DANA Fall 2015
AP BIOLOGY – UNIT 1
Unit 1: Introduction and Biochemistry (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
September 8
~ Welcome &
Introductions
~ Levels of Biological
Organization
~ Syllabus Q & A
9
~ Syllabus Q & A
~ AP Biology Big Ideas
& Science Practices
~ Online Resources
10
11
~ Themes in the Study
~ Science Methods &
mnmn
of Life (Chapter 1)
Inquiry (Ch. 1)
~ Task Words
September 14
~ Chemical Context of
Life/Chem. Review
(Ch. 2)
15
~ Chemical Context of
Life/Chemical
Behavior & Bonding
(Ch. 2)
Syllabus Signature
Forms Due
Ch. 2 Reading Qs &
online HW Due
September 21
~ Water &
Life/Molarity & pH
(Ch. 3)
~ Chapter 3 Quiz
22
~ Intro to
Carbon/Organic
Chemistry (Ch. 4)
September 28
~ Macromolecules/
Organic Compounds—
Proteins & Nucleic
Acids (Ch. 5)
29
~ Chapter 4/5 Quiz
~ Begin Energy Drinks
Case Study
16
~ Chemical Context of
Life/Chemical Bonding
(Ch. 2)
~ Chapters 1/2 Quiz
Friday
Introduction Letter
Due
Ch. 1 Reading Qs &
online HW Due
17
~ Properties of Water
Exploration
18
~ Water & Life
(Ch. 3)
Ch. 3 Reading Qs &
online HW Due
23
~ Functional Groups
(Ch. 4)
~ Intro to
Macromolecules
(Ch. 5)
Ch. 4 Reading Qs &
online HW Due
30
~ Organic Compounds
Review
~ Energy Drinks Case
Study
24
~ Macromolecules/
Organic Compounds-Carbohydrates (Ch. 5)
October 1
~ Finish Energy Drinks
Case Study
~ Unit 1 Test (FRQs)
25
~ Macromolecules/
Organic Compounds—
Carbohydrates &
Lipids (Ch. 5)
Macromolecules
Concept Map DUE
2
~ Unit 1 Test (Multiple
Choice & Grid-Ins)
Ch. 5 Reading Qs &
online HW Due
Utilize the textbook website: masteringbiology.com
Login: hartlandapbiology
Password: Apbio312 (note: use capital letter A)
Utilize Mrs. Dana’s website at: http://www.hartlandhighschool.us/subsites/Shanna-Dana/
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Unit 1 Essential Knowledge Correlations
2.A.3 Organisms must exchange matter with the environment to grow, reproduce, and maintain organization.
3.A.1 DNA, and in some cases RNA, is the primary source of heritable information.
4.A.1 The subcomponents of biological molecules and their sequence determine the properties of that molecule.
4.B.1 Interactions between molecules affect their structure and function.
4.C.1 Variations in molecular units provides cells with a wider range of functions.
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Word Roots (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Chapter 1
bio- = life (biology: the scientific study of life; biosphere: all the environments on Earth that are inhabited by
life; bioinformatics:using information technology to extract useful information from large sets of biological data)
-ell = small (organelle: a small membrane-enclosed body with a specialized function found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells)
eu- = true (eukaryotic cell: a cell that has a true nucleus)
pro- = before; karyo- = nucleus (prokaryotic cell: a cell that has no nucleus)
Chapter 2
an- = not (anion: a negatively charged ion)
co- = together; -valent = strength (covalent bond: an attraction between atoms that share one or more pairs of outer-shell electrons)
electro- = electricity (electronegativity: the tendency for an atom to pull electrons toward itself)
iso- = equal (isotope: an element having the same number of protons and electrons but a different number of neutrons)
neutr- = neither (neutron: a subatomic particle with a neutral electrical charge)
pro- = before (proton: a subatomic particle with a single positive electrical charge)
Chapter 3
kilo- = a thousand (kilocalorie: a thousand calories)
hydro- = water; -philos = loving; -phobos = fearing (hydrophilic: having an affinity for water; hydrophobic: having an aversion to
water)
Chapter 4
hydro- = water (hydrocarbon: an organic molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen)
iso- = equal (isomer: one of several organic compounds with the same molecular formula but different structures and, therefore,
different properties)
enanti- = opposite (enantiomer: molecules that are mirror images of each other)
carb- = coal (carboxyl group: a functional group present in organic acids, consisting of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen
atom and a hydroxyl group)
sulf- = sulfur (sulfhydryl group: a functional group that consists of a sulfur atom bonded to an atom of hydrogen)
thio- = sulfur (thiol: organic compounds containing sulfhydryl groups)
Chapter 5
con- = together (condensation reaction: a reaction in which two molecules become covalently bonded to each other through the loss of
a small molecule, usually water)
di- = two (disaccharide: two monosaccharides joined
glyco- = sweet (glycogen: a polysaccharide sugar used to store energy in animals)
hydro- = water; -lyse = break (hydrolysis: breaking chemical bonds by adding water)
macro- = large (macromolecule: a large molecule) meros- = part (polymer: a chain made from smaller organic molecules)
mono- = single; -sacchar = sugar (monosaccharide: simplest type of sugar)
poly- = many (polysaccharide: many monosaccharides joined together)
tri- = three (triacylglycerol: three fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule)