Dixon's AP Biology

Dixon's Bio Web AP Biology AP Bio Course Expectations Hillis Website 2012 Cell reproduction Wiki] 2011 Taxonomy Wiki] 2013 Diversity of Life Wiki] BioBuilder.org BioBuilding Synthetic Bio Curriculum Parent's Guide to AP Bio Anatomy and Physiology Standard Bio E-mail me!

Resources for 2013-2014 On-line resources for the text Mid year study guide Unit 4: Plant Growth and Physiology Plant Hormone POGIL Plant defenses article How plants secretly talk to each other Bean Bonsai Project Transpiration Lab Bench Activity Plants in the Environment (chap 28) PowerPoint Plant Nutrition (chap 25) PowerPoint Chapter 24 Plant Structure and Growth PowerPoint Chapter 21 Evolution of Flowering Plants PowerPoint Chapter 26 Plant Growth and Development Chapter 27 Reproduction of Flowering Plants PowerPoint Flipped Classroom - Bozeman Videos Plant and Animal Defense] Transpiration Lab Plants Intro Plant Structure Plant nutrition and transport Plant Control Photosynthesis Learning Objectives 1. Analyze phylogenetic trees and discuss the evolution of plants based on adaptations to the environment and reproductive pattern (chapter 21) Key Concepts: Phylogenetic tree of Plantae Phylogenetic tree of Land Plants Adaptations to life on land (cuticle, true organs, vascular system) Life cycles/alternation of generation of (general pattern, mosses, ferns, angiosperms) Reproduction in angiosperms Endosymbiosis produced the first photosynthetic eukaryotes 2. Describe plant structures and relate the structure to its function (chapter 24) Key Concepts: Plant cell structure Plasmodesmata and communication Apical/Basal Orientation of plants Root structure and function for nutrient and water absorption Stem structure and function for nutrient and water transport Leaf structure and function for photosynthesis and transpiration Primary and secondary growth Domestication has altered plant form 3. Explain how plant structure provides a mean for transport throughout the plant and the regulation of that transport to enable plant homeostasis (chapter 25) Key Concepts: Homeostasis Nutrient acquisition through ion exchange Interactions between plant root and microorganisms Carnivorous plants Water Potential Role of cell membranes and permeability in water transport (aquaporins, proton pumps, Casparian strip, apoplast, symplast) Xylem structure and function Phloem structure and function Pressure flow (source and sink) Transpiration process and control transpiration - cohesion - tension theory pressure flow 4. Explain adaptations by which plants interact with their environment while maintaining proper growth patterns (chapter 26 and 27.2) Key Concepts Timing and coordination of plant development Gibberelins - seed germination Auxins Ethylene - fruit ripening (w/feedback loop) diversity of plant hormones and their effects hormones cause change from vegetative to reproductive state (CH 27.2) Phytochromes and plant response to light Thigmotropism, phototropism, gravitropism Circadian rhythms Photoperiodism (CH 27.2) 5. Explain adaptations by which plants interact with their environment while maintaining homeostasis (chapter 28) Key Concepts Plant defenses against pathogens (barriers, induced responses, hypersensitive responses) Plant immune responses (chemical and physical) Mechanical and chemical defenses against herbivores Adaptations to environmental stresses: water limitations (w/feedback loop), toxins, water stress and salinity Crab Feeding lab Crab Feeding Lab Instructions Videos of crabs feeding Sears & Rittschof 1991 Required reading Reinsel & Rittschof 1995 Ritt & Buswell 1989 Crab Feeding lab PowerPoint Unit 3 Animal Physiology Immune System POGIL Immune system Webquest Immune System (chap 31) PowerPoint Nervous System PowerPoint Neuron Structure POGIL Neuron Function POGIL Cell Signaling and Animal Hormones PowerPoint Cell communication POGIL Signal Transduction Pathways POGIL Control of Blood Sugar POGIL Membrane Structure POGIL Membrane Function POGIL Diffusion, Osmosis, and Water Potential Lab bench Feedback Mechanisms POGIL Virtual Daphnia Lab data sheet Virtual Daphnia labbench Chapter 29 Environmental Physiology PowerPoint Flipped Classroom--Bozeman Elements of a feedback loop Feedback loops Homeostasis review Homeostatic evolution Homeostatic disruptions Response to external environments Q10, the temperature coefficient Cell membrane Cell membrane transport Diffusion and Osmosis AP Lab Osmoregulation Water Potential Diffusion and osmosis lab Evolutionary significance of cell communication Cell communication Signal transduction pathways Effects of changes in pathways Endocrine system Information exchange Nervous system Plant and animal defenses Immune system Learning Objectives 1. Analyze data to illustrate how animals use feedback mechanisms to maintain their internal environments and respond to external environmental changes.