage.Alsothecerebellumcontrolsyourbalance.
ThisgivesmeabetterappreciationofBiobecauseIcannowknowhowmybodyworks
andhowIcanhelpitout.
Lookingbackattheyearonetopicthatwasverydifficultformewasmeiosisand
mitosis.ItwasveryhardformetograspbecauseIdidnotunderstandhowthecells
weremadeinmeiosisandmitosis.Ialsohaddifficultyunderstanding
codominance,incompletedominance,simpledominance,andmultiplealleles.Iwas
hesitanttoaskquestionsbecauseIthoughtIwouldgetlaughedbymyclassmates.Iwill
trytoimproveinthisareabytryingtoaskforhelpandstudying.
ThisclasswillimpactmeinthefuturebecauseInowknowhowexercisecan
helpmeliveahealthylifestyle.ForexamplewhenIwaslearningaboutthebrainI
learnedhowworkingoutcanhelpyourawareness.Also,whatIlearnedinsciencewill
impactmyunderstandingofthelivingworldbecauseIcanseedifferentthingsthatI
didntnoticebeforelikethereareorganismsintheworldthatInevernoticedbefore.
AftertakingthisclassInowhaveabasicunderstandingaboutthebrainandothercells
thatareinourbody.IwouldreallyliketolearnmoreaboutthebrainbecauseIenjoyed
learninghowitworks.IdothinkIambetterpreparedasasciencestudentmovingon
becauseIfeelreadyforthenextlevel.