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AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 1. Summer AP Bio Summer Assignment MANDATORY FOR ALL AP BIOLOGY STUDENTS Information and Powerpoint® Presentations for the AP Biology summer assignment can be found at http://carnesapbiology.wordpress.com/ (click on Summer AP Bio Study) in the upper right-hand corner of the web screen. The Powerpoint® Presentations can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate page at the right side of the screen. 2. Summer Ecology Institute at Mountain View MANDATORY FOR 9TH GRADERS; ADVISED FOR ALL AP BIOLOGY STUDENTS Two Weeks – scheduled for July 11th-14th (Mon-Thurs) and July 18th-21st (Mon-Thurs) from 8:00am until 11:00am daily. Students will participate in a comprehensive study of our AP Ecology unit – textbook chapters 50-55. Students will complete TWO of the required TWELVE AP Biology labs during the summer ecology institute. Students must provide their own transportation to and from MVHS. Any student who wishes to attend the Summer Ecology Institute MUST HAVE COMPLETED the Summer AP Bio Assignment (outlined above) PRIOR TO the start of the summer institute. A selected response and written assessment will be given at the end of the institute to evaluate student performance. Students will be recommended for continuation into the AP Biology Program or will be recommended for another alternative such as Gifted/Honors Biology. 3. Mountain View’s Tuesday/Thursday 9th Grade AP Bio Prep Classes: Beginning in early August 2011 (continuing for four weeks), candidates should plan to attend BOTH Tuesday and Thursday evening prep classes from 2:20 until 3:30 MANDATORY FOR 9TH GRADERS; ADVISED FOR ALL AP BIOLOGY STUDENTS Students will learn about and practice the process for timed reading and writing free response essays – as required on the AP Bio examination. Students will conduct several pre-AP Biology labs with written reports and analysis of collected data (Biochemistry focus). Students will be exposed to basic chemistry/biochemistry information; take several quizzes (building up to APlevel multiple choice questions); and take a biochemistry unit exam in mid to late August. AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 1. VISIT OUR CLASS WEBSITE – BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE DESIGN OF THE CLASS SITE: www.carnesapbiology.wordpress.com 2. SUMMER AP BIO STUDY: Powerpoints® needed to complete this independent study on Ecology can be found on my class website (www.carnesapbiology.wordpress.com) – THESE CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE “Summer AP Bio Study” tab on the class page. IF YOU CANNOT FIND ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU NEED IN THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS – USE THE INTERNET TO FIND ACCURATE MATERIAL TO COMPLETE YOUR SUMMER STUDY. Our summer AP Bio study assignment is designed to provide students with an opportunity to participate in an independent study on one of our most essential units: Ecology. This study incorporates material from our Campbell/Reece textbook (chapters 50-55) as well as an online comprehensive ecology lab review. Past AP Bio essay questions covering this unit are also available on my class website. 3. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF SUMMER STUDY: I advise that students concentrate on one chapter a week. Move slowly through the required material using either your textbook or my Powerpoints® to guide your responses to the questions asked (see the schedule provided below). Responses to all questions should be written in COMPLETE THOUGHTS using COMPLETE SENTENCES. Complete the lab simulations ONLY AFTER you have completed the required material for each chapter. If you are asked to draw a diagram – the appropriate response is to DRAW IT, LABEL IT, AND DESCRIBE IT USING COLOR! THE PURPOSE OF THIS INDEPENDENT STUDY IS TO LEARN THE MATERIAL…NOT JUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. Week #1 (May 30th – June 5th)…focus on Chapter 50 - An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere Week #2 (June 6th – June 12th)…focus on Chapter 51 – Behavioral Biology AND complete the online version of AP Lab #11 – Animal Behavior at http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/ Week #3 (June 13th – June 19th)…focus on Chapter 52 – Population Ecology Week #4 (June 20th – June 26th)…focus on Chapter 53 – Community Ecology Week #5 (June 27th – July 3rd)…focus on Chapter 54 – Ecosystems AND complete the online version of AP Lab #12 – Dissolved Oxygen at http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/ Week #6 (July 4th – July 10th)…focus on Chapter 55 – Conservation Biology Week #7 & 8 (July 11th – 21st)…participate in AP Biology Summer Institute at MVHS 4. DUE DATES FOR SUMMER STUDY: Students will be tested over this material either (1) at the end of the AP Summer Institute, or (2) during week two following the beginning of our school year for those students who do not attend the summer institute. Your ecology independent study packet responses (including lab simulations and essay responses) will be due during the FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. If you have any questions regarding this assignment during your summer break, please do not hesitate to email or call me for help! Email: [email protected] Phone: please email me if my phone number is needed STUDENTS MAY ALSO BLOG ON MY WEB PAGE….ASK ME OR THEIR PEERS QUESTIONS IF NEEDED! AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 1. List examples of factors that can limit geographic distribution: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Define the following terms: a. Biosphere ________________________________________________________________________ b. Ecosystem _______________________________________________________________________ c. Community ______________________________________________________________________ d. Population _______________________________________________________________________ 3. How does dispersal influence distribution? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What are the most important factors influencing terrestrial distribution? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is a biome? _______________________________________________________________________ 6. What is the largest biome on earth? ________________________________________________________ 7. Identify factors that are significant to organism distribution in a lake: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What is the difference between a lake that is oligotrophic and one that is eutrophic? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Fill in the Following Chart Outlining Major Characteristics of Biomes: AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Biome Tropical Rain Forest Savannah Desert Temperate Grassland Temperate Deciduous Forest Coniferous Forest (Taiga) Artic Tundra Abiotic Characteristics Ecology: Chapters 50-55 Biotic Characteristics AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 10. Describe the following marine zones: a. Intertidal Zone: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ b. Neritic Zone: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ c. Oceanic Zone: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ d. Pelagic Zone: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ e. Benthic Zone: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What is a wetland? What organisms are common to wetlands? