AP Biology Campbell & Reece

8th Edition

2008 AP Biology Reading

Week of August 4, 2008

Day of class:

1.Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life pages 1-11

  1. The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for diversity of life pages 12-24
  2. The Chemistry of Life pages 27-37

Week of August 11, 2008

  1. The formation & function of molecules depend on chemical bonding between atoms pages 38-44
  2. Water & the Fitness of the Environment pages 46-56
  3. Carbon & the Molecular Diversity of Life pages 58-66 read carefully!
  4. The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules pages 68-77
  5. Proteins have many structures pages 77-87

Week of August 18, 2008

  1. The Structure of Nucleic Acids pages 87-97
  2. Eukaryotic cells have organelles pages 98-108
  3. Mitochondria & Chloroplasts pages 109-118
  4. Extracellular Components pages 118-126
  5. The Fluidity of Membranes pages 127-135

Week of August 25, 2008

  1. Active Transport Uses Energy pages 135-145
  2. Free-energy change reveals if reaction is spontaneous pages 146-156
  3. Regulation of enzyme activity helps metabolism pages 157-160
  4. Cellular Respiration Harvesting Chemical Energy pages 162-167
  5. Glycolysis harvests chemical energy by oxidizing glucose to pyruvate pages 167-172

Week of September 1, 2008

Monday Labor Day

  1. During oxidative phosphorylation, chemiosmosis couples electron transport to ATP synthesis pages 172-177
  2. Fermentation pages 177-183
  3. Photosynthesis pages 185-194
  4. Linear electron flow pages 195-202

Week of September 8, 2008

  1. Review of Photosynthesis pages 202-210
  2. Receptor proteins pages 210-218
  3. Cell response to signaling pages 218-228
  4. Cell division pages 229-238

Parent-Teacher Conferences(Bonus for Parent or Guardian Attending)

Week of September 15, 2008

  1. Eukaryotic cell cycle pages 238-244
  2. Genetics pages 246-252
  3. Meiosis pages 253-261
  4. Mendel & the Gene pages 262-271
  5. Inheritance patterns pages 271-281

Week of September 22, 2008

  1. Mendel Summary pages 282-289
  2. Sex-linked genes pages 289-296
  3. Alteration of Chromosomes causes disorders pages 297-303
  4. Molecular Basis of Inheritance pages 305-310
  5. DNA Replication through use of proteins pages 311-319

Week of September 29, 2008

  1. Chromosomes pages 320-328
  2. The Genetic Code pages 328-336
  3. Translation pages 337-344
  4. Point mutations pages 344-351
  5. Bacteria response to environment pages 351-364

Fall Break - Week of October 6-10, 2008

Week of October 13, 2008

Professional Development day(No School for Students)

  1. Noncoding RNAs play multiple roles in controlling gene expression pages 364-373
  2. Cancer results from genetic changes pages 373-383
  3. Viruses reproduce only in hosts pages 384-390
  4. Viruses, viroids & prions page 390-397

Week of October 20, 2008

  1. Using Restriction Enzymes to Make Recombinant DNA pages 398-404
  2. DNA Technology pages 405-411
  3. Cloning Organisms pages 412-416
  4. Applications of DNA Technology pages 417-424
  5. Genomes and Their Evolution pages 426-434

Week of October 27, 2008

  1. Multicellular Eukaryotes have noncoding DNA & multigene families pages 434-442
  2. Comparing Genome Sequences pages 442-451
  3. Descent with Modification pages 452-459
  4. Evolution supported pages 460-468
  5. Genetic Variation pages 469-475

Week of November 3, 2008

  1. Natural Selection and Genetic Drift pages 475-479

Election Day (For some first opportunity to vote in national election!)

  1. Natural Selection pages 479-489
  2. Reproductive Barriers pages 490-498
  3. Hybrid zones provide opportunities pages 498-505

Week of November 10, 2008

  1. History of Life on Earth pages 507-514
  2. Key Events in Life’s History pages 514-525
  3. Major Changes pages 526-535
  4. Phylogeny pages 536-542
  5. Shared characters are used to construct phylogenetic trees pages 542-550

Week of November 17, 2008

  1. New information pages 551-560
  2. Rapid reproduction, mutation and genetic recombination pages 561-570
  3. Prokaryotes play crucial roles in biosphere pages 570-577
  4. Protist Diversity pages 578-588
  5. Rhizarians pages 589-597

