AP BIOLOGY 1st QUARTER SYLLABUS - UNITS 1-3 (ECOLOGY, CELL CHEMISTRY, & CELL BASICS)
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8/25
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9/15
pp 2 - 27
Graphing
TERMITE LAB - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
TERMITE EXPERIMENTS
TERMITE LAB WRAP-UP & LAB NOTEBOOK PROTOCOL
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LABOR DAY – HOLIDAY
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pp 1080 – 1103
pp 1106 - 1133
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UNIT 1: CHAPTER 50: AN INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND THE BIOSPHERE
CHAPTER 51: BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
CHAPTER 51: BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
 Lab Notebook Due (Termite Lab)
CHAPTER 52: POPULATION ECOLOGY
CHAPTER 53: COMMUNITY ECOLOGY / Mark & Recapture Lab Activity
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CHAPTER 54: ECOSYSTEMS
[Ch. 1, 50-52 Learning Logs Due]
CHAPTER 55: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
pp 1184 – 1206
pp 1209 – 1229
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UNIT 1 REVIEW & MATH PRACTICE
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IN-CLASS ESSAY
ESSAY RUBRIC OVERVIEW & SCORE ESSAY
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UNIT 1 (Chapters 1, 50-55) TEST: DAY ONE [Complete Unit 1 Learning Logs Due]
UNIT 1 TEST: DAY TWO
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TEST FOLLOW-UP (TEST CORRECTIONS & GRADING POLICIES OVERVIEW)
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UNIT 2: CHAPTER 2: THE CHEMICAL CONTEXT OF LIFE
“Hierarchy of life”
Common elements
Atomic structure
Molecular shape
Covalent bonding
Hydrogen Bonding
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9/22
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION & SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Scientific Process
Hypothesis
Experimental design
Reading reference
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9/8
Chapter/Topic
GETTING ACQUAINTED, INTENTIONAL LEARNING, AP BIOLOGY THEMES
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CHAPTER 3: WATER
Hydrogen bonds
CHAPTER 3: WATER
Dissociation/pH
pp 1136 – 1156
pp 1159 – 1180
pp 32 - 45
Ionic bonding
Chemical Reactions
pp 47 – 56
properties of water
buffers
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CHAPTER 4: CARBON AND THE MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF LIFE
Properties of Carbon
Functional Groups (hydroxyl, carboxyl,
Isomers
amino, phosphate)
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CHAPTER 5: THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES
pp 68 - 77
Dehydration & hydrolysis reactions
Carbohydrates (saccharides, functions, examples) [PART 1]
CHAPTER 5: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES [Ch. 2-3 Learning Logs Due]
Carbohydrates (saccharides, functions, examples) [PART 2]
pp 77 - 89
Lipids (fatty acids & glycerol, functions, examples)
CHAPTER 5: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES
Proteins (amino acids, 4 levels of structure, denaturation)
Nucleic Acids (examples, sugar, phosphate, nitrogenous bases)
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pp 58 - 66
9/29
10/6
10/13
10/20
10/27
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE ACTIVITY; UNIT 2 REVIEW & MATH PRACTICE
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UNIT 2 (Chapters 2-5) TEST: DAY ONE [Complete Unit 2 Learning Logs Due]
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UNIT 2 TEST: DAY TWO
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UNIT 3: CHAPTER 6: structure and function of following cell parts-nucleus, ribosomes,
endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosome, vacuoles, mitochondria, chloroplasts,
cytoskeleton, cell wall, intercellular junctions. distinction between animal and plant cells
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CHAPTER 6: Cell Video Clip/Animation & Discussion
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CHAPTER 7: MEMBRANE STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
Selective permeability
Fluid mosaic model
cholesterol
Water balance (hypertonic, hypotonic, isotonic)
Facilitated diffusion, Active transport
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CHAPTER 7 (finish)
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LAB: CELL TRANSPORT – Part I (Diffusion)
LAB: CELL TRANSPORT - Part II (Osmosis) Intro & Lab Design [Ch. 6-7 Learning Logs Due]
LAB: CELL TRANSPORT – Part II (Osmosis) Procedure
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LAB wrap-up & Review
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CHAPTER 8: INTRODUCTION TO METABOLISM (ENZYMES)
Enzyme properties (Activation energy, Substrate specific, active site,
effects of temperature, pH, co-factors, inhibitors)
pp 150 - 157
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CH 8: ENERGY TRANSFER & CONTROL OF METABOLISM
Laws of thermodynamics
ATP
Exergonic/Endergonic Reactions
Allosteric regulation
pp 141 - 150
LAB: ENZYMES
LAB: ENZYMES
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UNIT 3 REVIEW & MATH PRACTICE
 Lab Notebook Due
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UNIT 3 (Chapters 6-8) TEST: DAY ONE [Complete Unit 3 Learning Logs Due]
UNIT 3 TEST: DAY TWO
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UNIT 4: CHAPTER 9: CELLULAR RESPIRATION
catabolic pathways
oxidation-reduction
NAD+
Glycolysis
CHAPTER 9: CELLULAR RESPIRATION
electron “fall”
fermentation
chemiosmosis
other metabolic pathways
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RESPIRATION CASE STUDY
RESPIRATION CASE STUDY
LAB: RESPIRATION
Lab Wrap-up
No School; Teacher Workday
pp 124 - 138
Feedback inhibition
Cooperativity
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pp 94 - 121
pp 160 - 170
phosphorylation
Kreb’s Cycle
pp 170 - 178