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Summer assignment
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Dear AP Biology student:
PLEASE Read Carefully:
Since you have decided to commit to the Biology AP class,
you should know what to expect from the course, and what will be expected of you.
-Below, you will find the summer assignment,
and will take the test on Monday, August 14. (You will be able to (and should) call or text me (Whatsapp chat).
-This year we will need to meet on AT LEAST one Saturday per semester
for reviews, mock tests, or long laboratory exercises
-Independent work will be assigned to you for the
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring breaks. You will have a test a day or two after classes start or you might take
a take-home test with you.
-Please understand that to pass the May AP Biology test, you
should have a clear understanding of all topics in the book. Therefore, you must read the assigned chapters in their entirety
unless otherwise stated.
NO IFS, NO BUTS, NO EXCUSES!
If you decide to take this course, please understand
that you will need to dedicate a lot of time to reading the book, studying for tests, and writing essays. This is a fast-paced
course, so if you belong to sport teams, clubs or class directive, take time to think about the time you will need to catch
up if you miss any classes. You will be required to study over weekends, so think about your social activities.
AP Biology Summer Assignment:
These are the first chapters you must have read for the first
day of class. They are basic topics of biology and chemistry we will build on, so make sure you understand them. DO NOT HESITATE
TO ASK QUESTIONS!!
I do not expect you to know everything. In fact a good student is
one that can admit when they need help deciphering info (among other qualities)
Any non-biological vocabulary (for example: hierarchy) can be looked
up in a dictionary (or Googled)
Do not read one sentence if you did not understand the one before.
Always study the figures and graphs! They are there for a reason and will be
included in tests (without warning). They are a great part of the May test
Chapter 1
-Make sure that you understand the themes in the study of life,. You
might be asked to explain any of those statements.
-Know the properties of life (fig. 1.3)
-Know
the hierarchy of life (fig. 1.4)
-Distinguish domains from one another (fig. 1.15a-c) and the kingdoms
within Domain Eukarya. IN DETAIL
SKIM over concepts 1.3 and 1.4
Chapter 2
Do the self-quiz, at the end of the chapter: ( answers in the back)
You do not have to read if you are able to define and recognize the following:
-Atomic number
-Atomic mass (weight)
-Compound
-Element
-Isotope
-Trace element
-Van
der Waals interactions
-Electronegativity (IMPORTANT)
-Covalent bond
-Ionic bonds
-Polar covalent bond (IMPORTANT)
-Nonpolar covalent bond (IMPORTANT)
-Anion
-Cation
-Hydrogen bond
Chapter 3:
-Know properties of water (Well!)
o Cohesion
o Adhesion
o Specific heat
o Ice floats
o High heat of vaporization
o Good Solvent
-Define the following terms
o heat ( vs Temperature)
o mole
o acid
o base
o buffer
o hydrophobic
o hydrophilic
-Explain Dissociation of water molecules
Homework: BE READY TO ANSWER ESSAY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE TOPICS LISTED ABOVE.
Chapter 6:
Describe all parts of the cell, be able to label cell
Watch youtube.com: (twice if necessary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZxq0lrnVQ ( Why are cells small?) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuG4ZZ1GbzI
(2.1.6 Explain the importance of the surface area to volume ratio as a factor limiting cell size).
You will be asked to write on essay based on these two videos.
Tentative Schedule
Day 1: Intro, and Q and A on chapters 1, 2,3 and 6
Day 2: Review for Test:chapters 1, 2,3 and 6
For 3rd
day of AP class ( Monday Aug 14: TEST)
By second week: start reading chapters
4 and 5:
DRAW AND RE-DRAW THE EXAMPLES OF ORGANIC MOLECULES. (FOR EASY RECOGNITION LATER)
Even if you do not completely understand, it helps to always make a list of bold-faced
terms.
DO NOT HESITATE TO TEXT WITH SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
The work assigned is due the first day of class. If you will be travelling,
I expect the work either before you leave (call me) or emailed to me:
imuniz@baldwin-school.org
DUE FIRST DAY OF CLASS:
Materials for first day of class:
1. Textbook
2. Notebook (any kind, as long as it is only for biology)
3. 1 ― to 2 inch binder ( your choice) (preferably with clear plastic page
protector but not necessary with the following:
4. Summer Work:
-From chapter 3:Typed (double spaced) list of
words and their definition or brief explanation
o Cohesion
o Adhesion
o Specific heat
o Ice floats
o High heat of vaporization
-From Chapter 6:
o A list of all cell parts and their functions (include cell to cell junction)
-The answers to the following questions:
1. What role (function) of cell is associated with: (include examples of each)
-Many mitochondria
-No mitochondria
-Many Rough ER
-Many Golgi apparati (Golgi bodies)
-Many smooth ER
2. How are Chloroplasts similar to Mitochondria? What is their possible ancestry?
3. From page 745: What is the role of tracheids and vessel elements? What advantage
does lack of organelles provide?
4. Explain whether you would use a light microscope, a transmission electron
microscope (TEM), or a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to perform each of the following tasks: Explain why
a. Examining fine structural details within cell organelles
b. Observing how a cell changes shape as it moves
c. Studying tiny bumps on the cell surface
d. Filming changes in the shape of the nucleus as it prepares to divide
5. Name the domains of life and briefly describe their distinguishing characteristics
-Answered "Practice QUIZ"(it's practice so we will go over answers in class)
List of word origin (for reference during the year)
NEXT
Assignment From chapters 4 and 5:
You will asked to add to your binder:
List of definitions from each chapter
Drawings of:
Functional groups
Organic compounds
Name___________________ Date______________________
AP Biology Practice Quiz Chapters 1,2 and 4
I. Multiple choice section. In the blank next to the question, write the letter
that corresponds to the best answer.