Week of November 24, 2008

  1. Protists play key role in ecological relationships pages 596-604
  2. Diversification of Plants pages 604-610

Thanksgiving break - November 26-28

Week of December 1, 2008

  1. Ferns and Seedless Vascular Plants pages 610-616
  2. Evolution of Seed Plants pages 618-625
  3. Reproductive Adaptations of Angiosperms pages 625-632
  4. Human Welfare Depends on Seed Plants pages 632-640
  5. Ancestors of Fungi pages 640-648

Week of December 8, 2008

  1. Fungi play key role in nutrient cycling pages 648-656
  2. History of Animals pages 656-664
  3. Invertebrates (Life without a backbone) pages 665-673
  4. Lophotrochozoans pages 674-684
  5. Arthropod body plan pages 684-692

Week of December 15, 2008

  1. Echinoderms pages 693-702
  2. Craniates pages 702-710
  3. Tetrapods pages 710-720
  4. Mammals pages 720-728
  5. Humans are mammals with large brain pages 728-737

If we are out due to snow, please continue reading assignments on date as planned. So keep reading!

Week of January 5, 2009

  1. Plant Structure, Growth & Development pages 738-743
  2. Differentiated Plant Cells pages 744-754
  3. Growth, morphogenesis, and differentiation pages 755-763
  4. Transport in Vascular Plants pages 764-772
  5. Water & Minerals Transported from Roots to Shoots pages 772-783

Week of January 12, 2009

  1. Soil & Plant Nutrients pages 785-792
  2. Plant nutrition pages 792-799
  3. Angiosperm Reproduction pages 801-810
  4. Fruit & Seed Dispersal pages 811-819
  5. Plant Responses pages 821-828

Week of January 19, 2009

Martin Luther King Day
  1. Polar movement of auxin pages 828-835
  2. Responses to light page 836-845
  3. Plants respond to attacks pages 845-851
  4. Animal form and function pages 852-860

Week of January 26, 2009

  1. Feedback control loops pages 860-868
  2. Energy requirements related to size pages 868-877
  3. Vitamin Requirements of Humans pages 877-883
  4. Specialized organs pages 884-890
  5. Evolutionary Adaptations pages 891-896

Week of February 2, 2009

  1. Circulation pages 898-905
  2. Blood pressure pages 906-915
  3. Gas Exchange pages 916-922
  4. Adaptations of gas exchange include pigments pages 923-928

Parent-Teacher Conference

Week of February 9, 2009

  1. The Immune System pages 930-936
  2. Acquired Immunity pages 936-942
  3. Defending against infection pages 942-951
  4. Immunity Review pages 952-959
  5. Animal’s Nitrogenous Waste pages 959-969

Week of February 16, 2009

PresidentsDay

  1. Hormonal Circuits pages 969-973
  2. Hormones and Endocrine System pages 975-984
  3. Endocrine and Nervous Systems pages 984-990
  4. Endocrine glands pages 990-996

Week of February 23, 2009

  1. Animal Reproduction pages 997-1007
  2. Tropic and Sex Hormones pages 1007-1012
  3. Placental Mammals Embryo Development pages 1012-1020
  4. Animal Development pages 1021-1027
  5. Gastrulation pages 1027-1035

Week of March 2, 2009

  1. Morphogenesis in animals pages 1035-1045
  2. Neurons, Synapses and Signaling pages 1047-1052
  3. Action Potentials pages 1052-1063
  4. Nervous System pages 1064-1072
  5. Circadian Rhythm pages 1073-1078

Week of March 9, 2009

  1. Synaptic connections pages 1078-1085
  2. Sensory Motor Mechanisms pages 1087-1092
  3. Human Ear pages 1093-1099
  4. Vision pages 1099-1105
  5. Protein filaments required for muscle function pages 1105-1118

Week of March 16, 2009

  1. Animal Behavior pages 1120-1129
  2. Genetic makeup & environment contribute to behaviors pages 1129-1138
  3. Inclusive fitness & evolution of altruistic social behavior pages 1138-1143
  4. Ecology pages 1146-1155
  5. Global Climate pages 1155-1167

Week of March 23, 2009

  1. Terrestrial Biomes pages 1168-1174
  2. Population Density pages 1175-1183
  3. Logistic Growth Model pages 1183-1190
  4. Human Population pages 1191-1196
  5. Community Ecology pages 1198-1210

Week of March 30, 2009

  1. Disturbance Influences Species pages 1211-1220
  2. Ecosystems pages 1222-1230
  3. Biological & Geochemical processes pages 1231-1239
  4. Rising Atmospheric Carbon dioxide levels pages 1239-1245
  5. Earth’s biodiversity threatened pages 1246-1255
  6. Landscape and regional conservation pages 1255-1260
  7. Restoration ecology pages 1260-1267

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