Oct. 20-24 Cell respiration

Hand in epinephrine trace written response

Take notes from power point
Read chap 9 sec. 1
Do concept checks 9.2
Do all boldface terms in ch. 9

Oct. 13-17

Do Concept checks 11.3 and 11.4 and self quiz
Eukaryotes/Prokaryote written response due Fri. 10/17
Epinephrine written response due Mon. 10/20
1-8 signalling responses in notebook

Oct 6-10 2014 Get AP Exam supplementary book from bkrm.

Finish chap 7 Mon.
Con. Cks. 7.1, 7.4, 7.5
Tuesday Begin chap 11 Cell Communication
Read p 201-208
Con. Cks. 11.1 and 11.2

Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2014

GOOD LUCK ON HOMECOMING OCT.2nd

Finish chap 6 the Cell.  Do all boldface terms for section 6.6 and 6.7
Review all cell organelles and their functions
TEST M/C WILL BE Thursday Oct 2, 2014 50 ?'s
Review will be Tues and Wed. so STUDY!

Sept. 22-26

NOTEBOOK CHECK FRIDAY
Do Concept checks for 6.4 and 6.5 thru p. 111
Read 6.6 for Friday 9/26
 Begin reading p. 98 Sec. 6.2
Do Concept check #1 p.  102
Read Sec 6.3 Do Concept check #1&2

Sept 15-19

GET YOUR SUPPLEMENTARY AP BIO BOOK ASAP!

Read chap 8.1-8.3 and answer concept checks  8.2 and 8.3
Tues. Begin power point on Enzymes.
Read 8.4 twice, no con. cks.
Wed. Different assignment from substitute.
Thurs. Review and clarify chap. 8.3 and 8.4 and finish powerpoint
Fri. Read 8.5 and do concept checks for 8.4 and 8.5 and review supplementary book on enzymes
Review enzymes and metabolism chap 8. Take self quiz.

Sept. 8-12
Get Ready for AP readiness sessions at UCLA beginning on Sept. 27 from 9-1.   Go there by bus.

Get your APBio supplementary book! This weekend.
Begin reading ch 6.

Test on chap 5 Wed. We will review on Thurs.  Write out misconceptions(right answers) as we go through it in your notebook for credit.

Finish ch. 5 Nucleic Acids/Review ch. 5/quiz on ch. 5.  Write correct answers for the questions answered incorrectly in the quiz.
Written response on water due Mon. Sept. 8. Should cover all aspects of water and its importance for living organisms and be at least a page in length.
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OLD HOMEWORK
Concept checks for ch. 5: 5.1-#3, 5.2-#2&3, 5.3-1&2.
Chapter 4 Write down the functional groups on pages 64&65.  Know their chemical formulas and properties. Do self quiz ch. 4.

Review for test and ch 5

TEST on Chapter 5 Wed. 50 question m/c.

Monday April 28, 2014

                                     AP Biology Free- Response Question

2.) Information flow in cells can be regulated by various mechanisms.
    (a.) Describe the role of Three of the following in the regulation of protein synthesis:

• RNA splicing 
• repressor protein 
• methylation
• siRNA

   (b.) Information flow can be altered by mutations. Describe THREE different types of mutations and their effects on the protein synthesis.
   (c.) Identify TWO environmental factors that increase the mutation rate in an organism, and discuss their effects on the genome of the organism.
   (d.) Epigenetics is the study of heritable changes in the phenotype caused by mechanisms other than changes in the DNA sequence. Describe ONE example of epigenetic inheritance.

Please have both timed free responses by Friday ONLY if you have been absent.  Per.1 and per.5 will do The above timed FR on Wed. April 20.  Per 2 will do it Thurs.

Friday April 25, 2014

                                             AP Biology Free-response Question

2.) Organisms utilize a diversity of methods to obtain proper nutrition.
    (a.) Some organisms digest food intracellularly, while others digest food extracelluarly.

•   Identify ONE nonvertebrate organism that digests food intracellularly and describe the process.   
•   Identify ONE nonvertebrate organism that digests food extracellulary and describe the process.    

