Biology AP
Runnels School 2012-2013
Email: m.morris@runnels.org
Textbook:
The textbook I will be teaching out of will be the Campbell Biology AP Ninth Edition
Materials: You will need pencils and black/blue ink pens (obviously), a 3-ring binder
(preferably 1 inch or larger), divider sheets with labels, loose leaf lined paper, and an interest
in biology!
Homework: This class will be very heavy on studying OUTSIDE of class. This means that
YOU are responsible for the material. I will NOT be checking homework everyday and I will
NOT be checking if you are completing the reading assignments, however if you do not
complete the readings every night you will not do well in this class. YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE for your own learning.
Binder: You will be required to keep a binder and keep it up-to-date and organized. The
binder will have 5 sections. It will need to be set up with the sections labeled in the following
order: class notes, at-home reading notes, handouts, lab notes, and practice tests.
Throughout the school year these binders will be picked up and graded for usage and
organization. This is a practice in keeping an organized scientific notebook. The dates for
the binder pick-ups will NOT be announced more than a couple of days in advance (if I
announce it at all) so keep up with your notes!
Grading and Exams:
Exams will be given in one of three formats. The first two tests will be just 50 multiple-choice
questions taken from previous years’ AP tests. After that the tests will be given either in two
day slots (50 multiple-choice questions the first day and Free Response questions the second
day) or they will be broken up into “half-tests.” These will be given as 25 multiple-choice
questions and 1 Free Response question, to be completed in ONE class period. You will have
prior notice of which type of test you will be taking. Keep in mind that ALL tests will be
compiled of questions from previous AP tests.
Redemption:
Since there will not be much homework grades in this class to “buffer” your test grades
should you do poorly, I will be offering a “redemption.” This means that if you do poorly on
an exam and wish to bring up your grade you may write short explanations on why you
were wrong utilizing biological arguments and explanations. This means that if you can
explain the correct answer and WHY it is correct you will receive HALF CREDIT back to
your test grade for that question. Example: Ms. Morris got all the answers on test 1 incorrect
(big old ZERO percent) but she explained which answers were correct and WHY they were
correct and brought her test grade up to a 50%. A 50% is much better than a 0%! However,
you will not have forever to do this. I will only accept redemptions within a week of the test.
CLASS SCHEDULE, Biology AP 2012-2013 School Year
Chapter (Black): New Book Chapter (Red): Old Book
Date
Topic
Chapter
First Semester:
Week 1:
Aug 13
Introduction
Aug 14
An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
Chapter 52 Pages 1144-1169
Chapter 50
Aug 15
Population Ecology
Chapter 53 Pages 1170-1193
Chapter 52
Aug 16
Community Ecology
Chapter 54 Pages 1194-1217
Chapter 53
Aug 17
Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology
Chapter 55 Pages 1218-1237
Chapter 54
Week 2:
Aug 20
Conservation Biology and Global Change
Chapter 56 Pages 1238-1261
Chapter 55
Aug 21
Global Issues
Aug 22
Practice AP essay questions
Aug 23
Practice AP essay question analysis
Aug 24
Review for test 1
Week 3:
Aug 27
Aug 28
Test 1: Ecology 50 multiple-choice questions
The History of Life on Earth
Aug 29
Aug 30
The History of Life on Earth (cont.)
Overview of Taxonomy
Aug 31
Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
Week 4:
Sept 3
Sept 4
Sept 5
Labor day! No School!!!
Phylogeny and the Tree of Life (cont.)
Bacteria and Archaea
Sept 6
Protists
Sept 7
Plant Diversity I
Week 5:
Sept 10
Plant Diversity II
Sept 11
Fungi
Sept 12
An Overview of Animal Diversity
Sept 13
An Introduction to Invertebrates
Sept 14
The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates
Week 6:
Chapter 25 Pages 507-533
Chapter 26
Chapter 26 Pages 536-555
Chapter 23
Chapter 26 Pages 536-555
Chapter 23
Chapter 27 Pages 556-574
Chapter 27
Chapter 28 Pages 575-599
Chapter 28
Chapter 29 Pages 600-617
Chapter 29
Chapter 30 Pages 618-635
Chapter 30
Chapter 31 Pages 636-653
Chapter 31
Chapter 32 Pages 654-665
Chapter 21
Chapter 33 Pages 666-696
Chapters 32-33
Chapter 34 Pages 697-737
Chapter 34
Sept 17
Sept 18
Sept 19
Sept 20
Sept 21
Week 7:
Sept 24
Sept 25
Sept 26
Sept 27
Sept 28
Week 8:
Oct 1
Oct 2
Oct 3
Oct 4
Oct 5
The Origin and Evolution of Vertebrates (cont.)
