2016-2017APBIOLOGY
SUMMERASSIGNMENT
JudithLoff@popejohn.org
WelcometoAPBiology!
InanefforttobepreparedfortheAPBiologyexam,wehaveatremendousamountofworkaheadofus
beforeMay8th!CompletingthissummerassignmentisnecessarytohelpusachieveourAPgoals.Ihopeyou
areupforthechallenge!Youmayreachmeallsummerviamyemailaddressifnecessary.Besuretocheck
youremailforanyupdates.
TODAY:EmailmeusinganemailaccountthatyouWILLcheckthroughoutthesummer.
SUBJECToftheemailAPBIOLOGY–YourName
RESOURCEStoPURCHASE:
• BiologyInFocusAP2ndeditionCampbell–eTEXTwithMasteringBiology,2017
• PearsonActiveReadingGuideFredW.HoltzclawandTheresaKnappHoltzclaw,2014
Thisisasoftcoverworkbook.
RegisterforyourspecificclasswithinMasteringBiology.
1.LogintoMasteringBiology
2.ClickYEStothequestions-DidyoureceiveacourseIDfromyourinstructor?
3.EnterthefollowingCourseID:INFOCUSAPBIOLOGY
4.SkipthestepthatasksyoutoenteryourstudentID.
5.YoushouldnowbeonourspecificMasteringBiologyCoursehomepage.
Note:Ifyouhaveanyquestions/problemswithMasteringBiologypleasenotifyme
wellbeforeJune12thduedate.
Part1:INTRODUCTION-CompletebyJune7th
• Onceyouemailme,Iwillsendyouaworddocument.
• Completeandreturnthedocumenttomebyemailwith
SUBJECToftheemailAPBIOLOGY–IntroductionYourName
Part2:MASTERINGBIOLOGYdueJune12th11:49midnight
IntroductiontoMasteringBiology–meantime18minutes.
Note:youdoNOTlosecreditforusinghints.
Part3:BIOLOGYSCAVENGERHUNT-
TENphotosaredueoneachSundaylistedby11:59pm.
YoumayworkaheadbutpleasepostontheappropriatePadlet.
• 1stdueJune19th
• 2nddueJuly3th
• 3rddueJuly17rd
• 4thdueJuly31
• 5thdueAug14th
Part4:ANIMALBEHAVIORandECOLOGYUNITS
Tobesuccessful,readthechapter,answertheworkbookquestions,completeMasteringBiologypracticeand
thenquiz.Thiscoursehasatremendousamountofinformationbutsuccessismeasuredinyour
understandingofthe“bigideas”.Googlingforanswerswillgiveyoujustthat-answers.Thegoalistogaina
greaterunderstandingofthematerial.
WhencompletingMasteringBiologypractice,itisacceptabletouseyourbook.MoststudentsusetheiriPad
fortextaccessandanothercomputertocompletetheMasteringBiology.SinceMasteringBiologyusesflash,
youwillneedtousePuffintocompleteactivitiesifyouareusingyouriPad.Theetextshouldnotbeusedto
completeMasteringBiologyquizzes.Youwillbetimed20minutesandyoucannotgoback.Ifyoutrytouse
thetexttocompletethequiz,youmightbepressedtocompleteintime.Donotwaituntilthelastminuteto
submityourassignments.Ihavesetatimedeadlineof11:59pmforeachassignment.
WhenusingtheReadingGuideworkbook,spaceislimited.Toooftenstudentswriteeverythingtheyreadto
besuretohavethecorrectanswerwithoutprocessingwhatthequestionisreallyasking.Yourtaskistoread
andpulloutthemostappropriate,importantinformationforeachquestion.Ifyouabsolutelyneedtousethe
additionalspaceonthelastpageofeachchapter,besuretheanswerisinonlyoneplaceratherthan
continued.Whilethechaptersdonotdirectlymatchup,theimages,figuresandtablesarethesame.The
concepttitlesmatchwordforwordinmostcases.Iwillfollowupwithanemailforanyquestionstoskip.
1. ReadChapters39(startwith39.3)to43e-textINFOCUSAPBIOLOGY
2. CompletePersonworkbookActiveReadingGuideChapters51-56
3. CompleteassignedMasteringBiologyandQUIZ
DueDatesaresetupforyoutocompleteonechapterovertwoweeks.Thisshouldgiveyouplentyoftimeto
workthroughtheactivities.YoumayworkaheadbutNOTLATE.IwillcollectworkbookstheMondayBEFORE
thestartofschool.
Mastering
e-TextChapter
TOPIC
Reading
Biologyand
Guide
Quiz
DUEDATES
From39.3
AnimalBehavior
51
June26
40
PopulationEcology&DistributionofOrganisms
5253
July10
41
SpeciesInteractions
5354
July24
42
EcosystemsandEnergy
55
August7
43
GlobalEcology&ConservationBiology
56
August21
BIOLOGYCOLLECTIONSCAVENGERHUNT
Forthispartofthesummerassignment,youwillbefamiliarizingyourselfwithsciencetermsthatwewill
beusingatdifferenttimesthroughouttheyear.Onthenextpageisthelistofterms.
GUIDELINES
1.Earn100pointsbycollecting50itemsfromthelistofterms.Eachitemisworth2points.
Youarerequiredtopost10photosforeachtwo-weekperiod.Youcanpostweekly-Isetup
bi-weeklyscheduleincaseyouareawayorthereisnointernetaccess.NOEXCUSES.
