Download AP Biology Summer Assignment 2017

AP Biology Summer Assignment 2017-2018
Due: 1st day back to school in August
The assignment may be typed or written in black or blue pen. Answers must be in your own words.
You will “NOT” be tested over the 5 Ecology Chapters on the 1st day back. We will go through the
chapters together, and then have a test. The purpose of the assignment is to familiarize yourself with the
AP Biology book.
Questions? You can contact me at [email protected]
CH 51: Animal Behavior
1. Define Behavior2. Look at Figure 51.2 Sign Stimuli (p. 1134). Suggest an explanation for why this behavior evolved.
3. Define Learning4. Explain Figure 51.7 (a) and (b) - what is happening in each picture. (p.1139).
5. There are 2 types of Associative Learning: Give an example and explain
a. Classical Conditioning
b. Operant Conditioning
6. Look at Scientific Skills Exercise: Do Crows Display Optimal Foraging Behavior? (p. 1144) Do
Questions1, 2, 3.
7. Explain the concept shown in Figure 51.26 (p. 1152).
CH 52: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
1. Name and describe the different levels of the Biological Hierarchy (p. 1159)
2. What does Figure 52.9 (p. 1165) tell you about each Biome? Desert, Temperate grassland, Temperate Broad
Leaf Forest, Tropical Forest, Arctic and Alpine Tundra?
3. Describe the Human Impact on each Terrestrial Biome given on p. 1167-1170.
4. Explain in your own words Figure 52.13 (p. 1172) Seasonal Turnover.
5. Describe Human Impact on the Aquatic Biomes (p. 1173-1176)
6. Do Scientific Inquiry #10 (p. 1183) (a) and (b).
CH 53: Population Ecology
1. Describe Type I, II and III Survivorship curves shown in Figure53.6 (p. 1188)
2. Explain the 2 population growth curves in Figure 53.10 (p. 1193)
3. Listen to the Paul Anderson Bozeman Biology podcast on k and r Selected Species.
(http://www.bozemanscience.com/r-and-k-selection/) you can use this link or just google it. After listening to
the podcast, list and explain the differences between r and k selected species.
4. What is the difference between Density Dependent and Density Independent Limiting Factors? Give an
example for each.
5. Explain the 3 different Age-Structure Pyramids shown in figure 53.24 (p. 1203).
6. What choices can you make to influence your own ecological footprint? (p. 1205).
CH 54: Community Ecology
1. Answer the What If? Question for Figure 54.3 (p. 1210.)
2. Do the Scientific Skills Exercise: Making a Bar Graph (p. 1211) Do questions 1-4 only.
3. Look at Figure 54.15 (p. 1218)- Which two groups are both predators and prey for each other?
4. Look at Figure 54.18 (p. 1220)- answer the What If? Question
5. Do Concept Check (p. 1225) #2, #3.
6. Summary of Key Concepts (p. 1230) Do the ? for 54.1: “Give an example of a pair of species that exhibit
each interaction listed in the table above”.
CH 55: Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology
1. Do Concept Check 55.3 (p. 1241) #2
2. Do Concept Check 55.4 (p. 1248) #1, #2, #3
CH 56: Conservation Biology and Global Change
1. What are the 3 levels of Biodiversity? Explain each. (p. 1255)
2. Do Concept Check 56.1 (p. 1261) #2
3. Do Concept Check 56.3 (p. 1269) #3- What if?
4. Do Scientific Skills Exercise (p. 1273) #1-4