AP BIOLOGY 1st QUARTER SYLLABUS - UNITS 1-3 (ECOLOGY, CELL CHEMISTRY, & CELL BASICS)
DayChapter/Topic Reading reference
8/25MGETTING ACQUAINTED, INTENTIONAL LEARNING, AP BIOLOGY THEMES
TCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION &SCIENTIFIC METHODpp 2 - 27
Scientific ProcessHypothesis Experimental design Graphing
WTERMITE LAB - EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
THTERMITE EXPERIMENTS
FTERMITE LAB WRAP-UP & LAB NOTEBOOK PROTOCOL
9/1MLABOR DAY – HOLIDAY
TUNIT 1: CHAPTER 50: AN INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND THE BIOSPHEREpp 1080 – 1103
CHAPTER 51: BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGYpp 1106 - 1133
WCHAPTER 51: BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
Lab Notebook Due (Termite Lab)
ThCHAPTER 52: POPULATION ECOLOGYpp 1136 – 1156
FCHAPTER 53: COMMUNITY ECOLOGY / Mark & Recapture Lab Activitypp 1159 – 1180
9/8MCHAPTER 54: ECOSYSTEMS[Ch. 1, 50-52 Learning Logs Due]pp 1184 – 1206
TCHAPTER 55: CONSERVATION BIOLOGYpp 1209 – 1229
WUNIT 1 REVIEW & MATH PRACTICE
ThIN-CLASS ESSAY
FESSAY RUBRIC OVERVIEW & SCORE ESSAY
9/15MUNIT 1 (Chapters 1, 50-55) TEST: DAY ONE [Complete Unit 1 Learning Logs Due]
TUNIT 1 TEST: DAY TWO
WTEST FOLLOW-UP (TEST CORRECTIONS & GRADING POLICIES OVERVIEW)
ThUNIT 2: CHAPTER 2: THE CHEMICAL CONTEXT OF LIFEpp 32 - 45
“Hierarchy of life”Common elementsIonic bonding
Atomic structureMolecular shapeChemical Reactions
Covalent bondingHydrogen Bonding
FCHAPTER 3: WATERpp 47 – 56
Hydrogen bonds properties of water
9/22MCHAPTER 3: WATER
Dissociation/pH buffers
TCHAPTER 4: CARBON AND THE MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF LIFEpp 58 - 66
Properties of CarbonFunctional Groups (hydroxyl, carboxyl,
Isomersamino, phosphate)
WCHAPTER 5: THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES pp 68 - 77
Dehydration & hydrolysis reactions
Carbohydrates (saccharides, functions, examples) [PART 1]
ThCHAPTER 5: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES [Ch. 2-3 Learning Logs Due]
Carbohydrates (saccharides, functions, examples) [PART 2]pp 77 - 89
Lipids (fatty acids & glycerol, functions, examples)
FCHAPTER 5: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MACROMOLECULES
Proteins (amino acids, 4 levels of structure, denaturation)
Nucleic Acids (examples, sugar, phosphate, nitrogenous bases)
9/29MPROTEIN STRUCTURE ACTIVITY; UNIT 2 REVIEW & MATH PRACTICE
TUNIT 2 (Chapters 2-5) TEST: DAY ONE [Complete Unit 2 Learning Logs Due]
WUNIT 2 TEST: DAY TWO
ThUNIT 3: 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
FCHAPTER 6: Cell Video Clip/Animation & Discussion
10/6MCHAPTER 7: MEMBRANE STRUCTURE & FUNCTION pp 124 - 138
Selective permeabilityFluid mosaic modelcholesterol
Water balance (hypertonic, hypotonic, isotonic)Facilitated diffusion, Active transport
TCHAPTER 7 (finish)
WLAB: CELL TRANSPORT –Part I (Diffusion)
ThLAB: CELL TRANSPORT - Part II (Osmosis) Intro & Lab Design [Ch. 6-7 Learning Logs Due]
FLAB: CELL TRANSPORT –Part II (Osmosis) Procedure
10/13MLAB wrap-up & Review
TCHAPTER 8: INTRODUCTION TO METABOLISM (ENZYMES) pp 150 - 157
Enzyme properties (Activation energy, Substrate specific, active site,
effects of temperature, pH, co-factors, inhibitors)
WCH 8: ENERGY TRANSFER & CONTROL OF METABOLISMpp 141 - 150
Laws of thermodynamics ATPFeedback inhibition
Exergonic/Endergonic Reactions Allosteric regulationCooperativity
ThLAB: ENZYMES
FLAB: ENZYMES
10/20MUNIT 3 REVIEW & MATH PRACTICE
Lab Notebook Due
TUNIT 3 (Chapters 6-8) TEST: DAY ONE [Complete Unit 3 Learning Logs Due]
WUNIT 3 TEST: DAY TWO
ThUNIT 4: CHAPTER 9: CELLULAR RESPIRATION pp 160 - 170
catabolic pathways oxidation-reductionphosphorylation
NAD+Glycolysis Kreb’s Cycle
FCHAPTER 9: CELLULAR RESPIRATIONpp 170 - 178
electron “fall”fermentation
chemiosmosisother metabolic pathways
10/27MRESPIRATION CASE STUDY
TRESPIRATION CASE STUDY
WLAB: RESPIRATION
ThLab Wrap-up
FNo School; Teacher Workday