(Chapter 29) Key Concepts Negative feedback Feedback inhibition Positive feedback Set point Homeostasis Circadian and other physiological rhythms 2. Use examples and graphical data to explain how animals maintain temperature homeostasis and respond to environmental temperature changes.(Chapter 29) Key Concepts Endothermy Ectothermy Metabolic rate Q10 Aestivation Hibernation 3. Use examples to explain how animals maintain osmotic homeostasis and respond to environmental osmotic changes. (Chapter 40) Key concepts Osmotic balance Environmental impacts (freshwater, marine, moist, desert) Nitrogenous waste Osmoregulation Osmoconformity Countercurrent exchange 4. Explain how the structure of the cell membrane enables its role in maintaining homeostasis through selective permeability.(Chapter 5) Key Concepts Surface area to volume ratio (including calculations) Selective permeability Active transport, simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion Importance of polarity Osmosis Exocytosis and endocytosis Water Potential (lab) 5. Relate the action of hormones to the action of second messenger systems within cells.(Chapter 5 and 30) Key Concepts Membrane receptor specificity Transduction Amplification Second messenger systems (cAMP, IP3-Calcium) Special, non-animal cases: Fruiting in slime molds and quorum sensing in bacteria 6. For select hormones, describe their control, feedback, target cells and effects.(Chapter 30) Key concepts Feedback and thyroid hormones Biochemistry of thyroid hormones Action at a distance Stress Response Role of Releasing factors and Stimulating hormones Relationship of hypothalamus and pituitary Antagonistic hormones and regulation of calcium Influence of hormones on insect growth and molting Compare and contrast aldosterone and ADH 7. Use diagrams to explain how neurons carry signals that transmit information.(Chapter 34) Key Concepts Nervous system organization Relate neuron structure to its function Action Potential and membrane conductance Integration at the axon hillock Role of myelination on conduction speed Synaptic transmission Reflex arc Autonomous Nervous System Organization of the human brain Evolution of the nervous system 8. Relate the function of our immune system to the concept of self/non-self (Chapter 31) Key Concepts Innate defenses in humans and other animals Clonal selection Humoral acquired immunity Cell mediated acquired immunity Control by Helper T cell Major histocompatibility complex Primary vs. Secondary immune responses Antibody structure and function Unit 2 Evolution Evolution of Life PowerPoint Unity and Diversity of Life Wiki Project Selection and Speciation POGIL Phylogenetic Trees POGIL Hardy-Weinberg POGIL Chapter 18 HW Evolution timeline essay (write like an exam essay) Chapter 18 HW Mass Extinction Pogil Evolution AP Bio Learning Objectives Chapter 15 Mechanisms of Evolution PowerPoint Chapter 17 Speciation PowerPoint Chapter 16 Classification and Phylogenies Species Case Study Link to BLAST lab pdf Flipped Classroom: Bozeman videos on evolution: Natural Selection Examples of Natural Selection Genetic Drift Evidence for Evolution Essential Characteristics of Life Phylogenetics Speciation and Extinction Speciation Evolution Continues Abiogenesis Origin of Life, Scientific Evidence Learning objectives: 1. Explain how natural selection can cause changes in the genetic makeup of a population over time. Analyze and evaluate data, and use models to investigate evolutionary changes in populations. (Hillis Chapter 15) Key Concepts Darwin's influences OCVSRS Phenotype, Genotype and Allele frequency Evolutionary fitness and reproductive success Graphical analysis of allele frequencies Humans as a selection pressure Environment as a selection pressure Sources of variation random, not directed Important examples: Finches, Antibiotic resistance, moths, mice in southwest 2. Explain how chance and random events can cause changes in the genetic makeup of a population over time. Analyze and evaluate data, and use models to investigate evolutionary changes in populations. (Hillis Chapter 15) Key Concepts Genetic drift Gene flow Genetic bottlenecks Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Hardy-Weinberg problems 3. Demonstrate how the study of evolution is supported by evidence from: (Hillis Chapter 15) Geology Fossils Molecular biology Genetics Embryology Morphology (anatomy and physiology) 6. Relate the concept of species to reproductive isolation. (Hillis Chapter 17) Key Concepts Definitions of Species Reproductive isolating mechanisms Adaptive radiation Polyploidy Paedomorphogenesis Hybridization Relation to changes in allele frequency Speciation and Extinction rates 6. Interpret cladograms and phylogenetic trees as graphical representations (models) of evolutionary history (Hillis Chapter 16) Key concepts Derived characteristics Primitive characteristics Clade Parsimony Common ancestors DNA, Protein, Morphological, or fossil based BLAST Compare and contrast characteristics of the domains and of the kingdoms Use a cladogram to examine major trends in the evolution of: Domains Kingdoms Plant Phyla Animal Phyla 