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Ap Biology Notebook

AP Biology Notebooks

Special Instructions:

1.    Use a 2″, 3-ring binder as your notebook.

2.    The cover of your notebook should have your name, subject, & period only!

3.    A master cover sheet with your name & period must be clipped into your notebook as the first sheet.

4.    Dividers with tabs labeled with the name of each section must be included.

5.    All papers must be clipped into the notebook in the correct order by units.

6.    Notebooks must be brought to class each day!

7.    Students will only receive credit for their notebook each nine weeks IF it is kept in order!

Notebook Sections:
SECTION 1 – SYLLABUS

SECTION 2 – HANDOUTS to BE SAVED ALL YEAR

  • Website sheet, class rules, notebook guidelines, safety rules, how to write abstracts and lab reports

SECTION 3 – UNIT WORK

  • Include a cover sheet for each unit with its number & title
  • Unit work should be in the following order — outlines, notes, worksheets, handouts, study guides, etc

SECTION 4 – COMPUTERIZED GRADE REPORTS

  • Printed from computer every 2 – 3 weeks

NOTE: A separate notebook will be kept for labs!
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Ap Unit 6 Heredity Study Guide

 

 

Unit 5    Molecular Genetics  Study Guide 

 

ü     Be able to describe & explain the experiments of the following scientists:
Frederick Griffith
Erwin Chargraff
Alfred Hershey
Martha Chase
Watson & Crick
Meselson & Stahl
Beadle & Tatum
“Dolly” experiment

ü     Know how DNA replicates including steps & the enzymes involved, energy required, nucleotides, leading & lagging strands, proofreading

ü     Be able to describe the ultrastructure of each component of the DNA & RNA molecules

ü     Know the steps of transcription, enzymes involved, etc

ü     Know the steps of translation, enzymes involved, etc.

ü     Be able to describe the structure & function of free and bound ribosomes

ü     Know the processing steps of newly made mRNA

ü     Know the types of mutations and their effects

ü     Know viral structure, reproduction, host recognition, viral genome, etc

ü     Be able to describe the prokaryotic genome, mechanisms for genetic recombination, & defenses against phages

ü     Differentiate between hetero- & euchromatin

ü     Know the function and use of restriction enzymes

ü     Be able to describe genomic differentiation

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AP Unit Cell Cycle Division

 

 

OPENERS NOTES POWERPOINTS WORKSHEETS & INTERACTIVES LABS TEST PREP GREAT LINKS

 

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OPENERS:

Right Click on Topic & choose “SAVE AS” to Show any of these 5 minute class openers!

CELL CYCLE & MITOSIS

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GREAT LINKS:

  • Cell Division: Binary Fission and Mitosis This site, from the University of Arizona, is an illustrated lecture place on mitosis and cell division. It contains many diagrams that may help you understand all the process of cell division.
  • Studying Cells  Introduce yourself to the cell as the fundamental unit of life and the scientific method.
  • The Cell Cycle & Mitosis  Understand the events that occur in the cell cycle and the process of mitosis that divides the duplicated genetic material creating two identical daughter cells.
  • Mitosis Animation Although the diagrams here are somewhat rough, they do a good job of showing the essential features of mitosis. Just remember that the figures show the nucleus, not the entire cell!
  • Meiosis Understand the events that occur in process of meiosis that takes place to produce our gametes.
  • Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, & Viruses Learn about the cells that make up all living systems, their organelles, and the differences between living cells and viruses.
  • The Cytoskeleton Learn that the cytoskeleton acts both a muscle and a skeleton, and is responsible for cell movement, cytokinesis, and the organization of the organelles within the cell.
  • Online Onion Root Tips Estimate the amount of time cell spent in each mitotic phase in this animated cyber-version of the chapter’s lab investigation. After completing this activity, identifying the phases of mitosis will be a snap.
  • Spindle Microtubules These amazing pictures show microtubule organization at interphase and during several stages of mitosis. (The microtubules are stained green, and the DNA is stained blue.)
  • Cytokinesis Movie This site shows a very nice cytokinesis of a mouse cell growing in a dish.
  • Amphibian Embryology This site provides a good overview of how mitosis takes a fertilized egg and produces an animal from it

