AP Biology An Introduction to Your AP Biology Course The

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APBiologyAnIntroductiontoYourAPBiologyCourseThetwomaingoalsofAPBiologyaretohelpyoudevelopaconceptualframeworkformodernbiologyandtogainadeeperappreciationofscienceasaprocess(asopposedtoanaccumulationoffacts).Becauseoftherapidpaceofdiscoveryinthelifesciencesourprimaryemphasisisondevelopinganunderstandingofunifyingconceptsthatconnectthemajortopicsofbiology.TheAPBiologyCurriculumcentersaroundthefourBigIdeasandyouwillneedtonotonlyknowthesebutalsounderstandhowtheyallrelate:Ø BigIdea1:Theprocessofevolutiondrivesthediversityandunityoflife.Ø BigIdea2:Biologicalsystemsutilizefreeenergyandmolecularbuildingblockstogrow,toreproduce

andtomaintaindynamichomeostasis.Ø BigIdea3:Livingsystemsstore,retrieve,transmitandrespondtoinformationessentialtolife

processes.Ø BigIdea4:Biologicalsystemsinteract,andthesesystemsandtheirinteractionspossesscomplex

properties.Inaddition,muchofthecoursewillbededicatedtotheunderstandingofscienceasaprocess.This,however,goeswellbeyondthestepsofthescientificmethodthatyoulearnedinthirdgrade.Tobeasuccessfulscientist,youmustunderstandtheprocessofexperimentaldesignandhowtocriticallyanalyzenotonlytheresultsofyourexperiments,buttheprocedureanddatacollectionmethodsaswell.Youmustbeabletocreateandunderstandavarietyofdifferentchartsandgraphs,eachimportantfordifferentvarietiesofdata.Youmustbeabletopointoutflawsinargumentsbasedonbothqualitativeandquantitativedata.Youmustbeabletocreateandanalyzevisualinterpretationsofvariousbiologicalconcepts.Andfinally,youmustbeabletorelatewhatyou’vediscoveredbacktoclassicbiologicalconceptsanduseyourdepthofknowledgetoexplainthoseexperimentalresults.Alltheseskills,inadditiontogeneralbiologyknowledge,areincludedintheAPCourseDescriptionandwillbetestedontheAPtestinMay!Yoursummerassignmentisbelow.Theduedatesarespacedthroughoutthesummertokeepyoufromhavingabig,scaryassignmenthangingoveryourheadallsummerlong.(Iexpecttheassignmenttotakeabout10-12hoursoverall.)IlookforwardtoworkingwithyouthiscomingschoolyearandIhopeyouhaveanamazing,relaxingsummer.Afterawildandunusual2020-21schoolyear,youabsolutelydeserveit!

Mr.MatthewJurkiewicz

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APBiologySummerAssignmentGuidelinesPARTA–DueDate:Monday,June28,2021IntroductoryVideoWatchthisintroductoryvideo:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P8cyA90oO0Completethetaskgiventoyouinthevideoande-mailittomjurkiewicz@msjacad.org.PARTB–DueDate:Friday,July2,2021APGuideBookIhighlyrecommendthatyoupurchaseanAPBiologystudyguide.Wewillnotnormallyutilizethemduringclass(sobuytheoneyoulikebest),howeverthey’regreatresourcestohelpyouprepareforteststhroughouttheyearandfortheAPtestinMay.Inaddition,havingaguidebooktoreferencewillhelpyoucompletePartCofthesummerassignment.ThesearemyfavoriteAPBiologystudyguides.I’dsuggestpurchasingtheone(notboth)youaremorecomfortablewithfromotherAPcourses.Eitherisafinechoice,butmakesureit’sthenewestedition(2020orlater),especiallyifyoupurchasefromAmazon.com,etc.!

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PARTC–DueDate:Monday,July19,2021ChemistryandTerminologyReviewsSuggestedTime:4-5hoursOnthefollowingfewpages,youwillfindreviewsofgeneralchemistryknowledge(pages6to18)andgeneralbiologyterminology(pages19to21).Someifityou’llbeveryfamiliarwithwhilesomemightbenewtoyou(because[1]youhaven’ttakenahighschoolBiologycourseyetand[2]yourChemistrycoursewascompletedvirtuallyandsurelysomeconceptshadtobecutfortime).UtilizetheInternet,YouTubevideos(suggestedbelow),andyourAPBiologyguidebooktocompletethereviewstothebestofyourability.PayspecificattentiontotheChemistryreviewandhighlighttheconceptsyoufindmostdifficult.WehavetimetodoabriefChemistryreviewduringthefirstfewdaysofclassnextyearsoyou’llwanttobereadywithquestionsaboutspecifictopicsthatyoufindmostconfusing!Hankfrom“CrashCourse”discussesChemicalBonding:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXT4OVM4vXIHankfrom“CrashCourse”discussesWater:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVT3Y3_gHGgHankfrom“CrashCourse”discussesMolarity:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h2f1Bjr0p4Hankfrom“CrashCourse”discussesAcidsandBases:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS67vS10O5YGettoknowHank!He’soneofmyfavoriteYouTubers!Whenyou’refinished,e-mailyourcompletedworktomjurkiewicz@msjacad.org

