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AP Biology Summer Assignment
Welcome to AP Biology. This course is designed to be the equivalent of
a two-semester introductory biology course taken the first year of
college. Throughout the course, you will become familiar with major
recurring ideas that persist throughout all topics and material. The 4 Big
Ideas are:
Big Idea 1: The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of
life.
Big Idea 2: Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building
blocks to grow, to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.
Big Idea 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to
information essential to life processes.
Big Idea 4: Biological systems interact, and these systems and their
interactions possess complex properties.
To successfully complete the course and meet all of the required
objectives, you will need to do independent work at home. It will not
replace classroom instruction or labs. It is to ensure all material is
covered, as we do not have enough time allotted to cover every single
topic in AP Biology. During the school year, you will be reading
chapters in the book and taking some of your own notes to supplement
notes taken in class. You will also check out other resources and links
we may give to you in class, as they will help your understanding of the
topic. It is necessary that you do this throughout the year.
There are three parts to your summer assignment. You will need your
textbook. You will get this book before the end of the school year. The
textbook name is Biology eighth edition by Campbell and Reece. This
assignment is also found on high school website under summer
assignments.
If you have any questions email me [email protected]
Part I Outline Chapters
You will read 6 chapters from two units of study you will outline each
chapter. Your outline should cover all major topics including
vocabulary, examples and pictures with labels where applicable.
When you come across a research method or inquiry pay close
attention and understand the conclusion. The first day back to school
you will take an exam on this material. The exam will be multiple choice
response and free response questions (FRQ). Your outline will also be
graded.
Below is a guide to outlining, you may consult other websites for
outlining biology material.
http://shs2.westport.k12.ct.us/mjvl/biology/intro/outline.htm
You will outline the following:
Unit 1The Chemistry of Life
Chapter 3 Water and The fitness of the Environment
Chapter 4 Carbon and the molecular Diversity of life
Chapter5 the Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules
Unit 2 The Cell
Chapter 6 A tour of the cell
Chapter 7 Membrane Structure and Function
Chapter 11 Cell Communication
You must view the following videos in conjunction with outlining. These
videos will help with your understanding of the topics.
Go to link:
http://www.bozemanscience.com/
At the top of the page click on videos then click on AP Biology
View the following videos: 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 48, 52, and water a
polar molecule in supplemental. You can view them before or after the
note taking or both they are extremely helpful.
Part II Answer end of section Questions.
For the chapters you outlined answer concept check questions at the
end of each section. Write the question and answers in different color
pen so you can study from them. You can do this after each chapter or
at the end your choice.
(I do realize answers are in the back of the book you should try to
answer on your own before checking)
Part III Sample free response questions on the following pages.
Please answer the sample questions. The objective is to practice the
types of questions you will encounter during the school year.
Before you answer the question look up the following term and make
sure you understand them; explain, describe, predict, and justify.
FRQ
1.
The table below shows the amino acid sequence of the carboxyl-terminal
segment of a conserved polypeptide from four different, but related,
species. Each amino acid is represented by a three-letter abbreviation, and
the amino acid residues in the polypeptide chains are numbered from the
amino end to the carboxyl end. Empty cells indicate no amino acid is
present.
Species
I
II
III
IV
a.
1
Val
Val
Val
Val
2
His
His
His
His
Relative Amino Acid Position
3
4
5
6
Leu
Val Glu Glu
Leu
Lys
Glu Glu
Leu
Val Glu Glu
Leu
Val Arg Trp
7
His
His
His
Ala
8
Val
Val
Val
Cys
9
Glu
Glu
10
His
His
Met
Asp
Assuming that species I is the ancestral species of the group, explain the
most likely genetic change that produced the polypeptide in species II
b.
2.
and the most likely genetic change that produced the polypeptide in
species III.
(b) Predict the effects of the mutation on the structure and function of
the resulting protein in species IV. Justify your prediction.
The following data were collected by observing sub cellular structures of
three different types of eukaryotic cells.
RELATIVE AMOUNTS OF ORGANELLES IN THREE CELL TYPES
Cell Type
X
Y
Z
Smooth
ER
Small
amount
Large
amount
absent
Rough ER
Mitochondria Cilia
Small
amount
Large
amount
absent
Large
amount
Moderate
amount
absent
present
absent
absent
Golgi
Bodies
Small
amount
Large
amount
absent
Based on an analysis of the data, identify a likely primary function of each
cell type and explain how the data support the identification.