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AP Biology Summer Reading Assignment
You can access an electronic version of this assignment from the AHS webpage. OR by going to the staff
drop down menu, scroll down to mcgahee and click the link to the teacher website.
Part 1 of this assignment is meant to provide you with a comprehensive review of biochemistry (chps 1-4
and ch 40). There will be a test and presentation over the textbook assignment the first week of school. You
will be given a presentation rubric the first day of school. Part 2 of the assignment is analysis of a
biological non-fiction book. You will complete a journal entry. You will be given instructions on how to
submit your journal entry to turnitin.com on the first day of school.
FIRST familiarize yourself with the College Board website. Click on the link to visit the AP Biology home
pages on College Board website. https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-biology/course-details
Practice navigating around this website. You will use it frequently during the school year to access lab
investigations, practice multiple choice and FRQ exam questions, course outlines, and Big Ideas.
APB is divided into 4 main units of study called Big Ideas. Scroll down webpage and find the BIG IDEAS.
Create a cover page for your summer assignment and list the 4 BIG IDEAS and include the
description of each one.
Part 1. Textbook Assignment: Textbook will be available for pick from the front office: check AHS home
page for pick up days and times. There is also a Campbell Biology 8 edition ebook, which requires an access
code. I will post ebook access codes on my class webpage in June. Go to the AHS homepage, find the staff
drop down menu, scroll down to mcgahee and click the link to the teacher website.
I recommend getting on line access early… i.e don’t wait until the end of July)
Go to http://www.pearsonschool.com/access and use only one of the following codes. Please
do not register multiple times since access is limited.
SSNAST-SNAPK-FINCH-BOTAN-RETOT-SIRES
SSNAST-SNAPK-FINCH-BOTAN-RETOT-FAMES
SSNAST-SNAPK-FINCH-BOTAN-RERUN-WWRSE Include the following RICH Raider Honor Code statement on the cover page of your assignment.
I, ______________, did not copy any part of this assignment from someone else. The work I am turning in
reflects my explanations and my understanding of the topics. The work I am turning in is not some else’s.
Use the following format for organizing your work.
Format:
Answers must be typed.
Include a cover page with your name, the RICH Raider Honor Code statement, and the description of
each BIG IDEA
Begin answering the textbook assignment questions on a separate page.
Label each chapter clearly.
Restate the question when you answer it.
Start a new page with each new chapter.
Content: Include the Textbook Assignment – Questions
Chapter 1
1. Describe the unifying themes that pervade in biological sciences.
2. Explain how regulatory mechanisms, such as feedback systems, control reactions in organisms.
Explain, in detail, one example of a negative feedback system and one example of a positive
feedback system. (This information is also found in more detail in Ch 40)
3. Describe how Charles Darwin’s ideas on descent with modification and natural selection contributed
to the theory of evolution.
Chapter 2
1. Distinguish among nonpolar covalent, polar covalent and ionic bonds. Give specific examples.
2. Explain how a molecule’s shape influences its biological function.
Chapter 3
1. Describe the structure of a water molecule, and explain its properties.
2. Create a chart which includes the 4 emergent properties of water resulting from hydrogen bonding.
3. Distinguish between hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances. Give examples.
4. Explain how acids and bases directly or indirectly affect the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution
and its effect upon living things.
Chapter 4
1. Explain how carbon’s electron configuration determines the kinds and number of bonds that carbon
forms.
2. Describe how carbon skeletons may vary, and explain how this variation contributes to the diversity
and complexity of organic molecules. .
3. Name the major functional groups and describe the chemical properties of the organic molecules in
which they occur.
Chapter 40
1. Define bioenergetics and give four examples of how it helps to explain animal adaptations.
2. Define homeostasis. Describe the 3 functional components of a homeostatic control system. Use
these components to describe a specific animal control system.
3. Describe the natural variations found in the energy strategies of endotherms and ectotherms.
4. Diagram and explain a feedback system for thermoregulation.
PART 2: Non-Fiction Reading Assignment
Choose one of the following non-fiction books to read this summer. Don’t worry about memorizing
detail, but mark passages that are thought provoking.
You will complete a “double journal entry” on the template provided. Scroll down for the template.
Your double journal entry must be typed.
Make sure you save an electronic copy and your teacher will give you instructions on submitting it to
turnitin.com when school resumes in August.
Surviving the Extremes by Kenneth Kamler
Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin
Survival of the Sickest by Dr. Sharon Moalem
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
The Future of the Mind by Micho Kaku
Double Journal Entry template
1. Article citation
Left-hand side- Objective Summary & Highpoints Right-hand side- Subjective Reflections
2. Full summary of reading (10 or 12 sentences someone who
hasn't read the novel could understand)
1. Describe your thoughts on the overall
content of the reading.
2. How did it tie in with your experiences,
beliefs, philosophy, and prior knowledge?
3. Have your ideas changed or been
confirmed? Explain why or why not.
3. 6-10 thought provoking quotes from the reading; cite in
APA format.
1. Do you agree or disagree with each
point? Explain why you included these
quotes.
2. Are you annoyed, impressed, scared,
dazzled or something else entirely?
Explain.
3. Is there anything more you would like to
know about the topic? If not, what did you
learn?
4. Cite literature or research that is in
conflict with the author's position
Summarize and cite it here.
5. How did your reading and research on
this idea change your understanding of this
topic?
4. One question you have. Questions may involve how to
apply this reading to your local context, how the perspective
in this reading fits within your personal paradigm, etc.
1. Why is this question important to you?
2. What are the implications of the
question?
3. Search for literature or research that will
help you answer this question. Summarize
and cite it here. Explain
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