Advanced Placement Biology
2011/2012 academic year
- This schedule is posted on the AP Biology Share Point Site
Readings from Biology (Campbell and Reece, 7th edition) and Cliff’s AP Biology
&
Topic Sequence, Readings, Laboratory Activities, Projects, Field Experiences and Assessments - a Tentative Schedule
The following table charts our course for this class. Due to the vast amount of content covered, class lectures will strive to elucidate main ideas presented in the assigned
readings. Questions and discussion are encouraged over material read outside of class. It is very important that you keep up with this assigned reading! An AP Biology
notebook will be used to help document your journey. Notebooks are due on scheduled quiz days. Lab reports and completed lab handouts due 1 week after the lab was
conducted in class unless specified otherwise. Case studies are due two weeks following the day they were assigned unless specified otherwise.
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY AND THE PROCESS OF DOING SCIENCE / ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
Week
AP Topic
0/1
Chapters 1, 2,
50 & 51 due
08/30
8/29-9/02
Introduction
Biology: a thematic
approach
Characteristics of life
Science as a Process
Levels of biological
organization
Drop in
Chem.
review- Wed.
2
9/5-9/9
Population dynamics,
biotic potential and
limiting factors.
Chapter/Section - Campbell and
Cliffs AP Biology reading section
1.1-1.5-Introduction2.1-2.4- The Chemical Context of Life
50.1-50.4 – An Introduction to Ecology
and the Biosphere
51.2-51.6 – Animal Behavioral
Adaptations
Cliffs: Animal behavior
273-279 – due 8/31
Notebook
Ch. Review
Ch.1
52.1-52.6- Population Ecology Population
Dynamics
Cliffs: 285-300
Ch 52
Experimenta
l design.
Cliffs reviewanimal
behavior.
Class activities (labs, simulations, case studies, etc.)
Assessment
Learning style inventory/questionnaire
Grand unifying themes of biology
Scientific Investigations-an
Overview/Designing an Experiment
Quiz:* Ch. 1&2
Intro to Ecological Connections Project
Writing a laboratory report
*Lab : Animal Behavior-Lab/ report
Quiz:
Ch. 50-51experimental design
ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS: ECOLOGY
Week
AP Topic
3
9/12-9/16
4
9/19-9/23
5
9/26-9/30
Communities and
Ecosystems
Global Issues
Water
Chapter/Section - Campbell and
Cliffs AP Biology reading section
53.1-53.5: Community Ecology
54.1-54.5: Ecosystems
55.1-55.4:Conservation Biology and
Restoration
3.1-3.3: Water and the Fitness of the
Environment
Cliffs: 13-26
Ch. Review
Class activities (labs, simulations, case studies, etc.)
Cliffs review
Ch. 53 and 54
Presentations on AAA special report on human population
Assessment
Field Trip: Snow Lake Watershed Restoration Project
*ECP
Ch.3
Cliffs review
*Lab: Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Primary Productivity/
report
MOLECULES AND CELLS: CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
Week
AP Topic
Chapter/Section - Campbell and
Cliffs AP Biology reading section
Ch. Review
Class activities (labs, simulations, case studies,
etc.)
6
10/3-10/7
(-Fri.)