_____1. Biologists group living things into ___ domains
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 10
_____2. At the most fundamental level in in life’s hierarchy, all living
things contain the same basic
a. cells
b. tissues
c. organs
d. molecules
e. systems
_____3. The information in _____ underlies all of the properties that distinguish
life from nonlife
a. carbon
b. DNA
c. Proteins
d. Populations
e. Chemical nutrients
_____4. ____ has characteristics that result from the organization of its component
____.
a. A population.... ecosystems
b. A tissue.... organs
c. A cell....Tissues
d. An organism....organ systems
e. A molecule....cells
_____5. A base is a substance that
a. dissolves in water
b. forms covalent bonds with other compounds
c. donates hydrogen ions to solutions
d. is a versatile solvent
e. removes hydrogen ions from solutions
_____6. Most of water's unique properties result from the fact that water molecules
a. are very small
b. tend to repel each other
c. are extremely large
d. tend to stick together
e. are in constant motion
_____7. Molecules are always moving. Some molecules move faster than others;
____ is a measure of their average velocity of movement
a. polarity
b. heat
c. temperature
d. electronegativity
e. density
_____8. Adding acid tends to _________ of a solution.
a. increase the hydrogen ion concentration and raise the pH
b. increase the hydrogen ion concentration and lower the pH
c. decrease the hydrogen ion concentration and raise the pH
d. decrease the hydrogen ion concentration and lower the pH
e. c or d, depending on the original acidity
_____9. A glass of grapefruit juice, at pH 3, contains ____H+ as a glass of tomato
juice, at pH 4.
a. one tenth as much (ten times less)
b. half as much
c. twice as much THIS KIND OF QUESTION IS IMPORTANT
d. three times less
e. ten times as much
II. Matching. Choose the organelle (Column B) that is best described by the
statement in column A. Write the letter on the blank space.
Column A Column B (Organelles)
____1. Synthesize proteins A. Nucleus
____2. Full of digestive enzymes, help digest food. B. Nucleolus
____3. Contains DNA, considered the information center. C. Rough ER
____4. In charge of packaging material for export. D. Smooth ER
____5. In charge of making ribosomes. E. Ribosomes
____6. Stores water and minerals in plant cells
F. Mitochondria
____7. Photosynthesis in plant cells.
G. Lysosome
____8. Transports proteins within the cell.
H. Golgi Apparatus
_____9. Sacs of membranes involved in detoxifying poisons
I. Vacuole
_____10. Cellular respiration takes place here
J. Chloroplasts
_____11. Tiny organelles, may be attached to the rough ER.
____12. Transform chemical energy in glucose into a more usable form of energy.
_____13. Found in larger quantities in phagocytic white blood cells.
_____14. Needed to give energy to muscle cells.
_____15. Transform sunlight into chemical energy stored in glucose.
Etymology ( origin of words)
Learn the following words. You will be given a vocabulary word test in which
you should be able to recognize the meaning of a word based on the origin of its parts.
Example: An means "without" or "not"
Aeros means air or oxygen
Thus, an anaerobic organism is one that can live without oxygen.
1. eu True, good
2.
albus Alb, albo: white
3. luteus, luteum: yellow
4. Chloro:
green
5. erythro,
eryth: red
6. aureus:
gold
7. cyano
:blue
8. photo,phyte: Plant
9. chromo:color
10. pro, protos: First, before
11. karyon, karyo: Kernel, center
, nucleus
12. type,
typos: Impression, image
13. amphi:
Of both kinds, on both sides
14. anthropos: Man
15. australis:Southern
16. Di, bi
: Two
17. diplo,
dupli: Double
18. glyc, Glycol, gulch: Sugar,
sweet
19. hypo:
Under, beneath
20. hyper:
Above, over
21. iso:
Same, equal
22. hippo
:Horse
23. mono:
One
24. uni :
One, single
25. Stome,
stoma: Mouth, opening
26. lyso, Lytic, lysis :Break, burst
27. cyto, cyte: cell
28. plasma,
plasm: Molded or created thing
29. gastro,
Gaster, gastric : Belly, stomach
30. halo,
hali : Salt
31. phile, philic: Love, loving
32. Haema, hema, hemo: Blood
33. emia: Blood
34. zoo:
animal
35. myco : fungus
36. rrhizo,
rrhizae: root
37. epi: Upon, above
38. trophos, trophic :nutrient
39. -osis:
Denotes action: example: osmosis, endocytosis
40. -in:
Pertaining to
41. endo: inside
42. phago: phage: Feed, eat
43. Exo- Out,
outside
44. extra:
Outside or beyond
45. photo:
light
46. meta:
Between, middle, among
47. ana:
Back, against, up
48. telo, tele : Final, end, complete
49. tome, tomy: cut
50. Inter- Between,
among
51. Trans- Across,
changing, beyond
52. gen,
Geno, genesis: That which produces
53. Carcino- cancer
54. onco:
cancer
55. logy,
Logos, logic: Knowledge, or study of
56. co: together
57. con:
Against
58. homeo, homo:Similar, same
59. stasis,static:
State of standing
60. In- in
61. ingest:
Take into body
62. egest
:Take out of body
63. ped, Pedo, pedia: Child, children
64. -oid:Similar
to
65. andros,
andro: man
66. archaea, archae: ancient
Examples
of words:
Hypercholesterolemia
(hyper + cholesterol+ emia)
Endocytosis
(endo + cyto + osis)
Anatomy (
tomy (cut) + ana (up)
Do NOT just
memorize this list. A good way to study is look up words in a dictionary with these prefixes or suffixes.
Warning!!
Material covered in one test will be repeated in the next test. SPECIALLY the ones where you do not do so well.
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