7. Discuss, citing supporting scientific evidence, theories about the natural origin and history of life on Earth Hillis Chapter 18 Key Concepts Early conditions on Earth Relationship inorganic and organic molecules Relationship between biochemical monomers and polymers Organic soup model RNA world Geologic, chemical, molecular and genetics evidence Extinction events Biochemistry and Cell Biology Test Construction Project Biochemistry and Cell Biology Test Construction Project (with rubric) Resources Biochemistry (chap 2 & 3) slides from Hillis text Cell (chap 4) slides from Hillis text Cell energy (chap 6 slides from Hillis text A sample AP style essay question with answer key A PowerPoint illustrating the types of questions that will be used on the AP Bio Exam A summary of Bloom's Taxonomy. This (or variations thereof) is used by teachers to construct tests that cover many thinking levels. A variation on Bloom's Taxonomy A primer on the types of questions that appear on tests Tips for designing multiple choice questions Tips for writing multiple choice questions for higher order thinking Flipped classroom: This is the Bozeman YouTube Channel. It is a great sources of videos on all things AP Bio. Search out the ones that relate to this material. Flipped classroom: This is Anderson's (aka Bozeman science) website. You may find it easier to find pertinent videos here. Unit 1 Ecology Ecology unit objectives Objective 3. Use graphical analysis and explain how populations change over time due to characteristics of the species and interactions with other species. Key Concepts Population growth curve Population growth equations R-strategy K-strategy Density dependent limiting factors Density independent limiting factors Age structure diagrams Life strategy data and graphs Examples of population reduction endangering communities Population Ecology (chap 43) PowerPoint--revised On-line resources for text chapter 43 Flipped classroom: Anderson on exponential growth Flipped classroom: Anderson on logistic growth Flipped classroom: Anderson on r and K selection Population corridors text investigation Objective 4A. Analyze and explain how organisms in a community interact in complex ways to affect the flow of energy and matter. 4B. Use examples to describe how the variation of individuals in a population and the diversity of species in an ecosystem affect the ecosystem’s stability. Key Concepts Symbiotic relationships (mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, competition, predation) Decomposition Keystone species Examples of population reduction endangering communities Invasive species Coloration and camouflage Mimicry Chapter 44 Species interactions in ecosystems PowerPoint Flipped classroom: Anderson on niche Flipped classroom: Anderson on population interactions Flipped classroom: Anderson on communities Objective 1. Use models to explain how populations, communities and ecosystems are affected by complex biotic and abiotic interactions involving the exchange of matter and free energy. Key Concepts Food webs and chains Trophic levels Energy, biomass and population pyramids Nutrient cycles Objective 6.Analyze data and use examples to explain how disruptions to ecosystems impact the dynamic homeostasis or balance of the ecosystem. Key Concepts Invasive species Primary succession Secondary succession Various forms of pollution Habitat loss Water and nutrient availability Disease Climate change Chapter 45 Ecological communities PowerPoint Chapter 46 The global ecosystem PowerPoint Flipped classroom: Anderson on Ecosystems Flipped classroom: Anderson on Biotic and Abiotic factors Flipped classroom: Anderson on succession Flipped classroom: Anderson on Ecosystem change Flipped classroom: Anderson on Environmental materials exchange Flipped classroom: Anderson on Ecosystem dynamics Objective 5. Explain how organisms within populations and within communities, interact through communication and behaviors. Key Concepts Innate behavior Learning Vocalizations and warning Altruistic behavior Chapter 41 Animal Behavior PowerPoint Flipped classroom: Anderson on Animal Behavior and learning Other materials: Environmental geography (chap 42) PowerPoint 2013 Summer AP Bio Summer Reading Assignment Resources for 2012-2013 When Pigs Fly Case Study Part 1 When Pigs Fly Case Study Part 2 When Pigs Fly Case Study parts 3 and 4 Cell Energetics (chap 6) PowerPoint Link to Transformation Lab Link to lab pre-test Genes, Development, Evolution (chap 14) PowerPoint Biotechnology (chap 13) PowerPoint Genomes (chap 12) PowerPoint Gene Regulation (chap 11) PowerPoint Protein Synthesis (chap 10) PowerPoint DNA structure and replication (chap 9) PowerPoint Molecular Genetics (chaps 9-14) Objectives Cell Cycle and Heredity (chap 7 & 8) Objectives Heredity (chap 8) PowerPoint Cell Cycle (chap 7) PowerPoint Mid year study guide Plant Evolution (chap 21) PowerPoint Plant Body (chap 24) PowerPoint Plant Nutrition (chap 25) PowerPoint Plant Growth and Development (chap 26) PowerPoint