AP Biology Review
Pre-Class Work |
Class 1- Big Idea One: Evolution Darwin, Natural Selection, Speciation, All & Sym, Microevolution, Allele, Gene Flow, Genetic Drift, Bottleneck, Founder Effect, Temporal (and others) Isolation, Mutation |
Pre-Class Work |
Class 2- Big Idea 2 |
Class 3- Big Idea 3 Genetics, DNA, Replication, Gene Expression, DNA technology |
Pre-Class Work For Final Class |
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Survey Linked Here Pretest Linked here- Please fill in name and email. You will be analyzing your results for next class. Biozone PDF Reviews Evolution Content linked here.
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What we did: Brief Review of the Syllabus of AP Biology Nuts and Bolts of the Exam We discussed the construction of the exam into two parts. Part 1 with MC and Grid ins Part II with Short Free Response and Long Free Response Pacing & Grading Essay Writing Tips along with Do's and Don'ts (handout -please review) Looking for pts in a question Pacing of MC Practice Completed 10 MC in approximately 13 minutes and reviewed answers Assigned to complete the rest for hw for next week (class 9 only) Review Vocabulary Ex List of Vocabulary Generated that should be reviewed and filled in. Hand out of Evolution as a topic with practice MC (please complete) Short Free Response Practice Review of Key Vocabulary Identify vs Discuss Compare vs Explain Handout of Short Free Response Question (here) Hardy Weinberg Questions Two equations... Be sure that you identify what information is given in the problem Class 10 did - ppt review of content linked here |
To be collected: Evolution Unit Review See HW (doc file) PDF of Biozone Pages of Content linked here (will be linked soon!) Analyze your pretest results (in your email) with this handout. Be able to turn your analysis sheet in class Print out 2002 AP exam linked here. Bring to class for pacing practice. Big Idea 2 Biozone Pages Review packet- STRONGLY SUGGESTED that you complete beforehand. (19 pages) Has review of Big Idea 2 topics. |
Note: All the work we are giving you is NOT mandatory. We want to give you as many tools as you will need to prepare for the exam. Pick and choose what works for you BUT Practice! Practice! Practice! You can't learn to ride a horse by watching someone else ride a horse. YOU HAVE TO DO IT. WHAT WE DID: Any Questions? We reviewed questions from 2013 Practice Exam MC- please complete the MC for HW. And bring your questions to class next week. Please feel free to come early to review questions if you think you need more time. Reviewed MANY question in afternoon class! Had to stop. Will take more next week if you want! Quick Review of Nuts and Bolts 80 sec/MC question but you will need to save time for the grid in section which will take longer. Part II:7 minutes for short FR, 22 minutes for LONG FR each. Grading Long Free Response We practiced grading the long free response of 2009. Remember to look at how many points are possible in a question. Think about how to prepare your answer for the grader to best find your work- underline, clear text, no fluff. We suggest that you continue to grade the other essays to help you distinguish between good and bad answers. Link here. There are MANY long FR questions and answers available here at the College Board. Cell Structure and Transport Review the Packet that was handed out today. Has good review and practice mutiple choice questions. Linked here. Quick review of surface area to volume problems
Bacteria have a tremendous surface area to volume ratio...often 3:1 whereas eukaryotic cells tend to be .3 to 1! It's one of reasons that bacteria are so successful. How do eukaryotic cells compensate for the lower SAtoV ratio? Cell structure- Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic- Plant vs Animals ppt linked here. Water Potential Problems This seemed to take WAY more time that we anticipated. I linked a youtube video below that might help with more review. Highly suggested if you struggled today. We gave you a practice test today that was titled Osmosis and Diffusion. Highly suggested. Linked here too. THAT LINK WAS LAME....sorry! Try here. Packet of Essays for Practice! Linked here. Photosynthesis and Cell Respiration- barely. There was a Energetic packet with a content review and MC. There is a key attached. Strongly suggested. Photosynthesis ppt linked here Cell Respiration ppt linked here Will be online test of Photosynthesis and Respiration linked here.
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Review before Class on tests etc See HW section (below) for more resources on some of the material. What We Did: Genetics Reviewed major vocabulary in genetics Chi Square problems (handout in class) Mitosis and Meiosis Review DNA Structure and Replication ppt from here down experimental history how DNA replication allows for PCR 3' end!!!!! DNA organization Nucleosome and HDAC- transriptionally silent or active? methylation and hetorochromatin, Gene silencing Central Dogma transcriptional regulation and control elements of transcription non coding pieces of a gene. prokaryotic vs eukaryotic- mRNA editing translation- UTR and Start Codon updated central dogma Inducible Systems Lac and trp Operon Bacterial Transformation and Operons Gel Electrophoresis & Plasmid Mapping
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PRezi Review of the AP Exam Kids have asked for more practice resources: More Practice MC linked here Biochemistry Unit Review Packet here. Will be handed out in class too. Ecology Unit Review Packet here. Will be handed out in class too. Physiology Unit Review here. Will be handed out in class too. 100 Practice Questions linked here. BIG FILE!! WATCH OUT! |
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Homework:
Additional Review: Bozeman Biology AP Review of "NEW" Exam! Linked here. Bozeman Biology Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium linked here. Bozeman Biology Cladograms review linked here. Hardy Weinberg Problems- The Biology Place: Lab Bench- Review here
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Homework Finish 2013 MC- bring questions. Print out and complete 2002 exam pdf...linked on previous. For more review of Water potential problems click here: a great you tube review of problems. |
HW: Online File of Practice AP exam - some one made this one...not great but okay. Big Idea 3 review packet questions MC (handout in class) - See if you can find the questions that I think are wrong! Genetics Review packet (handout)- Great Practice MC! For extra practice: A pDF of more beginner type of Chi Square Analysis here. Found some chi square with answers. I did not "do" these out so there might be issues. Online version of an old Cliff's AP biology....I like the these! Good MC here but, these are for old exam. More resources: Hershey Chase Exp Meselson Stahl experiment Trp operon tutorial trp youtube video |