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What is an estuary? What organisms are common to estuaries? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Discuss the problems commonly associated with introduced (invasive) species. Provide examples. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 1. Define the two basic types of behavior: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Compare and contrast instincts and reflexes: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is a fixed action pattern? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe the following behaviors: a. Imprinting: _________________________________________________________________________________ b. Habituation: _________________________________________________________________________________ c. Trial & Error: _________________________________________________________________________________ d. Associative Learning: _________________________________________________________________________________ i. Classical Conditioning: ___________________________________________________________________________ ii. Operant Conditioning: ___________________________________________________________________________ e. Agonistic Behavior: _________________________________________________________________________________ f. Dominance Hierarchy: _________________________________________________________________________________ g. Altruistic Behavior: _________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 5. Explain the difference between proximate and ultimate causes: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. List an advantage and disadvantage of defending a territory: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What are pheromones and how do they help in communication? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What are circadian rhythms and how are they of adaptive value? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Explain the evolutionary adaptation of kin selection. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 Now that you have completed the review questions for Chapter 51, answer the following essay questions ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. Label your paper appropriately with your name and the title of the essay question – be thorough in your responses – these are past AP Exam questions! 1. Innate v. Learned Behaviors 2. Animal Behavior AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 1. How can an ecologist estimate the number of individuals in a population? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What are some possible difficulties in counting populations? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe three patterns of dispersal: a. _________________________________________________________________________________ b. _________________________________________________________________________________ c. _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Compare the survival strategies of species and give an example of each type. Include a sketch of the graph for each growth strategy. a. Type I: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ b. Type II: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ c. Type III: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Write the formula for population growth WITHOUT limits – define the terms & draw/label an example of the graph. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 6. Define Carrying Capacity. Discuss factors that cause a population to reach its carrying capacity: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Write the formula for population growth WITH limits – define the terms & draw/label an example graph. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What happens to a population with the number of individuals approaches the carrying capacity? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Compare k-selected and r-selected species. Provide examples of each. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Identify factors that regulate population size: _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 11. Compare density-dependent and density-independent factors limiting populations – give examples of each. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Look at the growth curve of the human population. How does it compare to the growth curves earlier in the chapter? Do you think the human population is growing exponentially or logistically? Have we reached our carrying capacity? Discuss trends and events throughout history that have contributed to growth in the size of the human population on the planet. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 13. Have humans reached K? What factors are significant when explaining our growth curve? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Look at the age structure diagrams of different countries. How might the age structure influence policy? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 Now that you have completed the review questions for Chapter 52, answer the following essay questions ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. Label your paper appropriately with your name and the title of the essay question – be thorough in your responses – these are past AP Exam questions! 1. Population Growth Curves AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 1. How is co-evolution significant in community ecology? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Define the interaction terms. Fill in the chart of INTERSPECIFIC interactions: Interaction Effects on Population Density Example Competition: Predation (includes parasitism): Mutualism: Commensalism: 3. What is the competitive exclusion principle? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 4. Describe Gausse’s experiment with Paramecia. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Define ecological niche. What factors are included in an organism’s niche? How does a niche differ from an organism’s habitat? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Define and give an example of resource partitioning. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Describe several defense mechanisms to predation in plants. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Describe and give an example of the following animal defenses: a. Cryptic Coloration: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ b. Aposematic Coloration: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ c. Batesian Mimicry: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ d. Mullerian Mimicry: _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 9. What is meant by the “trophic structure” of a community? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What does a food web show that isn’t indicated by a food chain? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What limits the length of a food chain? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Define a keystone species and discuss their importance to a community. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What is an ecological succession? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What is the difference between a primary and secondary succession? