AICE Biology Webquest: AP Exam Review
AP Biology Webquest: AP Exam Review
Name: ____________________
You may work on this on the computer and turn it in electronically to my email (tblumenauer@) or turn it in to me by hand. It is due by the end of the day May 4th and will count as a test grade. Remember: take this seriously: you are reviewing for the AP EXAM!!
I. Review Videos
II. AP REVIEW (Part 1)
A. Go to
Go to student area, ap, then choose biology. Under AP Biology select the exam and answer the following.
1. How many multiple choice questions are there?______ How long do you have to answer these questions?___________How much does the multiple choice count toward the final score?_______ The free response?______
2. Go to topic outline. What are the three major topic areas covered by the multiple choice section?
B. Go to sample questions and walk through some of the sample free response questions.
1. What was the most valuable thing you learned by looking thru these questions?
III. Lab Bench AP Bio Lab Review
Go to
You will be required to work through all 12 of the labs listed.
Lab 1 Osmosis:
1. Define the following Terms: Hypertonic, Hypotonic, Isotonic.
2. Why don't red blood cells pop in the bloodstream?
3. What is the water potential of pure water in an open container?
4. If you place an animal cell in pure water, what will happen to it? Explain.
5. The molar concentration of a sugar solution in an open beaker has been determined to be 0.3M. Calculate the solute potential at 27 degrees. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
6. Take the lab quiz & report your results.
Lab 2: Enzyme Catalysis
1. For the reaction shown, list the Enzyme, Substrate & Products.
2. What is “Induced Fit?”
3. Describe how each of the following will affect enzyme function:
pH:
Temperature:
4. On the “Analysis of results” page, use the graph to calculate the rate in moles/second between 40 and 50 seconds. (SHOW YOUR WORKING)
5. Take the lab quiz & report your results. How do you feel about this lab in terms of your understanding?
Lab 3: Mitosis & Meiosis
1. Differentiate between Mitosis and Meiosis (in terms of function & type of cells produced)
2. Differentiate between karyokineses & cytokinesis.
3. Distinguish between homologous chromosomes & sister chromatids.
4. On the Analysis of results I page, calculate the approximate time for each stage of mitosis:
Interphase:
Prophase
Metaphase:
Anaphase:
Telophase:
5. Take the mitosis lab quiz & report your results. How do you feel about this lab so far in terms of your understanding?
6. In which phase of Meiosis do the following events occur:
Crossing over:
Synapsis:
Formation of Haploid Daughter Cells:
7. In the fungus, Sordaria, how do you know when crossing over has occurred?
8. On the Analysis of results page II, What is the percent of crossovers? (number of asci with crossovers divided by total number of asci multiplied by 100) ____________%
9. What is a map unit? How is this value calculated?
10. Do the comparison of Mitosis & Meiosis Questions and the Meiosis Self Quiz.
Lab 4: Plant Pigments & Photosynthesis
1. What is the purpose of paper chromatography?
2. What is an Rf value? Look back at the black ink chromatogram, and then calculate the Rf value for green.
3. Take Lab Quiz 1 & report your results.
4. How is DPIP used in this experiment? Name two molecules that carry out a similar function in cellular respiration.
5. Why is the spectrophotometer used in this experiment?
6. Take Lab Quiz 2 & report your results.
Lab 5: Cell Respiration
1. Raw Materials & Products of Cellular respiration: Fill in the Blanks:
_________ + _________ + _________ = _________ + _________ + _________
2. List the 3 ways that cellular respiration can be measured:
3. What is the function of a respirometer?
4. Why is it necessary to place KOH in the vials used to make the respirometers?
5. Analysis of results I: Calculate the rate of oxygen consumption using the data collected.
6. Take the Lab Quiz & report your results. \
Lab 6: Molecular Biology
1. Briefly describe the process of Bacterial Transformation as it is shown in the animation.
2. What is a plasmid?
3. How are cells made to be “competent?” What is the purpose of this process?
4. Briefly describe each of the 4 steps of bacterial transformation:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5:
5. Analysis of Data I: Label each of the plates in the results section. Check your answers. How can you tell which labels to place on each plate?
