AP Biology Quarter 2: Weeks 16-19
December 10, 2012 - January 17, 2013
DATE
IN CLASS
Monday
(3; 95 min.)
12/10/12
Gene Regulation
Wednesday
(3; 80 min.)
12/12/12
Gene Regulation
Friday
(3; 95 min.)
12/14/12
Connections: Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Biotechnology
Tuesday
(3; 95 min.)
12/18/12
Connections: Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Biotechnology
Thursday
(3; 95 min.)
12/20/12
Christmas Exam
Monday
(3; 95 min.)
1/7/13
Natural Selection
* How do organisms regulate the production of
proteins? Why is gene regulation important for
survival?
* How do organisms regulate the production of
proteins? Why is gene regulation important for
survival?
* What are the connections between genetics, molecular
genetics and biotechnology?
* What are the connections between genetics, molecular
genetics and biotechnology?
*Demonstration of Understanding
* What evidence supports evolution? What has the
HOMEWORK
1. Practice Problems
DUE: W 12/12
Deadline Qtr 2 - 12:00noon W 12/19
Study Parties: M12/10, W 12/12, M 12/17
1. Practice Problems
DUE: F 12/14
Deadline Qtr 2 - 12:00noon W 12/19
Study Parties: M12/10, W 12/12, M 12/17
1. Christmas Exam
DUE: Th 12/20
Deadline Qtr 2 - 12:00noon W 12/19
Study Parties: M12/10, W 12/12, M 12/17
1. Christmas Exam
DUE: Th 12/20
Deadline Qtr 2 - 12:00noon W 12/19
No Homework
Enjoy your Holiday!
1. Ch 13 Study Guide
DUE W 1/9
Modern Synthesis added to the work of Darwin?
Wednesday
(3; 80 min.)
1/9/13
Natural Selection/AP Inv 2: Mathematical Modeling
Friday
(3; 95 min.)
1/11/13
AP Inv 2: Mathematical Modeling
Tuesday
(3; 110 min.)
1/15/13
Speciation/Macroevolution/Systematics
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* How does a human develop from a single cell into an
adult with 11 fully functioning organ systems?
* How are stem cells used in research and medicine? Is
this use ethical?
* How are stem cells used in research and medicine? Is
this use ethical?
1. Hardy-Weinberg Problems
DUE: F 1/11
2. Ch 14 Study Guide
DUE: F 1/11
1. Ch 15 Study Guide
DUE: T 1/15
1. Ch 16,17,18,19 Taxonomy Grid
DUE: T 1/22
Steamboat Springs High School
TuesdayThursday
1/15-17/13
8:20-10:10
10:10-10;25
10:25-12:15
12:15-1:00
1:00-2:50
SEMESTER EXAM
SCHEDULE
Tuesday
1
3
4
Wednesday
2
Break
6
Lunch
7
Thursday
0
5
8
Knowledge
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Viruses
o Lytic vs lysogenic cycles, Prophage
o Viral structure
o Plant and animal viruses, retroviruses, reverse transcriptase
Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes
o Operon: regulatory genes, promoter, operator, functional
genes, repressor
o Types of operons: repressor (lac and tryp), activators
Cellular Differentiation and Cloning in Eukaryotes
o Cellular differentiation
o Cloning and regeneration
o Nuclear transplantation
o Embryonic stem cells vs. adult stem cells
Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes
o DNA Packaging: histones, nucleosomes, supercoils,
centromere, kinetocore, telomeres
o X chromosome inactivation, Barr bodies
o Control of transcription: transcription factors, enhancers,
silencers, alternative RNA splicing
o Control of translation: breakdown of mRNA, initiation of
translation, protein activation, protein breakdown
Genetic Control of Embryonic Development
o Cascade of gene expression, cell-to-cell signaling, homeotic
genes, regulatory protein gradients
o Signal-transduction pathway
o Homeobox sequences
Genetic Basis of Cancer
o Oncogenes, proto-oncogene, tumor suppressor genes,
multiple hit hypothesis
o Environmental factors: carcinogens, mutagens, lifestyle
choices
Evidence of Evolution
o Darwin’s voyage and descent with modification
o Evidence of evolution: fossil record, biogeography,
comparative anatomy (homologous and analogous
structures), comparative embryology, molecular biology
Darwin’s Theory and the Modern Synthesis
o Natural selection and artificial selection
o Modern synthesis and population genetics
o Microevolution
o Hardy-Weinberg Principle (population size, isolation,
mutations, random mating, natural selection
o Genetic drift: bottleneck effect, founder effect
o Gene flow
o mutation
Variation and Natural Selection
o Polymorphic populations, clines, heterozygote advantage,
neutral variation
o Darwinian fitness
o Types of natural selection: stabilizing selection, directional
selection, diversifying selection
o Sexual dimorphism
o Limits of natural selection
Concept of Species
o Biological species concept, ring species
o Other species concept: morphological species, genealogical
species, ecological species
o Reproductive barriers: prezygotic barriers (temporal, habitat,
behavioral, mechanical, gametic), postzygotic barriers
(hybrid inviability, hybrid sterility, hybrid breakdown)
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Mechanisms of Speciation
o Geographic isolation and allopatric speciation
o Adaptive radiation
o Sympatric speciation and polyploidy
o Gradualism vs. punctuated equillibrium
Earth History and Macroevolution
o Macroevolution and the geologic time scale
o Radiometric dating
o Continental drift: Pangea, Laurasia, Gondwana, plate
tectonics
o Mass extinctions
o Exaptation
o Evo-Devo and paedomorphosis
o Phylogenetic trees and cladistics
Systematics and Phylogenetic Biology
o Systematic classification
o Convergent evolution: homology vs. analogy
o Molecular comparisons: protein comparisons, DNA and
RNA comparisons, molecular clocks
o Cladistic analysis
The Domains of Life
o Three domain system
Early Earth and the Origin of Life
o Early Earth environment
o Origins of life, Miller-Urey
o Ribozymes and RNA world
o Molecular cooperatives
Animal Evolution and Diversity
o Characteristics of animals
o Origins of the animal kingdom
Invertebrates
o Porifera: radial symmetry, body plan, nutrition and digestion
o Cnidaria: radial symmetry, body plan, life cycle, nutrition
and digestion, development
o Platyhelminthes: bilateral symmetry, nutrition and digestion,
flukes, tapeworms, body cavities, disease
o Nematoda: body plan, nutrition and digestion, C. elegans,
diseases
o Mollusca: body plan, gastropods, bivalves, cephalopods
o Annelida: segmentation, earthworms, polychetes, leeches
o Arthropoda: body plan, horseshoe crab, arachnids,
crustaceans, centipedes and millipedes, insects (types of
metamorphosis)
o Echinodermata: radial symmetry, body plan, water vascular
system
Vertebrates
o Features of Chordates: nerve chord, notochord, pharengeal
gill slits, post-anal tail
o Tunicates and Lancelets
o Vertebrates characteristics: skull and backbone, hinged jaws
o Chondricthyes and Osteichthyes
o Amphibians
o Reptiles and amniotic eggs
o Birds
o Mammals: monotremes, marsupials, eutherials
Phylogeny of the Animal Kingdom
o Evolutionary trends: tissues, symmetry, body cavity, coelom
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