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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