AP BIOLOGY 2011-2012
Instructor: Peg Cornell
Email: peg.cornell@corvallis.k12.or.us
Website: www.csd509j.net/cvhs/staff/cornelp
AP Biology General Information AP Biology Laboratory Information
CVHS Course Information & Syllabus Guidelines for AP Biology Lab Reports
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides An Overview of the AP Biology Labs
Animations of Biological Processes
SEMESTER 1 STUFF
Unit 1: Biochemistry (Chapters 1-5) Test September 21
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 1 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due September 21)
Lab 1: Scientific Method (Due September 16)
Note: You may need to type in the web address rather than clicking on the link in order to access the site!
Example AP Biology FRQs & Responses
Unit 2: The Cell (Chapters 7, 8 & 11) Test October 5
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 2 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due October 5)
Lab 2: Diffusion & Osmosis (full report due October 7, worth 50 points)
NOTE: For the background in Lab 2, you may use the information provided as PART of the background, but you should include more from your notes and/or book. This will be true for any labs for which I provide a background statement. What I provide is meant to get you started!
You may want to visit this link for a refresher on formal lab reports: Guidelines for AP Biology Lab Reports
Lab 3: Mitosis (data, results, analysis questions & conclusions only due October 10, worth 20 points)
http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/ (Harvard website, not a hyperlink - type in the URL to access)
http://www.biologyjunction.com/cell_functions.htm (table of organelles and functions)
Unit 3: Energy (Chapters 6, 9 & 10) Test October 31
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 3 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due October 31)
Lab 4: Enzymes (Report due October 19, 30 points)
Lab 5: Respiration (No this one! No Report!)
Lab 6: Photosynthesis (Full report due November 2)
Slide show for chapter 10 - Photosynthesis
*Confused about what should be in the Photosynthesis lab report? Look here:
Photosynthesis Lab: The Necessary Parts!
Power Point Presentation 2007 by Dr. Andrew Karplus
Power Point by Andrea Hall 2008
Unit 4: Genetics (Chapters 12, 13 & 14) Test November 14
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 4 Review Questions/Study Guide (due November 14)
Test 4: Extra Genetics Problems (part of the study guide assignment, due November 14)
Lab 7: Meiosis (20 points, due November 4)
Lab 8: Drosophila Simulation (20 points for assignments 1, 2 and 5 found in the lab handout. All predictions and data from crosses and all answers to questions in bold are due November 16).
Lab 8 Supplemental Material: Drosophila Lab Background Information
Unit 5: Molecular Biology I (Chapters 15 & 16) Test November 30
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 5 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due November 30)
Animations: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter15/animations.html#
Unit 6: Molecular Biology II (Chapters 17-19) Test December 14
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 6 Review Questions/Study Guide (Due December 14)
Lab 9: Molecular Biology Lab Information (Restriction & Transformation) (Refer to this for background information only; use the next link for the actual report)
Lab 9: Molecular Biology Report Necessary Parts (Due January 20)
The Molecular Biology of Cancer Outline (material from chapter 18)
Readings/Reflection on Genetic Engineering (supplements chapter 19 and the video)
Issues- Genetically Modified Organisms
Corvallis EPA Wins Award for GE Grass Analysis
Reflection on GE readings and video
Bioengineering Presentation from Adam Higgins
Unit 7: Evolution (Chapters 20-24)
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Test 7 Review Questions/Study Guide
Hardy-Weinberg Problems (solutions at the end)
Lab 10: Population Genetics/Hardy-Weinberg
Readings on Evolution (material to supplement chapters 20-24)
Evolution Frequently Asked Questions
Uncertainty and Doubt in Science
Human Evolution (video documentary & other resources)
Letter from the President of the National Academy of Sciences
Constitutional Law Conflicts: The Evolution ControversyWooly Mammoth DNA
Semester Cumulative Final (Chapters 1-24) Jan 27 (50 MC & 2 FRQs - 1 FRQ on evolution and 1 FRQ on proteins)
Semester exam test corrections will be due no later than the START of class on Wednesday, February 1. They will NOT be accepted after class. This includes electronic corrections - I will NOT accept them later in the day. If you have had issues with items not getting through, you should bring a hard copy of your corrections to class.
Remember that to earn back 1/2 point for each missed point on the MC, you must include a thorough explanation, along with a specific reference (textbook page number, slide show presentation and number, website, etc.). Expectations for the corrections will be higher on the final exam.