     (b.) Describe TWO structural features of the human stomach and/or small intestine. For each, explain how the structure relates to the function .
    (c.) Plants have a variety of mechanisms for obtaining nutrients. Describe TWO and explain how each structure is utilize in nutrient uptake.


Reminders

• Grades are due on April 30, 2014
• AP Biology Exam is on May 11, 2014

March 24-28 2014

Read ch. 42 Circulation and Gas Exchange
Do terms ch. 42 and Concept checks  ch. 42.1, 42.2, 42.3
Read ch. 42.5-7 and do concept checks 42.5, 42.6, a and 42.7

Read ch. 44 Do terms ch. 44 Osmoregulation/Excretion
Begin Ch. 48 Nervous system

March 10-14
March 17-21, 2014

Transport in vascular plants-Chap. 36.                Read ch. 41 Animal Nutritm/Digestion
HW terms ch. 36, Ch. 36.1 concept check.          Do terms ch. 32 and ch. 41
Water potential free response
Read chap. 36 and 37 Plant Nutrition
Do Concept checks 39.2 and 35.1
Read ch. 39 Plant responses
Read ch. 32 Animal Diversity
  Important is  32.3 Animal body plans
Transpiration free response

February 23-28

Review of Genetics HW problems assigned Chap 14- 3 2,13,1
Read chap 30 and do self quiz; Study 30.3(Seeds and angiosperms)
Read Ch. 35(Plant Structure and Growth) and take notes
Do Concept checks 35.1 and 39.2(plant hormones)
Written response #2(Metabolism and O2) due Thursday
Chap. 36.1-Read in class and clarify in groups
Do terms for 36.1 and the following:
Plasmolysis
Protoplast
Plasmodesmata
Transpiration
Read p. 719-Vessel elememts and Sieve tube members etc.
Do Concept check 36.1

Feb. 17-21

Read chap 29 concentrating on and taking notes on:
P. 573-Overview
fig. 29.4
Study p. 576-577, apical meri. & multi. Dep. embryos
table 29.1 & fig. 29.7
P. 584 and 585 Origin and traits of vascular plants
P. 588-sig. of vascular plts.
Terms p.574 sporopollenin-megaphylls/skip p. 578, 580, 581
Read Steps p. 158-160

Per. 5 should check w/ per. 1or 2 for notes during reading Tues. Feb. 18.
I will check for this  assignment on Fri.
Chi-Square will be on Fri. Stop by and pick up a yellow handout to prepare.
See you Friday.

FEB. 10-14

Review genetics terms in either STEPS or Chap. 14
Do questions 2, 13 and 14 in chap 14

FEB. 10-14

HAPPY VALENTINE'S WEEK!

Study Mendelian Genetics-Read and take notes as necessary  Steps p. 98-105.
Do dihybrid cross for HW.
Take home test on Phylogenetics due Wed.(Will not go into this grading period).
Terms from chap. 25.3-25.5 due Mon. Feb. 10.

Continue with Steps p. 106-110/Gene linkage and mapping.
Textbook Chap 14-Mendelian genetics including pedigree analysis and chromosomal disorders.
Also check out Cliffs supplementary book on this blog.p.89-99.

Jan. 31, 2014

TEST- today on chaps. 23 and 24  Good Luck!

Assignments due for the first grading period are:
  Bioethics-2 topics/2 paragraphs
  Terms ch. 23
  Concept checks 22.3, 23.1, 23.2, 23.3
  Quiz ch. 22
  Evolution presentation-written portion
  Test ch. 23 and 24

Jan 30, 2014

For exam Jan 31.

Topics you should know

Species concepts

     Biological
      Ecological
      Morphological
      Phylogenetic
     
All the prezygotic and postzygotic isolations

Biological species concept uses  ___________for determining species boundaries.

microevolotion

allopatric
sympatric

January 28 2014

EVOLUTION

1.Change in a pop. over time

2. common ancestor

3 life continues to evolve during changing environments

How do species change over time?  genes
How do genes change over time?  mutation
To increase survival in the environment, one should be? 
fittest
Fitness- to grow and produce viable and fertile offspring

Adaptations -process by which useful characteristics evolve.  The environment acts on the phenotype. 

In order for a pop. to evolve, members must inherit genetic variations.

POPULATION GENETICS