AP Biology Quarter 1: Weeks 5-6
September 22 – October 3, 2014
DATE
IN CLASS
Monday
(2,3: 95 min.)
9/22/14
Assessment: Chemistry of Life
Wednesday
(2,3: 95 min.)
9/24/14
Introduction to Cells: Life is Complicated
Friday
9/26/14
* Celebration of Understanding!!!
* How does cell structure reflect
evolutionary relationships?
1. Ch 4: Notes, PMC
DUE: W 9/10
1. Ch 5.1-5: Notes, PMC
DUE: M 9/29
No Classes – Homecoming Activities
Monday
(2,3: 95 min.)
9/29/14
Cell Membranes, Surface Area/Volume
Wednesday
(2,3: 95 min.)
10/1/14
AP Investigation 4: Osmosis and Diffusion
Friday
(2,3; 40 min.)
10/3/13
AP Investigation 4: Osmosis and Diffusion
C. Gay 9/20/14
HOMEWORK
* What is the role of membranes in living
organisms? How does the chemical
structure of cell membranes allow
them to regulate the internal and
external cellular environments?
1. PreLab: Osmosis & Diffusion
DUE: W 10/1
1. Water Potential Problems
DUE: F 10/3
* What factors affect the direction and
2. Ch. 5.6: Notes, PMC
rate of osmosis and diffusion across cell
DUE: F 10/3
membranes?
* What factors affect the direction and
rate of osmosis and diffusion across cell
membranes
1. Sci. Explanation and PostLab
DUE: M 10/6
Steamboat Springs High School
Knowledge and Skills
SOME (but not all!) KEY TERMS AND IDEAS FOR THESE TWO WEEKS
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Tools of Cell Biology
o Microscopy
o Cell fractionation
Cell Types
o Prokaryotic Cells
o Eukaryotic Cells
Eukaryotic Organelles
o Nucleus
o Ribosomes
o Endoplasmic Reticulum
o Golgi Apparatus
o Lysosomes
o Vacuoles
o Endomembrane System
o Mitochondria
o Chloroplasts
 Endosymbiont Theory
o Cytoskeleton
Extracellular Components
o Cell Walls
o Extracellular matrix
o Cell Junctions
Cell Membranes
o Membrane Fluidity
o Membrane evolution
o Membrane proteins
o Membrane Carbohydrates and Cell Recognition
o Synthesis and Sidedness of membranes
Membrane Selective Permeability
o Permeability of lipids bilayer
o Transport proteins
Passive Transport
o Diffusion
o Osmosis
o Osmoregulation
o Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport
o Need for Energy
o Ion Pumps and Membrane Potential
o Cotransport – Coupled Transport
Bulk Transport
o Exocytosis
o Endocytosis
Cell Signaling
o Local and Long distance Signaling
o Stages of Cell Signaling
o Reception
o Intracellular
o Transduction
o Phosphorylation
o Small molecules and second messengers
o Regulation of Transcription
o Evolution of Cell Signaling
SKILLS:
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Create a baseline, and measure the effects of changes of temperature, pH, enzyme concentration, and substrate
concentration on reaction rates of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction in a controlled experiment
Analyze empirical data to explain how environmental factors affect the rate of enzyme-catalyzed reactions
C. Gay 9/20/14
Steamboat Springs High School