Organic Molecules
in Organisms
Ch.4
Ch.5
7
10/10-10/14
X
Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic
Cells/Subcellular
Organizatio
Membranes
4.1-4.2: Carbon and the Molecular
Diversity of Life
5.1-5.5: The Structure and Function of
Macromolecules
6.1-6.5: A Tour of the Cell/Cell
Evolution
Cliffs: 35-43
Reading: Endosymbiotic Theory
7.1-7.5: Membrane Structure and
Function
36.1: Transport in Vascular Plants
8.1-8.5: An introduction to Metabolism
Lab: pH and buffers
Molecular model kits - organic chemistry
Concept Map- organic macromolecules
Case Study: Picture perfect
Investigation: surface area to volume
9.1-9.5: Cellular Respiration:
Harvesting Chemical Energy
Cliffs: 71-76
10.1-10.4: Photosynthesis
Cliffs: 53-61
Ch.9
Cell Cycle and
Regulation
12.1-12.3: The Cell Cycle
Ch.12
Cell communication
11.1-11.4: Cell Communication
Ch. 11
Meiosis and
Gametogenesis
13.1-13.4: Meiosis and Sexual Life
Cycle
Cliffs: 85-92
Ch.13
8
10/17-10/21
9
10/24-10/28
10
10/31-11/4
Free Energy
Change/Enzymes
Coupled Reactions
Cell Respiration
11
11/7-11/11
X
12
11/14-11/18
PT Conf.-F
13
11/21-11/25
Fermentation
Photosynthesis
Cliffs review
Ch.6
Quiz:
*Ch. 3-5
Ch. 7
*Lab: Diffusion, Osmosis and Water
Potential/report
Ch.8
*Lab: Enzyme Catalysis/report
Bioquest Case Study: Bean Brew
*Lab: Cell Respiration/report
Quiz:
Ch. 6-7
*Lab: Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis-report
Oral quiz on
photosynthesis and cell
respiration models
Cliffs review
Ch.10
Cliffs review
* Lab: Mitosis (Part I)/sim. kits
Exam:
Ch. 1-12
Free Response Prompt
PTC/TG
X-Th.& Fri.
14
11/28-12/2
Assessment
Cliffs review
*Lab: Meiosis- Sordaria Life Cycle
Life Cycle Drawings
HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION: HEREDITY
Week
AP Topic
Chapter/Section - Campbell and
Cliffs AP Biology reading section
Ch. Review
Class activities (labs, simulations, case
studies, etc.)
15
12/5-12/9
16
12/12-12/16
Inheritance Patterns
14.1-14.4: Mendel and the Gene Idea
Cliffs: 101-113
15.1-15.5: The Chromosomal Basis of
Inheritance
16.1-16.2: The Molecular Basis of
Inheritance
17.1-17.4 and 17-7: From Gene to Protein
Cliffs: 125-138
Ch.14
Practice Genetics Problems
Ch.15 Cliffs
Lab: Dihybrid Corn and chi square test
Case Study: The Donor’s Dilemma
Types of mutations ws
17 Winter
Break 12/1912/23
X-Th/Fri.)
Eukaryotic
Chromosomes
DNA and RNA
Structure and
Function,and
Mutation
review
Ch.16 & Ch.17
Assessment
Quiz: Ch 13-14/Chi
square
HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION: MOLECULAR GENETICS
Week
AP Topic
18 Winter
Viral Structure and
Replication Gene
Regulation
Break
12/2612/30
Chapter/Section - Campbell and
Cliffs AP Biology reading section
18.1-18.4:The Genetics of Viruses and
Bacteria
19.2-19.5: Eukaryotic Genomes, Org.,
Regulation and Evolution
Ch. Review
20.1-20.5: DNA Technology and
Genomics
Ch.20
21.1-21.4: The Genetic Basis of
Development
Ch.21
Class activities (labs, simulations, case studies, etc.)
Ch.18
Ch.19
Assessment
Quiz:
Ch. 15-17
(-T/Th./F)
19
1/2-1/6
20
1/9-1/13
Nucleic Acid
Technology and
Applications
The Genetic Basis of
Development
Cliffs review
3DMD paper bioinformatics activity: map of bglobin gene
*Lab: Restriction Enzyme Cleavage of DNA and
Electrophoresis
HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION: EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Week
AP Topic
21
1/16-1/20
Evidence for Evolution
22
1/23-1/27
23
1/30-2/3
Mechanisms of
Evolution
Evolutionary Patterns
24
2/6-2/10
Survey of the
Diversity of Life:
Prokaryotes
Chapter/Section - Campbell and
Cliffs AP Biology reading section
22.1-22.3: Descent with Modification: A
Darwinian View of Life
Cliffs: 149-164
23.1-23.4: The Evolution of Populations
24.1-24.3: The Origin of Species
25.1-25.4: Phylogeny and Systematics
26.1-26.6: Early Earth and The Origin of
Life
27.1-27.2 and 27.4-27.5: Prokaryotes and
the Origins of Metabolic Diversity
Cliffs: 175
Ch. Review
Class activities (labs, simulations, case studies, etc.)