Review for Test 2
Test 2: The Evolutionary History of Biological Diversity 50 multiple-choice questions
Plant Structure, Growth, and Development
Chapter 35 Pages 738-763
Chapter 35
Plant Structure, Growth, and Development (cont.)
Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants
Chapter 36 Pages 764-784
Chapter 36
Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants (cont.)
Soil and Plant Nutrition
Chapter 37 Pages 785-800
Chapter 37
Soil and Plant Nutrition (cont.)
Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology
Chapter 38 Pages 801-820
Chapter 38
Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology (cont.)
Test 3: Plant Form and Function 50 multiple-choice questions
Test 3: Plant Form and Function (Day 2) Free Response questions
Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function
Chapter 40 Pages 852-874
Chapter 40
Animal Nutrition
Chapter 41 Pages 875-896
Chapter 41
Week 9:
Oct 8
Oct 9
Columbus Day! No School!!!
Osmoregulation and Excretion
Oct 10
Osmoregulation and Excretion (cont.)
Oct 11
Half Test 4: Digestion and Excretion 25 multiple-choice/1 free response
Oct 12
Circulation and Gas Exchange
Week 10:
Oct 15
Oct 16
Oct 17
Oct 18
Oct 19
Week 11:
Oct 22
Oct 23
Oct 24
Oct 25
Oct 26
Week 12
Oct 29
Oct 30
Chapter 44 Pages 953-973
Chapter 44
Chapter 42 Pages 897-928
Chapter 42
Circulation and Gas Exchange (cont.)
Circulation and Gas Exchange (cont.)
Circulation and Gas Exchange (cont.)
Half Test 4: Circulation and Respiration 25 multiple-choice/1 free response
The Immune System
Chapter 43 Pages 929-952
Chapter 43
The Immune System (cont.)
The Immune System (cont.)
The Immune System (cont.)
Half Test 5: The Immune System 25 multiple-choice/1 free response
Nervous Systems
Chapters 48-49
Pages 1045-1084
Chapter 48
Nervous Systems (cont.)
Sensory and Motor Mechanisms
Chapter 50
Pages 1085-1117
Chapter 49
Oct 31
Nov 1
Nov 2
Week 13
Nov 5
Sensory and Motor Mechanisms (cont.)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!NO TEST TOMORROW!!!
Nervous and Muscles Review Day
Half of Test 5: Nervous and Muscles 25 multiple-choice/1 free response
Hormones and the Endocrine System
Nov 6
Nov 7
Nov 8
ELECTION DAY: NO SCHOOL!!!
Hormones and the Endocrine System (cont.)
Animal Reproduction
Nov 9
Animal Reproduction (cont.)
Week 14
Nov 12
Animal Development
Chapter 45 Pages 974-995
Chapter 45
Chapter 46 Pages 996-1020
Chapter 46
Chapter 47 Pages 1021-1044
Chapter 47
Nov 13
Nov 14
Nov 15
questions
Nov 16
Animal Development (cont.)
Animal Development (cont.)/Review day
Test 6: Hormones, Reproduction, and Development in Animals 50 multiple-choice
Week 15
Nov 19-23 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY: NO SCHOOL!!!
Week 16
Nov 26
Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life
Nov 27
Evolution of Populations: Changing Gene Pools
Nov 28
Evolution of Populations: Hardy-Weinberg
Nov 29
Evolution of Populations: Natural Selection
Nov 30
Evolution of Populations: Other types of selection
Week 17
Dec 3
The Origin of Species
Dec 4
Dec 5
Dec 6
Dec 7
The Origin of Species (cont.)
Review for Midterm Begins
Review (cont.)
Review (cont.)
Test 6: Hormones, Reproduction, and Development in Animals Free Response questions
Week 18
Dec. 10 -14 Full Practice AP test
Week 19
Dec 17-20 Midterms
Week 20-21 WINTER HOLIDAY: NO SCHOOL!!!
Chapter 22 Pages 452-478
Chapter 22
Chapter 23 Pages 469-472
Chapter 23
Chapter 23 Pages 473-475
Chapter 23
Chapter 23 Pages 476-479
Chapter 23
Chapter 23 Pages 480-487
Chapter 23
Chapter 24 Pages 488-506
Chapter 24