SEMESTER 2 STUFF
Unit 8: Biodiversity (Chapters 25-30) Test February 13
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Biodiversity Study Guide (Chapters 25-30)
AP Exam FRQs: Biodiversity (you will see two of these on the biodiversity test)
Description of Domain Archaea and the Three Domain System
Description of the Universal Ancestor
Lab 10: Biodiversity - demos only
Unit 9: Plants (Chapters 31-35) Test February 22 (2 FRQ) and February 24 (50 MC)
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Plants Study Guide (Chapters 31-35)
Lab 11: Dissolved Oxygen & Primary Productivity (Part II only, computer simulation)
Lab 12: Transpiration (computer simulation)
Thigmonasty video clip
Unit 10: Ecology (Chapters 46-49) Test April
Ecology Unit Assignments
Chapter Notes/Power Point Slides
Ecology Study Guide (Chapters 46-49) (due April)
Symbiosis Assignment (due April)
Optional Ecology Unit Readings on Climate Change
Climate Change & Mythology from the University of Oregon Environmental Studies course website:
The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
Bothun's version of Environmental Mythology
Data Reliability and Myth Suppression
Exxon Misinformation on Climate Change
Who Contributes to Climate Change
Rebuttal to Environmental Geology Article
The link below is to the
Competitive Enterprise Institute’s three ads that aired May 2006 (in
response to Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth). You can watch them on
line. A good example of why critical thinking and analysis of
sources/commercials is important.
http://streams.cei.org/
Ecology Readings & Activities 1-5
Computer Simulation Lab: Isle Royale
Computer Simulation Lab: Cheetah Ecology
Supplemental Material for Invasive Species 2007-2008
Dr. Chan Presentation: Invasive Species
Tania Siemens New Zealand Mud Snail Presentation
1. Read Mann, Charles C.; 2007. America Lost and Found. National Geographic, May 2007. Consider the following question.
What are some examples of the impacts of species and practices introduced to the ecology and European and native American societies of Jamestown ?
http://www.charlesmann.org/articles/NatGeo-Jamestown-05-07-1.htm
2. Skim the website below for interest, but pay particular attention to the section on " impacts of colonization" and listen to the interviews with key scientists.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/jamestown/
3. Complete the activity Design the Ultimate Invader
Supplemental Material for Invasive Species 2006-2007
Read Zebra mussels rule
Power Point: Dr. Chan (Invasives)
2008-2009 Guest Presentation: Dr. Roger Ely
Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Energy Systems: A Brief Introduction
Unit 11: Body Systems (Chapters 36-45)
Student Presentations March 12-16 (vocabulary and multiple choice questions and answers due March 12)
MC Test March 19 (100 questions, student-generated)
FRQ Take Home due March 19 (the 4 Take Home FRQs are found at the end of the assignment)
Body Systems Assignment (includes 4 Take Home questions)
Animal Structure & Function (Ch. 36)
Animal Nutrition (Ch. 37)
Circulation and Gas Exchange (Ch. 38)
The Body’s Defenses (Ch. 39)
The Internal Environment (Ch. 40)
Chemical Signals in Animals (Ch. 41)
Animal Reproduction (Ch. 42)
Animal Development (Ch. 43)
Nervous Systems (Ch. 44)
Sensory & Motor Mechanisms (Ch.45)
Power Point Presentations MC Questions
Some Additional Body Systems FRQs (more practice, not required)
Lab 15: Physiology of the Circulatory System
MAY
AP BIOLOGY EXAM MAY 14, 2012 8AM-12PM
Chapter 50: Animal Behavior & Experimental Design (Due April 26, all students should complete this, even if not taking the AP Exam)
AP Biology Exam Review Materials
Animations of Biological Processes
Anatomy & Physiology (includes animations)
Blood Flow Throught the Heart Animation
Post-AP Exam
Human Health
Final Assignment: Bioethics (Due June 7th & 9th)
Rainer Maria Rilke: The Panther (quoted by Robin Williams in the movie Awakenings)
From Awakenings: encephalitis lethargica, L-dopa, dopamine, Oliver Sacks
Guest Speaker June 4, 2010
Sandra Uesugi
OSU Environmental Health
Topic: Cancer
Mini-Unit: Behavior (Chapter 50)
Behavior Review Questions (20 points)
Animal Behavior Scientist Marc Bekoff Interview.pdf (HW reading)
Animal Behavior Scientist Marc Bekoff Chapter.pdf (HW reading)
Pill Bug Information (this is HW for the lab done in class, read before coming to class)
Lab 11: Behavior (20 points)
The behavior lab report should include observations for Part I, observations for Part II, data table for Part III, graph for Part III and Part IV analysis questions. These are indicated in green. We will not have time to complete Part V.