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AP Unit 4 Genetics Study Guide

 

                          Unit IV   Genetics Study Guide     

  • Be able to determine the probability of getting a number by rolling a pair of dice.
  • Be able to work monohybrid crosses for complete and incomplete dominance and show genotypes, phenotypes, and ratios.
  • Be able to work dihybrid crosses and determine genotypes, phenotypes, and ratios.
  • Be able to explain and give examples of codominance, epitasis, polygenic inheritance, sex-linked inheritance….
  • Be able to work a problem on colorblindness.
  • Be able to list and explain Mendel’s laws of heredity.
  • Be able to discuss Morgan, Sutton, and Sturtevant’s contributions to the understanding of chromosomal inheritance.
  • Be able to define linkage and explain how it interferes with independent assortment.
  • Be able to predict the probability of a genotype occurring for a cross involving 4 traits. (Rule of Multiplication)
  • Be able to name and describe a genetic defect caused by nondisjunction of sex chromosomes.
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AP Unit 2 Cell Study Guide

Unit 2    Cells Study Guide

How do bacterial cells differ from animal cells?
Cells that make proteins would have a large number of ________?
What protein makes up the cytoskeleton & gives a cell its shape?
How do phospholipids in the cell membrane move?
If a body cell had 24 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would be in the gamete?
If chromosomes have the same genes in the same location & the same banding pattern, they are said to be ___?
What chemical in animal cell membranes maintains their fluid nature?
Facilitated diffusion & active transport both require what molecules in cell membranes?
Name the 3 stages of cell signaling.
How does a sexual life cycle increase genetic variation?
What organelle converts light energy into chemical energy?
What will happens to the chromosomes in a cell that passes the restriction checkpoint?
What type of scope is needed to study the internal structure of a cell?
Does the cytoskeleton limit cell size?
Describe the signal-transduction pathway in animals.
What type of cells do not reproduce more cells by mitosis & cytokinesis?
Is diffusion active or passive transport?
How can you determine if a cell is in an isotonic solution?
What organelle makes lipids?
What is the function of these cell structures — mitochondrion, chloroplast, ribosome, lysosome, cell wall, & chromosomes?
How does CO2 move into a cell?
Name the parts of the cytoskeleton.
What cell organelles have two membranes?
What is active transport?
How does potassium move into & out of a cell?
How does one rotting piece of fruit affect the ripening of others?
Name all structures in a cell responsible for movement.
In what organisms is cell signaling less important?
If a cell has 92 chromosomes at the start of mitosis, how many will be in the daughter cells?
Describe paracrine signaling.
When do tetrads from in a cell?
What is the function of tyrosine-kinase receptors?
At what point are chromatids attached to each other?
What is the function of glycolipids & glycoproteins in animal cell membranes?
How does telophase of mitosis differ in plant & animal cells?
When the signal molecule changes the protein receptor, what process begins?
What is membrane potential?
What effect would calcium deficiency have on a plant?
Besides the nucleus, where else can DNA be found in a cell?
Do plant cells have mitochondria? Why or why not?
Which proteins in the cell membrane function in active transport?
Why would bacterial cells not be capable of phagocytosis?
Why are eukaryotic cells larger than prokaryotic cells?
What is the purpose of cell fractionation?
Through what type of junctions do ions travel between cells?
How can you determine if a karyotype is from a male or female?
How do genetic differences in clones occur?
If the spindle can not form, at what stage will mitosis no longer proceed?
What will be true of cells that undergo mitosis but not cytokinesis?
What cellular structure helps form the cleavage furrow in animal cells?
How do receptor proteins in a membrane act like enzymes?
What occurs during prophase of mitosis?
By what process do large solids move into a cell?
Does the movement of oxygen & carbon dioxide across cell membranes require energy?
Describe the interior of chloroplasts & mitochondria.
How is synaptic signaling different than hormone signaling?
What is a karyotype?
How do daughter & parent cells compare with each other?
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