AP Biology Quarter 3: Weeks 20-22
January 16 - February 3, 2012
DATE
IN CLASS
Tuesday
(2,3; 95 min.)
1/17/12
Circulation
Thursday
(2,3; 95 min.)
1/19/12
AP Lab 10: Circulatory Physiology
Monday
(2,3; 95 min.)
1/23/12
Ch 23 Practice MC
Immune Response
1. AP Lab 10 Prelab
DUE: Th 1/19
*How are digestion and gas exchange dependent upon
circulation? How does the bicarbonate buffering
system regulate gas exchange in the blood?
*How does exercise and rest impact the circulatory
system of humans?
*How does the immune response maintain
homeostasis?
Wednesday
(2,3; 80 min.)
1/25/12
Internal Regulation: Temperature and Water
Practice FRQ: Digestive, Respiratory, Excretory
Friday
(2,3; 95 min.)
1/27/12
Lab: Monitoring the Immune System: ELISA
Tuesday
(2,3; 95 min.)
1/31/12
Immune Response/Internal Regulation
Thursday
(2,3; 95 min.)
2/2/12
Ch 24 Practice MC
Lab: Urinalysis
C. Gay 1/13/12
HOMEWORK
*How does the excretory system maintain
homeostasis?
*How can you determine if a person has been exposed
to an antibody?
*How do the immune and excretory systems maintain
homeostasis?
*What is the value of urinalysis in medical diagnoses?
1. AP Lab 10 Postlab
DUE: M 1/23
2. Ch 23 Practice MC
DUE: M 1/23
1. Ch 24 Study Guide
DUE: W 1/25
2. ELISA Lab Prelab
DUE: M 1/31
1. Ch 25 Study Guide
DUE: F 1/27
2. ELISA Lab Prelab
DUE: M 1/31
1. ELISA Postlab
DUE: T 1/31
2. Ch 24-5 Review
DUE: T 1/31
1. Urinalysis Prelab
DUE: Th 2/2
2. Ch 24 Practice MC
DUE: Th 2/2
1. Urinalysis Postlab
DUE: M 2/6
2. Ch 26 Study Guide (+Pr. MC)
DUE: M 2/6
***Deadline for Mid-Quarter
DUE: Th 2/9 3:45 pm
Steamboat Springs High School AP Biology
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Mechanisms of Internal Transport
o Comparative internal transport systems
o Evolutionary trends in vertebrate cardiovascular systems
Mammalian Cardiovascular System
o Heart and blood vessel anatomy
o Control of heartbeat, heart attacks
o Blood pressure and cardiovascular problems
o Blood distribution and capillaries
Structure and Function of Blood
o Blood components: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and blood proteins
o Stem cells
Nonspecific Defenses against Infection
o Nonspecific defenses: skin, mucous membranes, phagocytic cells, antimicrobial proteins
o Inflammatory response
o Lymphatic system
Specific Immunity
o Active vs. passive immunity
o Lymphocytes: humoral immunity vs. cell-mediated immunity
o Antigens and antibodies
o Clonal selection
o Primary and secondary immunity
o Humoral immunity and B cells
o Cell-mediated immunity and antibodies: monoclonal antibodies and T cells, cytotoxic T cells
o Major Histocompatibiliy Complex
Disorders of the Immune System
o Autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiency diseases, allergies
o AIDS
Thermoregulation
o Heat gain and loss: convection, conduction, radiation, evaporation
o Counter current heat exchange and behavior
o Metabolic regulation: hibernation and estivation
Osmoregulation and Excretion
o Osmoregulation: osmoconformers vs. osmoregulators
o Sweating and seasonal dehydration
o Nitrogenous waste disposal: ammonia, urea, uric acid
o Mammalian excretory system: filtration, reabsorption, secretion and excretion
o Bloodfiltrate to urine
o Dialysis
Homeostatic Functions of the Liver
C. Gay 1/13/12
Steamboat Springs High School AP Biology