6. Take Lab Quiz I & report your results. How do you feel about this lab so far in terms of your understanding?
7. What is a restriction Enzyme?
8. What causes the DNA fragments to move from one end of the gel electrophoresis chamber to the other?
9. Why is it necessary to add tracking dye to the gels?
10. What kind of DNA fragment will travel the furthest in the gel?
11. Walk thru the procedure for Making a Standard Curve for HindIII DNA Fragments, and work thru the practice problems. Describe how to interpolate fragment size by measuring distance migrated.
12. Take Lab Quiz 2 & report your results.
Lab 7: Genetics of Organisms
1. What Species of organism is used for this lab?
2. When the eggs & larvae appear in the vials, it is important to remove the adults. Why?
3. Work through cases 1 & 2. Be sure you understand how to do Chi Square analysis (ALSO Useful for the AICE Exam!) Write the formula for chi square. What is this equation used to calculate?
4. What does it mean if you get a p-value of greater than 0.05?
5. Take the lab quiz & report your results.
Lab 8: Population Genetics
1. List the five conditions necessary for a population to remain at Hardy Weinberg equilibrium.
2. What is genetic drift?
3. How does assertive mating work? What is its affect on a population compared to a randomly mating population?
4. Read the page explaining the hardy Weinberg Equation. Copy & Paste it here for your later use.
Work through sample problems 1 -3. There are almost ALWAYS a few HW questions on the AP exam!
5. Differentiate between allelic frequency & genotype frequency. Work the sample problems.
6. Take the lab quiz & report your results.
Lab 9: Transpiration
1. Differentiate between Xylem & Phloem in terms of Function, Direction of movement & chemical composition.
2. Do the “Test Yourself” Questions & check your answers. How much of this lab did you remember?
3. Describe the role of K+ in the function of guard cells.
4. Type in the equation for Photosynthesis:
5. What type of environmental conditions would increase the rate of transpiration? Explain.
6. How is this experiment different from the lab we did in class?
7. What was the water lost in each of the 4 environmental conditions?
Room:
Bright Light:
Fan:
Mist:
8. Take Lab Quiz I & report your results. How do you feel about this lab so far in terms of your understanding?
9. Briefly describe how to distinguish a moocot stem from a dicot stem.
10. Take Lab Quiz 2 & report your results.
Lab 10: Circulatory Physiology
1. Where is blood pressure highest: Arteries or veins? Justify your answer.
2. Differentiate between systolic & diastolic pressure.
3. What is a “Normal value” for blood pressure of a teen?
4. Analysis of Results 1: Why is heart rate lower in an individual who does aerobic exercise regularly?
5. Take Lab Quiz I & report your results. How do you feel about this lab so far in terms of your understanding?
6. What is thermoregulation?
7. What is the relationship between metabolic rate and a 10°C increase in temperature?
8. Work through analysis of results II. Why do you have to multiply your values by 6 to get bpm?
9. Take Lab Quiz 2 & report your results.
Lab 11: Animal Behaviour
1. Skip to Pillbug Behaviour. List 6 important tips for drawing a good sketch of a pillbug.
3. Which chamber do you expect the pillbugs will prefer? Why?
4. Describe the control used in the pill bug choice chamber experiment.
5. What number of pillbugs would be considered an acceptable sample size for this experiment?
6. Take the lab quiz & report your results.
Lab 12: Dissolved Oxygen
1. Why do you think the fish on the radiator will die?
2. List 5 factors that affect the amount of oxygen dissolved in water.
3. What is primary productivity? Distinguish between: Gross Productivity and Net Productivity.
4. What are the three ways in which primary productivity can be measured?
5. Why does this experiment have you wrapping your bottles in layers of screen?
6. Work through the sample problem: What is the Net productivity at:
0% Light
2% Light
10% Light
25% Light
65% Light
100% Light
7. Take the lab quiz & report your results.
Part II
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