Download Biochemistry Syllabus

AP Biology Unit Syllabus
Biochemistry 2015
Chapters 2 – 5 and Chapter 8.4-8.5 (pages 152 – 160)
Date
Wednesday
8/24
Class Discussion
Topic/Activity
Learning Targets
Cornell notes
Chapter 2: The Chemical Context of Life
1. I can explain why matter is necessary for biological
systems.
2. I can identify the elements of life.
a. Explain the uses of carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur in
biological systems.
3. I can define the different types of chemical bonds and
identify the role of electrons and relative strengths of
each type of bond:
a. polar covalent bonds
b. non-polar covalent bonds
c. ionic bonds
d. hydrogen bonds

Read/review Chapter 2 if
necessary
o Watch Crash Course
and take Cornell
notes Water- Liquid
Awesome Biology
Chapter 3: Water and Life
1. I can explain how living systems depend on
properties of water that result from its polarity
and hydrogen bonding including:
a. Cohesion
b. Adhesion
c. High specific heat
d. Universal solvent
e. Heat of vaporization
f. Heat of fusion
g. Water’s thermal conductivity
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Mastering Biology Chapter 2
Quiz by 11:59pm
Start reading chapter 3
o Chapter 3 one-pager
due Monday
Chapter 2 review:
chemical bonding
Bio Elements
Thursday
8/25
Present Bio Element
Chapter 3 review:
properties of water
Textbook tips, Onepagers
Friday
8/26
Quiz – ch. 2, 3
Assignment
(Unless otherwise noted
assignments are due the next day
class meets)
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Finish reading, notes chapter 3
o Chapter 3 one-pager
due Monday

Pre-lab AP Lab 11
o Develop a
hypothesis for the
independent
variable that you are
testing.

Mastering Biology Chapter 3
Quiz by 11:59pm
Properties of Water Lab
Monday
8/29
Set up AP Lab 11:
Transpiration
Chapter 4 review: carbon
Crash Course: That’s
why carbon is a tramp
Chapter 4: Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
1. I can explain how molecules and atoms from the
environment are necessary to build new molecules.
a. I can explain how carbon is used to build
carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, or nucleic
acids.
Tuesday
8/30
AP Lab 11: Transpiration
Data
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Chapter 5 One Pager
o Due tomorrow

Chapter 5 one pager due today
Building Organic
Molecules Activity
Chapter 5 one-pager
Wednesday
8/31
AP Lab 11: Transpiration
Data
Chapter 5 Review: carbs
and lipids
Building Organic
Macromolecules Lab
(carbs and lipids)
Chapter 5: The Structure and Function of Large Biological
Molecules
1. I can explain how the structure and function of polymers
are derived from the way their monomers are assembled:
A. Carbohydrates:
a. I can explain how carbon is used to build
carbohydrates.
b. I can explain that carbohydrates are composed of
sugar monomers whose structures and bonding
with each other by dehydration synthesis
determine the properties and functions of the
molecules.
B. Lipids:
a. I can explain how carbon is used to build lipids.
b. I can explain how phosphorus is used certain
lipids.
c. I can explain how the structure of lipids
determines the polarity of the molecule.
C. Proteins:
a. I can explain how carbon is used to build
proteins.
b. I can explain how nitrogen is used in building
proteins.
c. I can explain how the sequence of amino acids in
a protein determines each level of that protein’s
structure (primary, secondary, tertiary, or
quaternary).
i. I can explain how the R group of an
amino acid can be categorized by
chemical properties (hydrophobic,
hydrophilic, and ionic).
ii. I can explain how R groups determine
the structure and function of that
region of the protein.
D. Nucleic acids:
a. I can explain how carbon is used to build nucleic
acids.
b. I can explain how nitrogen is used in building
nucleic acids.
c. I can explain how phosphorus is used in nucleic
acids.
d. I can explain the basic structure of a DNA
nucleotide.
e. I can explain the basic structure of a RNA
nucleotide.
f. I can explain how the differences in the structure
of DNA and RNA contribute to the difference in
the functions of those molecules.
2. I can explain how directionality influences the structure
and function of the polymer, for example:
a. Anti-parallel structure of nucleotides
b.
c.
3.
Thursday
9/1
Functional group interactions of amino acids
Subunit bonding in carbohydrates determines
their orientation and secondary structure.
I can explain how variation within molecular classes
provides cells and organisms with a wider range of
functions. For example:
a. Different types of phospholipids in cell
membranes
b. Different types of hemoglobin
c. MHC proteins
d. Chlorophylls
e. Molecular diversity of antibodies in response to
an antigen
AP Lab 11: Transpiration
Data

Videos to watch:
o Bozeman Biology
Molecules of Life
o Crash Course:
Biological
molecules: You are
what you eat

AP Lab 11 report due Friday,
September 9

Mastering Biology Chapter 5
Quiz by 11:59pm
Read chapter 8; Sections 8.4 –
8.5, enzyme material only!
(pages 152-160)
Pre-lab AP Lab 13: Enzymes
Building Organic
Macromolecules Lab
(proteins and nucleic
acids)
Friday
9/2
Finish AP Lab 11:
Transpiration
Quiz - ch. 4, 5
Monday
9/5
No School - Labor Day!!
Tuesday
9/6
Introduce Enzymes
Ch. 8.4
Video
Enzymes
Enzyme POGIL
Chapter 8: An Introduction to Metabolism
(pages 152 – 160)
1. I can explain how the change in the structure of a
molecular system may result in a change of the
function of the system.
2. I can explain how the shape of enzymes, active sites
and interaction with specific molecules are essential
for basic functioning of the enzyme.
a. I can explain how for an enzyme-mediated
chemical reaction to occur, the substrate
must be complementary to the surface
properties (shape and charge of the active
site). In other words, the substrate must fit
into the enzyme’s active site.
b. I can explain how cofactors and coenzymes
affect enzyme function; this interaction
relates to a structural change that alters the
activity rate of the enzyme. The enzyme
may only become active when all the
appropriate cofactors or coenzymes are
present and bind to the appropriate sites on
the enzyme.
c. I can explain how other molecules and the
environment in which the enzyme acts can
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enhance or inhibit enzyme activity.
Molecules can bind reversibly or irreversibly
to the active or allosteric sites, changing the
activity of the enzyme.
I can explain that the change in function of
an enzyme can be interpreted from data
regarding the concentrations of product or
substrate as a function of time. These
representations demonstrate the
relationship between an enzyme’s activity,
the disappearance of substrate, and/or
presence of a competitive inhibitor.
Wednesday
9/7
Set up AP Lab 13:
Enzymes
Guided
Thursday
9/8
Plan AP Lab 13: Enzymes
Open Inquiry

Mastering Biology Chapter 8
Quiz by 11:59pm

AP Lab 13 report due Friday,
September 16
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See Unit 2 syllabus
Work on AP Lab 11
Report or Lab 13
Friday
9/9
AP Lab 11 Report DUE!!
AP Lab 13: Enzymes
Open
Monday
9/12
Continue/modify lab if
necessary
Biochemistry Review on
Mastering Biology
Tuesday
9/13
Unit 1 test