AP Biology Semester I Schedule
Fall 2009
Unit /Date
Topic
Reading Assignment
Lab /Activity
Introductions
Population Ecology
Community Structure and Spp Interactions
Ecosystems and Energy
AP Lab 12 Aquatic Primary Productivity
(ERQs #1 due)
Biomes and Seasons
Aquatic Ecosystems
Basis for Behaviors
AP Lab 11 Animal Behavior
(ERQs #2 Due)
Communication and reproductive behaviors
Labor Day No Class
Exam Review
Unit Exam
Ch 1 1-14
Ch 45-800-819
Ch 46-820-839
Ch 47-840-851 (Lab Bench 12)
Ch 48- 866-885
Ms Olson’s favorite Species
Atoms and bonding
Water, Acids, Bases
Organic Compounds, Macromolecules
AP Lab 2 Enzyme Catalysis
(ERQs #3 Due)
No Class Assessment Day
Proteins, Nucleotides, DNA, RNAs
DNA&RNA, Review Biochemistry
Mini Exam & ERQ #4 Discussion
(ERQ #4 Due)
Ch 2 - 26-29
Ch 3- 32-37
Ch 3- 38-45 & Ch 6- 96-99
Ch 3- 46-48 (lab bench 2)
Basic Cell Structure (Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes )
Cellular Organelles and Cytoskeleton
Cell Membranes
AP Lab 1 Osmosis and Diffusion
(ERQs #5 Due)
Finish AP Lab 1
Membrane Traffic (endo and exocytosis)
Cell Review
Mini Exam & ERQ #6 Discussion
(ERQ#6 Due)
Ch 4- 60-70
Ch 5- 74-81
Ch 5- 82-85 (lab bench 1)
Laws of Thermodynamics
Enzymes revisited & ATP/ADP
Redox Reactions and Metabolism
AP Lab 5 Cellular Respiration
(ERQ #7 due)
Aerobic Respiration Early Release
Aerobic Respiration
Aerobic vs Anaerobic Respiration
AP Lab 4 Plant Pigments and
Photosynthesis (ERQs #8 Due)
Light Dependant Reactions
Light Independent Reactions
(Catch-up day)
Fall Break No School
(Catch- up day)
Cell Energy Unit Review
Unit Exam
(ERQs #9 Due)
Ch 6- 94-99
Ch 6- 100-103 (lab bench 5)
Ch 8- 122-125
Ch 8- 126-131
Ecology
R 8/20
F 8/21
M 8/24
T 8/25
B 8/26-27
F 8/28
M 8/31
T 9/01
B 9/02-03
F 9/04
M 9/07
T 9/08
B 9/09-10
Biochem
F 9/11
M 9/14
T 9/15
B 9/16-17
F 9/18
M 9/21
T 9/22
B 9/23-24
Cells
F 9/25
M 9/28
T 9/29
B 9/30-10/01
F 10/02
M 10/05
T 10/06
B 10/07-08
Cell Energy
F 10/09
M 10/12
T 10/13
B 10/14-15
F 10/16*
M 10/19
T 10/20
B 10/21-22
F 10/23
M 10/26
T 10/27
W 10/28-30
M 11/02
T 11/03
B 11/04-05
Ch 48- 886-893
Ch 49- 898-903
Ch 49- 904-907 (lab bench 11)
Ch 49- 908-913
DO and primary productivity
Animal Behavior
Review Ch 45-49
Review Ch 45-49
Review Ch 45-49
Ch 2- 18-25
Play with pH
Enzyme Catalysis
Review Ch 2-3
Review Ch 2-3
Ch 4- 50-59
Diffusion and Osmosis
Ch 5- 86-89
Review Ch 4&5
Ch 6- 90-93
Ch 8- 132-138
Ch 7- 106-111 (lab bench 4)
Ch 7- 112-114
Ch 7- 115-117
Ch 7- 118-120
Review Ch 6-8
Review Ch 6-8
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
Unit/Date
Topic
Reading Assignment
Cell Cycle
Mitosis
Problems in Mitosis
Veteran’s Day No Class
Meiosis (ERQ #10 Due)
Meiosis and Genetic Variation
Mini Exam Mitosis and Meiosis
Ch 9- 140-146
Ch 9- 147-151
Ch 10- 154-158
Mendelian Genetics
Recombination
Linkage & Patterns of Variation
Catch up day (ERQ #11 Due)
Thanksgiving Break No Class
Statistics in Genetics
Population Genetics and Hardy Weinberg
AP Lab 7 Drosophila Genetics
(ERQ #12 Due)
Human Genetic Disorders
Human Chromosomal Disorders
Human Genetics of the future…
Unit Review Early Release
Mini Exam of Heredity (ERQ #13 Due)
Semester Review
Finals Week (schedule TBD)
Finals Week
Finals Week
Finals Week
Finals Week
Ch11- 174-177
Ch11- 178-179
Ch11- 180-181
Cell Repro.
F 11/06
M 11/09
T 11/10
W 11/11*
R 11/12
F 11/13
M 11/16
T 11/17
Heredity
B 11/18-19
F 11/20
M 11/23
T 11/24
11/25-11/27*
M 11/30
T 12/01
B 12/02-03
F 12/04
M 12/07
T 12/08
W 12/09*
R 12/10
F 12/11
M 12/14*
T 12/15*
W 12/16*
R 12/17*
F 12/18*
Ch 10- 160- 164 (lab bench 3)
Review Ch 9-10
Ch 11- 168-173
Lab/Activity
Mitosis & Meiosis
Chi Square Activity
Ch12- 188-189
Ch12- 190-191
Ch12- 192-199
Ch12- 200-203
Genetics of Organisms