AP BIOLOGY SYLLABUS - UNIT 1:



AP BIOLOGY SYLLABUS - UNITS 1-3 (THE CELL & CELL CHEMISTRY)

Day Chapter/Topic Reading reference

8/26 M GETTING ACQUAINTED, INTENTIONAL LEARNING, AP BIOLOGY THEMES

T UNIT 1: CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION & SCIENTIFIC METHOD pp 2 - 27

Scientific Process Hypothesis Experimental design

W TERMITE LAB - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN

TH TERMITE EXPERIMENTS/PEER REVIEW

F TERMITE LAB WRAP-UP (catch-up day from Dr. Moser, schedule will be adjusted)

9/2 M LABOR DAY - HOLIDAY

T CHAPTER 2: THE CHEMICAL CONTEXT OF LIFE pp 32 - 45

“Hierarchy of life” Common elements Ionic bonding

Atomic structure Molecular shape Chemical Reactions

Covalent bonding Hydrogen Bonding

W CHAPTER 3: WATER LAB NOTEBOOK DUE pp 47 – 56

Hydrogen bonds properties of water

TH CHAPTER 3: WATER

Dissociation/pH buffers

F CHAPTER 4: CARBON AND THE MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF LIFE pp 58 - 66

Properties of Carbon Functional Groups (hydroxyl, carboxyl,

Isomers amino, phosphate)

9/9 M Chapter 4 Wrap-Up; Unit 1 Test Review

T Unit 1 Test Review/Learning Logs

W UNIT 1 TEST: CHAPTERS 1-4 LEARNING LOGS DUE

TH Test Follow-up

F UNIT 2: CHAPTER 5: THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES pp 68 - 77

Dehydration & hydrolysis reactions

Carbohydrates (saccharides, functions, examples) [PART 1]

9/16 M CHAPTER 5: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES pp 77 - 89

Carbohydrates (saccharides, functions, examples) [PART 2]

Lipids (fatty acids & glycerol, functions, examples)

T CHAPTER 5: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES

Proteins (amino acids, 4 levels of structure, denaturation)

Nucleic Acids (examples, sugar, phosphate, nitrogenous bases)

W PROTEIN STRUCTURE ACTIVITY

TH CHAPTER 6: structure and function of following cell parts-nucleus, ribosomes, pp 94 - 121

endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosome, vacuoles, mitochondria, chloroplasts,

cytoskeleton, cell wall, intercellular junctions. distinction between animal and plant cells

F CHAPTER 6: Cell Video Clip/Animation & Discussion

9/23 M Finish presenting Cells & begin Ch 7: MEMBRANE STRUCTURE & FUNCTION pp 124 – 138

T CHAPTER 7: MEMBRANE STRUCTURE & FUNCTION pp 124 - 138

Selective permeability Fluid mosaic model cholesterol

Water balance (hypertonic, hypotonic, isotonic) Facilitated diffusion, Active transport

W Lab Safety Discussion; LAB: CELL TRANSPORT – Part I (Diffusion)

TH LAB: CELL TRANSPORT - Part II (Osmosis) Intro & Lab Design

F LAB: CELL TRANSPORT – Part II (Osmosis) Procedure

9/30 M LAB wrap-up & Review

T CHAPTER 8: INTRODUCTION TO METABOLISM (ENZYMES) pp 150 - 157

Enzyme properties (Activation energy, Substrate specific, active site,

effects of temperature, pH, co-factors, inhibitors)

W CH 8: ENERGY TRANSFER & CONTROL OF METABOLISM pp 141 - 150

Laws of thermodynamics ATP Feedback inhibition

Exergonic/Endergonic Reactions Allosteric regulation Cooperativity

TH LAB: ENZYMES (recall lab safety procedures)

F LAB: ENZYMES (recall lab safety procedures)

10/7 M Lab wrap-up, discussion, essay writing & review

T IN CLASS ESSAY LAB NOTEBOOK DUE

W ESSAY RUBRIC OVERVIEW & SCORE ESSAY

TH UNIT 2 TEST: CHAPTERS 5 – 8 LEARNING LOGS DUE

F UNIT 3: CHAPTER 9: CELLULAR RESPIRATION pp 160 - 170

catabolic pathways oxidation-reduction phosphorylation

NAD+ Glycolysis Kreb’s Cycle

10/14 M CHAPTER 9: CELLULAR RESPIRATION pp 170 - 178

electron “fall” fermentation

chemiosmosis other metabolic pathways

T RESPIRATION CASE STUDY

W RESPIRATION CASE STUDY

TH LAB: RESPIRATION (recall lab safety procedures)

F Lab Wrap-up & begin Chapter 11

10/21 M CHAPTER 11: CELL COMMUNICATION pp 201 - 213

cell signaling (reception, transduction, response) signal molecules

signal receptors (G protein linked, tyrosine-kinase, ion channel, intracellular receptors)

signal transduction pathyways (protein phosphorylation, protein kinases, protein phosphatases)

second messengers (cyclic AMP, calcium ions), signal amplification

T CHAPTER 11: CELL COMMUNICATION

Cell communication in the organism

W CHAPTER 11: CELL COMMUNICATION LAB NOTEBOOK DUE

Animations & Review; Real-life examples

TH CHAPTER 12: THE CELL CYCLE pp 218 - 233

mitosis - function, cell cycles, stages, cytokinesis

F CHAPTER 12: THE CELL CYCLE

regulation, cancer, onion root tip microscope activity

10/28 M Review Ch 9, 11 – 12

T UNIT 3 TEST: CHAPTERS 9, 11, & 12 (optional…..ask me) LEARNING LOGS DUE

W QUARTER 1 PROBLEM SET

TH QUARTER 1 REVIEW

11/4 M QUARTER 1 TEST (Q1 test grade will be a part of Q2 overall grade)

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