2011-2012 AP Biology Syllabus/Reading Assignments
Week
1
8/228/26
5 days
2
3
4
8/299/1
4days
9/6-9/9
4 days
9/129/16
5
9/199/23
6
7
9/269/30
10/310/7
8
10/1010/14
Reading
Assignments due
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
12
13
MOLECULES AND CELLS
AP Lab 12 – Primary
Productivity
None this week
Ch. 4
Ch. 5
Ch. 8
Macromolecules
Protein Structure
AP Lab 1 – Diffusion/Osmosis
Fri. 9/9 - Chemistry and
Macromolecule Quiz
None this week
Ch.7
Ch. 6 p. 87-96
Mon. 9/19 Chemistry Unit Test Cumulative
Fri 9/23 Cells quiz
Ch. 9 p. 155-166
Cells
Microscope work
Cellular Transport
Metabolism
Enzymes
AP Lab 2 – Enzyme Catalysis
Cellular Respiration
Ch. 9. p. 166-173
Ch. 10 p. 176-189
AP Lab 5 – Cell Respiration
Photosynthesis
Fri. 10/14 Lab 5 quiz
Ch. 6 p. 96-103
Ch. 10 p. 189-194
10/1710/21
10 10/24- Ch. 11
10/28 Ch. 12
11/111/4
4days
11/711/10
Quiz/Test dates
ECOLOGY REVIEW AND INTRODUCTION TO AP BIOLOGY
Ch. 50-55 Ecology Unit
Intro to the AP Exam
Thurs. 8/25 - Themes quiz
(Summer work)
Sample Essay Question
Friday 8/26 - Ecology Unit Test
Ch. 1 Themes in the Study Ecology Review
of Life
Themes of AP Biology
9
11
Class Topics/Labs
Ch. 13
Ch. 47
Ch. 14
Ch. 15
4days
11/14- 16
11/18
11/2111/25
14 11/28- 17
12/2
18
Photosynthesis ctd.
AP Lab 4 – Plant Pigments and
Photosynthesis
Cell Communication
Cell Cycle & Regulation
HEREDITY & EVOLUTION
Meiosis
Animal Development
AP Lab 3 – Mitosis and
Meiosis
Mendelian Inheritance
Chromosomal Inheritance &
Gene Linkage
Fri. 9/30 Enzyme Quiz
Fri. 10/7 Cell Respiration Quiz
Fri. 10/21 Photosynthesis Quiz
Mon. 10/24 Metabolism Unit Test
– Cumulative
Fri. 11/4 Meiosis and Animal
Development Quiz
Thurs. 11/10 Inheritance Quiz
Simulated AP Lab 7 –
Monday 11/14 - Mendelian
Drosophila
Genetics Unit Test - Cumulative
DNA Structure & Replication
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Protein Synthesis
Viruses and Bacteria
Fri. 12/2 DNA Structure & Protein
Synthesis Quiz
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12/512/9
19
20
Gene Regulation
Biotechnology
Fri. 12/9 Biotechnology Quiz
12/1212/16
12/2012/31
17 1/31/6
4 days
18 1/91/13
19 1/171/20
4days
20 1/231/27
21
AP Lab 6 – Molecular Biology
None this week
21
1/302/3
22
2/62/10
23
2/132/17
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
16
24
25
26
27
2/212/24
4 days
2/273/2
3/53/9
3/123/16
WINTER BREAK
22
23
Review Genetics
Natural Selection
Wed. 1/4 – Molecular Genetics
Unit Test
24
25
Speciation
Classification
Semester Review
Fri. 1/13 - Natural Selection,
Speciation, Classification Quiz
1st SEMESTER FINAL CUMULATIVE
Review semester final
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
28
3/193/23
43
44
29
3/273/30
45
46
48
AP Lab 8 – Population
Genetics and Evolution
ORGANISMS & POPULATIONS
Origin of Life
Prokaryote Origins
Eukaryote Origins
Plant Diversity I
Plant Diversity II
Fungi
Intro to Animal Evolution
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Friday1/27 Lab 8 quiz
Fri. 2/3 – History of Life Quiz
Fri. 2/10 Plant Diversity & Fungi
Quiz
Friday 2/17 Evolutionary History/
Biological Diversity Unit Test
Plant Structure & Growth
Transport in Plants
Friday 2/24 Plant Structure,
Growth, & Transport Quiz
Plant Nutrition
Plant Reproduction &
Development
AP Lab 9 Transpiration
None this week
Plant Responses to Internal &
External Signals
Intro to Animal Structure&
Function
Animal Nutrition
Circulation & Gas Exchange
AP Lab 10 Circ. Physiology
Body’s Defenses
Regulating Internal
Environment
Chemical Signals
Animal Repro
Nervous System
Friday 3/9 Plant Structure and
Function Unit Test
None this week
Friday 3/23 Systems Quiz
Fri.March 30 Repro & Nervous
System Quiz
Practice AP Exam Saturday 3/30
2011-2012 AP Biology Syllabus/Reading Assignments
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4/24/6
4/9 4/13
4/164/20
4/234/27
49
Sensory/Motor
Friday 4/6 Animal Form &
Function Unit Test
SPRING BREAK
AP Prep Guide–
Molecules and Cells
AP Prep Guide–
Heredity & Evolution
Test-taking Strategies
Review Molecules and Cells
Themes Review
Review Heredity and Evolution
4/305/4
5/75/11
AP Prep GuideOrganisms & Populations
AP Final Review
Review Organisms &
Populations
Practice questions
35
5/145/18
Research
Movie
AP Lab 11 Animal Behavior
36
5/215/25
5/296/1
4 days
6/46/7
4 days
Research
Final Project
Research
Final Project
Dissections
None
None
Presentations
2nd Semester Finals-End of
School!
32
33
34
37
38
Free Response Questions
Free Response Questions
Practice AP Exam
Saturday 4/27
Free Response Questions
STAR testing
Free Response Questions and
practice exams
1st week of AP testing
AP BIOLOGY EXAM MONDAY
5/14 8AM!!!!
2nd week of AP testing
None