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Discuss biodiversity, species richness, and relative abundance. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 16. Using Figure 53.10 and 53.11...draw, label, and describe both a food chain and a food web: AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 Now that you have completed the review questions for Chapter 53, answer the following essay questions ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. Label your paper appropriately with your name and the title of the essay question – be thorough in your responses – these are past AP Exam questions! 1. Succession 2. Symbiosis in Nature AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 1. How does the definition of ecosystems expand on the concept of the community? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is needed to maintain a self-sustaining ecosystem? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Define the following energy budget terms: a. Primary Productivity: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ b. Gross Primary Productivity: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ c. Net Primary Productivity: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which ecosystems have the highest productivity per unit area? What factors do you think contribute to such high productivity? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why is the open ocean so low in productivity? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is secondary productivity? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 7. What happens to the size at each level in the idealized pyramid as energy is transferred through the trophic levels? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Explain what happens to the energy and biomass as it is passed through the trophic levels. Explain why this happens. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Why is it essential that elements move through biogeochemical cycles in the ecosystem? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What are the major processes that move carbon through the ecosystem? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What is the impact of combustion on the carbon cycle? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Identify the role of each of the following in the nitrogen cycle: a. Nitrogen Fixation: ____________________________________________________________________________________ b. Ammonification: ____________________________________________________________________________________ c. Nitrification: ____________________________________________________________________________________ d. Denitrification: ____________________________________________________________________________________ e. Assimilation: ____________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 13. Why is human population growth at the root of most environmental issues? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Define cultural eutrophication. Why is it a problem? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What is the source of acid rain? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Why is acid rain a problem? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 17. What happens in biological magnification? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 18. What would be some properties of molecules that could be candidates for biological magnification? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 19. Discuss the contribution of Rachel Carson to ecology. Include in your discussion the biological magnification of DDT and its impact on top-level bird species. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 20. What are some possible reasons for global warming called the greenhouse effect? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 21. Is depletion of the ozone layer a possible reason for global warming? Explain. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 22. What is the cause of depletion of the ozone layer? Why is this a problem? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 23. List and describe several additional impacts humans have had on the environment. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Now that you have completed the review questions for Chapter 54, answer the following essay questions ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. Label your paper appropriately with your name and the title of the essay question – be thorough in your responses – these are past AP Exam questions! 1. Productivity in a Desert Biome AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 2. Energy Transfer and Trophic Levels Interdependence in nature is illustrated by the transfer of energy through trophic levels. The diagram below depicts the transfer of energy in a food web of an Arctic lake located in Alaska a) Choosing organisms from four different trophic levels of this food web as examples, explain how energy is obtained at each trophic level. b) Describe the efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels and discuss how the amount of energy available at each trophic level affects the structure of the ecosystem. c) If the cells in the dead terrestrial plant material that washed into the lake contained a commercially produced toxin, what would be the likely effects of this toxin on this food web? Explain. d) Discuss the impact of the following on energy flow on a global scale: (1) deforestation; and (2) global climate change. AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 1. Discuss the following in regards to a biodiversity crisis: a. Distinguish between conservation biology and restoration biology. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 b. Describe the three levels of biodiversity. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ c. Explain why diversity at all levels is vital to human welfare. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ d. List the four major threats to biodiversity and give examples of each. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Explain how edges and corridors can strongly influence landscape biodiversity. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Define biodiversity hot spots and explain why they are important. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Explain why natural reserves must be functional parts of landscapes. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ AP Bio Directed Study – Summer Assignment Ecology: Chapters 50-55 1. Log onto the following website: Log onto http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/ 2. Complete the online simulation for the following labs: a. Lab 11 – Animal Behavior b. Lab 12 – Dissolved Oxygen Print a copy of all quizzes and questions FOR BOTH LABS – attach to this packet when you turn your independent study in to be assessed. BE READY TO PERFORM THESE TWO LABS DURING OUR SUMMER INSTITUTE OR THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL!!! Pay careful attention to processes, procedures, and results! 3. Now log onto our class website. Click on Summer AP Bio Study. Scroll to the bottom of the screen. Click on “Past AP Bio Exam Essay Questions Covering Ecology Unit”. See how many of these you can answer (those not already assigned) after completing the textbook and lab portion of the summer assignment!