Reproduction of Flowering Plants (chap 27) PowerPoint Plants in the Environment (chap 28) PowerPoint Bean Bonsai Plant Project Unity and Diversity of Life Wiki Project Nervous and Immune Systems PowerPoint Animal Hormones PowerPoint Animal Environmental Physiology PowerPoint Animal Physiology Unit Objectives Classification and Phylogenetics (chap 16) PowerPoint Evolution Unit objectives Evolution (chaps 15-17) PowerPoint Species Case Study Data Page Ecology unit objectives Population Ecology (chap 43) PowerPoint Environmental geography (chap 42) PowerPoint Ecological relationships (chap 44) PowerPoint Community Ecology (chap 45) PowerPoint Global Resources (chap 46) PowerPoint The 2012 AP Bio curriculum guide The 2012 AP Bio Summer Assignment Resources for Biochemistry test construction project: Biochemistry Test Construction Project AP Biochemistry objectives A parody poem for your enjoyment: If (with apologies to Rudyard Kipling) If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on the teacher; If you can trust the teacher’s faith in you, When you are doubting yourself; If you can work and not be too tired by working, And do the work because it helps you learn, And not because it will be graded. Or because it is required; If you can dream of success on the test- and not make those dreams your master; If you can think-and not give up because you don’t know something; If you can meet hard tests and independent projects with triumph and disaster And treat those two results just the same; If you can hear that biology truths are messy and not always true, That thinking biology is merely facts and terms is a trap for fools, And the teacher’s job is not to supply truths But to challenge your mind and help you develop tools; If you can make a judgment based on all your understandings And risk it on one answer to an unfamiliar question, And get it wrong but learn from that And feel satisfied that you did; If you can force yourself to take ownership of your learning To truly learn long after you’ve been accepted into college, And so not give up when there is nothing in it for you Except the Will to develop more sophisticated understanding; If you can talk to your class and help everyone learn, Or ask questions of wonder or confusion or ‘possiblies’; If you can recall your learning from last year or last week And apply it to new situations and grow new synapses; If you can believe that deeply understanding 70% of the concepts Is better than knowing 100% of the terms; If can believe that you own your learning in class and out And tutors or looking up answers will not help on tests; Yours is deeper understanding of biology and all that’s in it, And-which is more-you’ll be an AP Scholar my student! What we're up to... Welcome to my AP Bio web site. The material below is from the 2011-2012 school year and I'll be updating it as we implement the new AP Bio curriculum this year. I'll use this page for announcements and thoughts. You can use the links on the side to check out course related materials and some interesting web sites we'll be using throughout the year. Below are links to some assignments and rubrics as well as unit objectives. There are links to many biology resources on the Bio Web page. I'm very much looking forward to this year. I spent the summer working on developing synthetic biology materials for our use this year. Check out the BioBuilding link to learn more about how I spent my summer. Older Unit Links Lab Bench with the AP required labs Biochemistry (c. 4-5) Power Point Unit 6 Respiration and Photosynthesis (c. 9-10) Power Point Unit 6 Metabolism (c. 6) Power Point A list of animations. Scroll down to find two replication animations as well as ones for protein synthesis etc. Unit 5 Molecular Genetics (c. 16-21) Power Point Unit 5: Heredity (c. 14 & 15) Power Point Unit 5: Cell Reproduction (c. 12 & 13) Power Point Unit 4.5 Animal Digestion (c. 41) Power Point Unit 4.4 Senses and muscles (c.49) Power Point Unit 4.3: Nervous system (c. 48) Power Point Unit 4.2: Endocrine system and cell signaling (chap 45 & 11) Power Point Unit 4.1: Immune system (c. 43) Power Point Unit 3.5 Animal structure and function (c. 40) Power Point Unit 3.5: Environmental physiology (c. 44) Power Point Unit 3.5: Animal Circulation and Respiration (c. 42) Power Point Unit 3: Plant structure and transport (c. 35-38) Power Point Unit 3: Cell Structure (c.7&8) Power Point Bioinformatics activity Unit 2: Evolution Power Point Unit 2: Evolution Objectives PDF Unit 1: Ecology Objectives PDF Unit 1: Ecology slides Assignments and Rubric Links Molecular Ecology Project When pigs fly case study parts 3 and 4 pdf When pigs fly case study part 2 pdf When pigs fly case study part 1 pdf When pigs fly case study part 1 word Color my world lab ppt Cell Reproduction wiki period 2 Cell Reproduction wiki period 3 Cell Repro Project Cell Repro Project rubric Summer Assignment Taxonomy Project Taxonomy Project Rubric PDF Species Case Study Lab Report Rubric PDF Essay Rubric PDF