2.Howto“Collect”?Findarepresentativeitemandtakeaphotographofthatitem.Youwillpostyour
photographswithappropriateexplanations/descriptionsonAPBiologyPadlet.
YOUCANBECREATIVE:
Ifyouchooseanitemthatisinternaltoaplantoranima,yousubmitaphotographofthewholeorganism
oracloseupofonepart,andthenexplainthetermandwhereitisfoundinyourspecimen.
ORIGINALPHOTOSONLY:
YouCANNOTuseanimagefromanypublicationortheWeb.Youmusthavetakenthephotoyourself.To
proveitisyourphoto,placethesameiteminallofyourphotographsthatonlyyoucouldhaveadded
eachtime.Itshouldbesomethingthatyouusuallyhaveonyoulikeapen,coin,key,keychain.,etc.
NATURALITEMSONLY:
Allitemsmustbefromsomethingthatyouhavefoundinnature.Don’tspendanymoney!Takeawalk
aroundyouryard,neighborhood,ortown.Researchatermandinwhatorganismsitcanbefound….then
gooutandfindanexample.
TEAMWORK
Eachstudentmustturninhisorhierownprojectwithauniquesetoftermschosen.Workingwithother
studentsmeansbrainstorming,discussing,goingoncollectingtripstogether.ITdoesn’tmeanusethe
sameitems!
PADLET
• SignupforaPADLETaccountatpadlet.com.CheckoutthePADLETappforipad.
• Besuretousetheemailaddressthatyouprovidedatourfirstmeeting.Thepadletisprivate,soI
willbeaddingyouremailaddresstoallowyoutocontribute.
• TherewillbeanewPADLETforeverypostingperiod.
• Besuretoincludeyourname,term,definition/descriptionandphoto.
BIOLOGYCOLLECTIONLIST
AnorganismcanonlybeusedONCE.Humansareacceptableforonecategoryonly.Youmusttakeall
photosyourself,nointernetphotos!Proveitwithyourownpersonalmarkerineachphoto
GROUPYouneed5specimensfromthiscategory.
1.Differentbiomes(3)
2.Differenttypesofcarbohydratesinonephoto.
3.Differentclassesofproteins.
4.Evidenceofdifferentallelesforthesametrait.
5.Distinguishingcharacteristicsbetweenmonocotsand
dicots.
6.OrganismsindifferentKingdoms.
7.Organismsindifferentanimalphyla.
8.Organismsindifferentplantdivisions
9.Organismsinsameclassbutdifferentorders
10.Organismsinthesameorderbutdifferentfamily
11.Organismsinthesamegenusbutaredifferentspecies.
12.Organismsondifferentlevelsofthesamefoodchain.
13.Bioticandabioticfactorsinalakeecosystem.
14.Homologousstructures–2differentorganisms.
INDIVIDUALITEMS
1.adaptationofananimal
2.adaptationofaplant
3.altruisticbehavior
4.amnioticegg
5.analogousstructures
6.animalthathasa
segmentedbody
7.antherandfilamentofastamen
8.archaebacteria
9.asexualreproduction
10.ATP
11.Autotroph
12.Auxinproducingareaofaplant
13.basidiomycete
14.Bastesianmimicry
15.bilateralsymmetry
16.biologicalmagnification
17.C3plant
18.C4plant
19.CAMplant
20.Calvincycle
21.cambium
22.Cellularrespiration
23.coevolution
24.commensalism
25.connectivetissue
26.cuticlelayerofaplant
27.detritovore
28.dominantvsrecessive
phenotype
29.ectotherm
30.endosperm
31.endotherm
32.enzyme
33.epithelialtissue
34.ethylene
35.eubacteria
36.eukaryote
37.exoskeleton
38.fermentation
39.flowerovary
40.frond
41.gametophyte
42.geneticvariationwithina
population
43.geneticallymodifiedorganism
44.gibberellins
45.glycogen
46.gymnospermcone-maleor
female
47.gymnospermleaf
48.hermaphrodite
49.heterotroph
50.homeostasis
51.homologousstructures
52.hydrophilic
53.hydrophobic
54.introducedspecies
55.keystonespecies
56.Krebscycle
57.K-strategist
58.lichen
59.lipidusedforenergystorage
60.littoralzoneorganism
61.long-dayplant
62.matingbehavior(becareful!)
63.meristem
64.modifiedleafofaplant
65.modifiedrootofaplant
66.modifiedstemofaplant
67.Mullerianmimicry
68.mutualism
69.mycelium
70.mycorrhizae
71.niche
72.parasitism
73.parenchymacells
74.phloem
75.pollen
76.pollinator
77.population
78.predation
79.prokaryote
80.r-strategist
81.radialsymmetry(animal)
82.redoxreaction
83.rhizome
84.seeddispersal
85.sporophyte
86.stigma&styleofcarpel
87.succession
88.taxis
89.territorialbehavior
90.territorialbehavior
91.tropism
92.unicellularorganism
93.vestigialstructures
94.xylem
95.scavenger
96.phototropism.
97.Thigmotropism
98.Pollution
99.Epistasis
100.cellularrespiration
101.Cellulose
102.Cohesion
103.Phenotypeofarecessivetrait
104.allopatricspeciation
105.pheromones
106.completemetamorphosis.