Assessment
Ch.22
*Lab: DNA Transformation/report
Exam: Ch. 13-21
Ch.23
Ch.24
Ch.25
Ch.26
*Lab: Population Genetics and Evolution
Cliffs review
Case study: Tree Thinking
Ch.27
Walruses, whales and hippos- oh my! GenBank
Quiz:
Ch. 22-24
ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS: DIVERSITY OF ORGANISMS
Week
AP Topic
Chapter/Section - Campbell and
Cliffs AP Biology reading section
25
2/13-2/17
Survey of the
Diversity of Life:
Fungi
31.1 and 31.5: Fungi
Cliffs: 177-179
26 -MWB
2/20-2/24
(-T/Th./
Fri.)
27
2/27-3/2
Survey of the
Diversity of Life:
Plants
Cliffs: 181-186
Survey of the
Diversity of Life:
Plants
Survey of the
Diversity of Life:
Animals
Cliffs: 186-189
Ch 29--> Plant Diversity
Cliffs: 181-185
EC, SI, STS
only
Survey Lab: Plant Diversity I:
Seedless Plants- lab packet
Ch 30--> Plant Diversity
EC, SI, STS
only
Survey Lab: Plant Diversity II: Seed
Plants lab packet
Ch 32: Animal Diversity
EC, SI, STS
only
Survey Lab: Animal Diversity I:
Invertebrates lab packet
Survey of the
Diversity of Life:
Animals
Reproduction, Growth
and Development
Ch. 33: Animal Diversity
Cliffs:186-190
EC, SI, STS
only
Lab: Animal Diversity II:
Invertebrates cont. lab packet
Ch 34: Animal Diversity
EC, SI, STS
only
*Lab: Transpiration-report
28
3/5-3/9
29
3/12-3/16
30
3/19-3/23
Ch. Review
Class activities (labs, simulations,
case studies, etc.)
Reading/activity: 3 domains, not 5
kingdoms
Assessment
Free Response Prompt
Plant Diversity Quiz
Animal Diversity Quiz
Cliffs review
ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Week
AP Topic
Chapter/Section - Campbell
Cliffs AP Biology reading section
Ch. Review
Class activities (labs, simulations,
case studies, etc.)
Assessment
31
3/26-3/30
Reproduction, Growth
and
Development (Plants)
Cliffs: 199-213
37.1: Plant Nutrition
38.1-38.3: Angiosperm
Reproduction
39.2-39.4: Plant Response to
Internal and External Signals
40.1-40.4: Basic Principles on
Animal Form and Function
41.1: Animal Nutrition
Ch. 37, 38 and
39
Quiz; Ch. 37-39
Cliffs review
(omit EC/SI/STS)
Lab: Plant Anatomy and
Physiology lab packet
Coloring assignment: plant
anatomy and physiology
Ch.40 and 41
Case study: Galloper's gut
32 Spr.
Br.
4/2-4/6
XT/Th./Fri.
Structural, Physiological
and Behavioral
Adaptations (Plants)
Response to the
Environment
(omit EC/SI/STS)
33
4/9-4/13
Reproduction, Growth
and
Development (Animals)
Cliffs: 221-245
42.1-42.6: Circulation and Gas
Exchange
43.1-43.5: The Immune System
Ch. 42 and
Ch.43
*Lab: Physiology of the
Circulatory System
34
4/16-4/20
Structural, Physiological and
Behavioral Adaptations
(Animals)
44.2- 44.4: Osmoregulation and
Excretion
45.1-45.4: Hormones and the
Endocrine System
Ch.44 and
Ch.45
Animal systems –student
presentations
48.1-48.6: Nervous System
49.1-49.7: Sensory and Motor
Mechanisms
46.1-46.5: Animal Reproduction
47.1-47.3: Animal Development
Ch.48 and
Ch.49
35
4/23-4/27
Response to the
Environment
Response to the
Environment
36
4/30-5/6
Reproduction, Growth
and
Development (Animals)
May 9th
AP Biology - Exam 7:40
AM
Ch.46
Ch.47
Cliffs review
Location – Career Center (7:4011:30)
* = Student personal notebook due (only material up to the quiz for that week will be scored).
Quiz: Ch. 40-43
AP practice exam/diagnostic