AP Biology Discussion Notes
Wednesday 11/19/2014
Goals for the Day
1. Be able to be good AP test takers
2. Be able to interpret and create appropriate
phylogenetic trees.
Practice AP questions
• Enter responses on google form
• Check answers with key
• Write a paragraph about what you think you
could change about your thinking or
responses, or what you need to keep doing.
Goals for the Day
1. Be able to be good AP test takers
2. Be able to interpret and create appropriate
phylogenetic trees.
Practice AP questions
• Enter responses on google form
• Check answers with key
• Write a paragraph about what you think you
could change about your thinking or
responses, or what you need to keep doing.
Learning
• An ACTIVE process
Metacognition
• Thinking about our thinking
Learning
• I feel like I am able to learn from the
reading assignments or to gather
questions to ask.
Grab a book & get out your
questions
How do you read?
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What do you do while reading?
Do you summarize each point?
How do you decide what is important?
Do you do the end of section questions?
Do you read the summaries at the end?
Turn to 555
Do you check your answers?
#9
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B
&C
• Pg 543
#9
A
B
&C
#9 A
#9
A
B
&C
#9 B
AP Practice Questions
• Format of AP BIO Exam
• Section 1: 50%
– 63 multiple choice questions
– 6 grid in questions
• Section 2: 50%
– 2 long free response
– 6 short free response
AP Practice Questions
• #2 Phylogeny Building
AP Practice Questions
• #5 Apple 21
AP Practice Questions
• #8 – 16 - stickleback
AP Practice Questions
• #19 stickleback
AP Practice Questions
• #20 - stickleback
Questions
Goal
• Be able to describe and identify the
stages of the cell cycle (in eukaryotes)
Cell Division
• Before the control center (
)divides
it must replicate its most important feature,
the _______ which is housed in the nucleus
of eukaryotes.
Cell Cycle
• Interphase –
where a cell
spends the
majority of its
life (over 90%)
Cell Cycle
• Purpose of the cell cycle
to reproduce, repair, & replace cells.
Cell Cycle
• Mitosis – can
be divided into
5 basic parts
• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase
– Cytokinesis
5 Phases of the cell cycle
1. First growth (G1) phase cell grows rapidly and
carries out its routine functions.
2. Synthesis (S) phase A cell’s DNA is copied
3. Second growth (G2) phase prepares for the
nucleus to divide.
4. Mitosis the nucleus of a cell is divided into two
5. Cytokinesis the cytoplasm divides
Mitosis – Cell Division (Cell Reproduction)
Mitosis Phases
Interphase – This is where a cell spends a majority of its life.
Nucleus
Cell
Membrane
Prophase –
Centrioles and Spindle Fibers start to appear
Chromosomes become visible
Nuclear Membrane disappears
Metaphase –
Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
(“meta” means middle)
Centrioles
Spindle
Fibers
Chromosomes
Anaphase –
Spindle fibers separate the chromatids and pull them to
opposite ends of the cell.
Centriole
Chromatids
Spindle
Fibers
Telophase –
Cell membrane starts to pinch in the middle
Two new nuclei start to form in each new cell
Chromosomes disappear into the nucleus
Cytokinesis – the dividing up of the cytoplasm
Cell
Membrane
Chromosomes
Nuclei
Remember IPMAT
Lets do it!
• Be the chromosome. 