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PARTD–DueDate:Monday,August9,2021SciencePracticeGuidesSuggestedTime:5-6hoursPaulAnderson,ofBozemanScienceonYouTube,isonthemostrespectededucatorsintheAPBiologyworld.Someofhisvideoscanbealittle“dry”comparedtootherYouTuberswhoaremorefocusedonentertainmentthanscience,butMr.Andersonhasonegoalinhisvideos–toeducateyouwiththemostessentialinformationandgetyoua5ontheAPtest!Hehasuploadedvideos(under10minuteseach)thatbreakdownthesixsciencepracticestestedontheAPtest.I’dlikeyoutowatchavideooneachofthesixsciencepracticesbelowandsummarizeitin1-2pages.However,don’twriteanessayorsetofparagraphs!Eachoneofyoursummariesshouldbevisual,eye-catching,andunique.Iamenvisioningasetofmini-postersthatyoucanputinthefrontofathree-ringbinderandlookatfrequentlythroughoutthecoursetoremindyourselfthattheseareexactlytheconceptsthattheAPtestwillbetestingyouon.Thingsyoumightwanttoinclude: Lotsofcolors(toorganizeconcepts,notjusttomakeit“pretty”)

EssentialTerminologyinbold Examples ImagesorIllustrations FlowCharts

Definitions(ofmostimportantterms) Diagrams ShortbulletedlistsMaximumsize–frontsideORfrontandbackofasinglesheetofpaper(somemightbeonepageandothersmightbetwopages.That’sOK!)SubmityourworkasasinglePDFwiththesciencepracticeslabeled.Rubric

Haveyouincludedthemostimportantconceptsrelatingtoeachsciencepractice?

Haveyoudefinedimportantvocabulary?

Haveyouincludedexamples,eitherfromthevideosorfromothersources?

Areconceptsexplainedconciselyusinglists,diagrams,andflowcharts?

Haveyouusedvariouscolorsandimagestomakeyourworkeye-catching?Whenyou’refinished,e-mailyourcompletedworktomjurkiewicz@msjacad.org

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SciencePracticeVideos:

#1:ModelsandRepresentations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Nemz_cVew

#2:UsingMathematicsAppropriately https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgqYlSKoXak

#3:FormulateQuestions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zB272Ak63A

#4:DataCollectionStrategies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzTXnne40wU

#5:AnalyzeDataandEvaluateEvidence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JqukouOtZA

#6:ScientificExplanationsandTheories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gK1xWNM7kk

#7:ConnectingKnowledge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l4bcs49JP8

Finally,nowthatyouhavemetHankfromCrashCourseandPaulAndersonfromBozemanScience,I’dliketointroduceyoutothethirdYouTubechannelthatwe’llusefrequentlyduringAPBiology:TheAmoebaSisters!TheAmoebaSister’svideosarecartoons,filledwithlittlejokesandmemesalongwithwackycharacters,butthescienceissolidandquitein-depth.Itwouldn’tsurprisemeifthischannelbecameyour“goto”reviewspotnextsemester!TheAmoebaSistersdiscuss“TheNatureofScience”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nAETHZTObk

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Name:__________________________________________________ Date:______________________ Block:__________APBiologyEssentialChemistryReview1. Contrastthetermelementwithcompound.

2. Knowthesymbolsofthefollowingelementsandtheircharge:a. Carbon

b. Hydrogen

c. Oxygen

d. Nitrogen

e. Phosphorus

f. Sulfur

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3. Labelthediagrambelowanddefinethetermsthatyoulabel.

4. Contrastthetermsatomicmassandatomicnumber.

5. Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetermsatomicmassandatomicweight?

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6. Whatisanisotopeandwhatis“special”aboutradioactiveisotopes?

7. Whatdeterminesinteractionsbetweenatoms?Whyarevalenceelectronsimportant?

8. Definethefollowingterms:

a. Chemicalbond

b. Covalentbond

c. Singlebond

d. Doublebond

e. Electronegativity

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f. Nonpolarcovalentbond

g. Polarcovalentbond

9. Whatisthedifferencebetweenastructuralandmolecularformula?

10. Knowboththemolecularandstructuralformulaforthefollowingcompounds.

a. Oxygengas

b. Carbondioxide

c. Glucose

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d. Phosphate

e. Ammonia

f. Water(youwouldbesurprisedathowmanypeoplemissedthis!!!)

11. Howdoionicbondscomparewithcovalentbonds?

12. CompareandcontrasthydrogenbondsandvanderWaalsinteractions.

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13. Defineadynamicchemicalequilibriumintermsofquantitiesofreactantsandproducts.

14. Whyiswaterconsideredapolarmolecule?

15. Foreachofthebelowlistedpropertiesofwater–brieflydefinethepropertyandthenexplainhowwater’spolarnatureandpolarcovalentbondscontributetothewaterspecialproperty.a. Cohesion

b. Adhesion

c. Surfacetension

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d. Highspecificheat

e. Heatofvaporization

f. Evaporativecooling

16. Whatisspecialaboutwateranddensity?

17. Explainhowthesepropertiesofwaterarerelatedtothephenomenadescribedinthestatementsbelow.Morethanonepropertymaybeusedtoexplainagivenphenomenon.

a. Duringthewinter,airtemperaturesinthenorthernUnitedStatescanremainbelow0°Cfor

months;however,thefishandotheranimalslivinginthelakessurvive.

