AP Biology Review 2016
1. A list of the major AP Biology Objectives covered by the syllabus for your topic. Be aware that some
objectives are found throughout the 4 Big Ideas. They should be listed by “Big Idea #. Enduring
Understanding Letter. Essential Knowledge #. Information statement. Letters or Numbers.”
Example- Essential knowledge 4.B.1: Interactions between molecules affect
their structure and function.
2. Major Ideas and Themes (use the Chapter and Section Headings to help with
this information).
3. A list of major vocabulary words.
4. Labeled images and diagrams that show major review topics in a “Big Picture”
format. Ex. Overview of Aerobic Cellular Respiration.
5. For any processes that have steps, list the steps or procedure. Ex.
Recombinant DNA Technology Transformation.
6. Math Formulas. Explain the parts of a formula, why the formula is used, and
give an example.
Presentation:
30 minutes.
Visual Presentation. You must have the presentation ready to distribute AT
LEAST 1 day before the presentation. Do not ask students to download or copy
during your presentation. This will count against your time.
Points will be greater for those who do not read from their presentation (we can
read the information for ourselves).
Questions:
You should ask questions during your presentation to involve your audience and
keep them engaged.
1 Think, Pair, Share on a topic in your presentation.
Bonus points for food/snacks related to your topic. lol
Topics order, dates, and major emphasis:
1. Cells- Bobby and Dylan. Biomolecules, membranes, cell cycle
3/31
Cell signaling
2. Cellular Energy- Alice and Zora. Enzymes, photosynthesis, cellular respiration
3/31
Chemiosmotic Model of ATP Synthesis
3. Genetics- Violet and Bryce.
4/6
Genomic Structure of a gene, parts of a gene, introns, exons, stop/start
Codons,
Reading the codon triplet chart (3 amino acids make 1 codon)
RNA processing
Basic types of mutations
Hershey/Chase DNA/Protein experiments with bacteriophages
4. Anatomy/Physiology- Max and Kevin. limited to chapters 40, 41, 42, 47, 48,
49, 50
4/6
Neurotransmitters
Membrane Potential of a neuron
5. Evolution- Johnathan and Chuck
4/7
Phylogenetic tree
6. Ecology- Diana and Alina
4/7
Role of decomposers in an ecosystem
Group names:
Topic:
Time:
10 points for 30-35
7 points for 20-29
4 points for 10-19
0 points for 0-9
Presentation Style:
10 points Smooth Flow of Presentation, well thought out. NO delays or
long pauses.
7 points Smooth flow of Presentation. Topic thought through. 1 delay or
pause.
4 points Rough flow of presentation. Some random order. A few delays.
0 points No flow of presentation. Random Order. Many delays.
Visual Presentation:
20 points Engaging. Follows the format. Includes movies and/or labeled
diagrams. Bulleted points are talked about, not read.
15 points Somewhat engaging. Follows the format. Includes movies or
labeled diagrams. Bulleted points are talked about and/or read.
10 points Somewhat engaging. Somewhat follows the format. Includes
movies or non-diagrams. Bulleted points talked about and/or read.
5 points Not engaging. Does not follow format. No movies or diagrams.
Presentation read.
Presentation distribution:
10 points Presented to students at least 1 day before the presentation.
0 points Not presented to students at lest 1 day before the presentation.
Audience Participation:
20 points Asks questions during the presentation. Responds to the
participants’ answers. At least 5 questions. 1 Think, Pair, Share on a topic
in your presentation.
15 points Asks questions during the presentation. Some response to
participants’ answers. Between 3-5 questions asked. 1 Think, Pair, Share
on a topic in your presentation.
10 points All questions left until the end. Some response to participants’
answers. 1-3 questions asked. 0 Think, Pair, Share on a topic in your
presentation.
0 points No questions. No response to participants’ answers. 0 questions
asked. 0 Think, Pair, Share on a topic in your presentation.
Content:
30 points Covers all of the major objectives. Covers all of the major
chapters and sections. Covers all of the major vocabulary words.
Procedures and formulas explained.
20 points Covers most of the major objectives. Covers most of the major
chapters and sections. Covers most of the major vocabulary words.
Procedures and formulas explained.
10 points Covers some of the major objectives. Covers some of the major
chapters and sections. Covers some of the major vocabulary words.
Procedures and formulas explained.
5 points Covers little to none of the major objectives. Covers little to none
of the major chapters and sections. Covers little to none of the major
vocabulary words. Procedures and formulas explained.