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b. Manysubstances—forexample,salt(NaCl)andsucrose—dissolvequicklyinwater.

c. Whenyoupourwaterintoa25-mlgraduatedcylinder,ameniscusformsatthetopofthewater

column.

d. Sweatingandtheevaporationofsweatfromthebodysurfacehelpreduceahuman’sbodytemperature.

e. Waterdropsthatfallonasurfacetendtoformroundeddropsorbeads.

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f. Waterdropsthatfallonyourcartendtobeadorroundupmoreafteryoupolish(orwax)thecarthanbeforeyoupolishedit.

g. Ifyoutouchtheedgeofapapertoweltoadropofcoloredwater,thewaterwillmoveupinto

(orbeabsorbedby)thetowel.

18. Definethefollowingterms:

a. Solute

b. Solvent

c. Aqueoussolution

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d. Hydrophilic

e. Hydrophobic

f. Molarity

19. MOLARITY

Watchthesevideosforareviewoftheconceptofmolarity!http://www.wikihow.com/Calculate-Molarityandhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7xi3SVbKw4&t=4s

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ExampleProblems1.Whatisthemolarityofasolutionformedby

mixing10.0gofH2SO4withenoughwatertomake0.100Lofsolution?

2.Toprepare10.5Lofa2.50MsolutionofKOH,howmanygramsofpotassiumhydroxidemustbe

used?

3.HowmanymolesofLiBrmustbeaddedto.650Lofwatertomakea2.0Msolution?

4.Whatisthemolarityofthesolutionproducedwhen145gofNaClisdissolvedinsufficientwater

toprepare2.75Lofsolution?

5.HowmanygramsofKClareneededtoprepare0.750Lofa1.50Msolution?

6.Whatisthemolarityofthesolutionproducedwhen.594molofHClisdissolvedin0.385Lof

water?

7.Toproduce3.00Lofa1.90Msolutionofsodiumhydroxide,howmanygramsofNaOHmustbe

dissolved?

8.If8.77gofKIaredissolvedinenoughwatertomake4.75Lofsolution,whatisthemolarityofthe

solution?

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20.LabelthediagrambelowtodemonstratethedissociationofthewatermoleculeandthenrelatethisdiagramtothetermpH.

21. Whatdefinesanacidandabase?

22. WhyaresmallchangesinpHsoimportantinbiology?

23. Whatisabuffer?Giveanexampleonhowtheywouldworkinalivingorganism.

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24. Whatisacidprecipitationandwhyisitimportanttolivingorganisms?25. Whatisspecialaboutcarbonthatmakesitthecentralatominthechemistryoflife?

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Name:__________________________________________________ Date:______________________ Block:__________APBiologyBiologyPrefixesandSuffixes-TheLanguageofScience

Themainreasonstudentsfinditdifficulttounderstandscienceisbecauseofallthehardtowrite,spellandreadwords.Actually,scientificvocabularyisamixofsmallwordsthatarelinkedtogethertohavedifferentmeanings.Ifyoulearnthemeaningsofthelittlewords,you'llfindscientificvocabularymucheasiertounderstand.FindthemeaningtothefollowingGreek/Latinrootwords.

Word Meaning

Word Meaning

a/an hemo

meso hyper

leuco hypo

aero intra

anti -itis

amphi lateral

aqua/hydro -logy

arthro -lysis

auto -meter

bi/di mono

bio morph

cephal micro

chloro macro

chromo multi/poly

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cide pod

cyto -phobia

derm -philia

haplo proto

ecto(exo) photo

endo psuedo

epi synthesis

gastro sub

genesis troph

herba therm

hetero tri

homo zoo,zoa

ov -tropism

kary -taxis

neuro -stasis

soma zyg/zygous

saccharo phago

primi/archea path/pathy

phyll sym/syn

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Onceyouhavecompletedtheabovetable,useittodevelopadefinition,inyourownwords,foreachofthefollowingterms.:

1. Hydrology__________________________________________________________________

2. Cytolysis_________________________________________________________________

3. Protozoa___________________________________________________________________

4. Epidermis__________________________________________________________________

5. Spermatogenesis___________________________________________________________

6. Exoskeleton________________________________________________________________

7. Abiotic____________________________________________________________________

8. Pathogen_________________________________________________________________

9. Pseudopod________________________________________________________________

10. Hemophilia_______________________________________________________________

11. Endocytosis______________________________________________________________

12. Herbicide________________________________________________________________

13. Anaerobic________________________________________________________________

14. Bilateral__________________________________________________________________

15. Autotroph_______________________________________________________________

16. Monosaccharide__________________________________________________________

17. Arthropod________________________________________________________________

18. Polymorphic______________________________________________________________

19. Hypothermia______________________________________________________________

20. Biogenesis________________________________________________________________