Mrs. Edery's AP Biology Website


Materials - please bring a 3-ring binder to class
Please plan bring your textbook to class on a regular basis now that we are getting closer to our exam date!

February Calendar


2/1
2/2
2/3
sat/sun
2/6
2/7
classwork:
pg. 281 14.4 concept check


2/8 classwork:  pg. 284-285 #1-19 genetics problems - show punnett squares and your work!

More genetics practice- take these quizzes and test yourself!


2/9
Read ch. 15.1, 15.2 and answer pg. 289 and  292 concept checks using complete sentences/show punnett squares or work
2/10
sat/sun
2/13

Remember to use your study guides( i.e. cliffs notes AP Bio....) and review the Genetics/DNA sections
2/14
Happy valentine's day!
hw:  please read these links related to karyotyping



2/15

pairs can turn in one set of karyotypes (4 total: 2 normal - a male and a femaie, and two abnormal karytypes assigned to your pair)
each individual student should complete the research questions about the abnormal cases
2/16
2/17
sat/sun
g. 289 and  292 concept checks using complete sentences/sho
nne
t squares or work       2/10    sat/sun                         

                        1/3     1/5
Per. 1 in class
Per. 2 to PAC

http://molbio.princeton.edu/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=246 ]Info on Dr. Wieschaus to review for lecture       1/6
Mitosis lab drawings, tables, and questions due

In class t
day you should work on ch. 11 questions 1-19 and work with your group to plan assigned topic to present on monday.
        sat/sun
Finish ch. 11 questions #1-19 on handout due Monday

email a copy of group handout
or monday's cell comm all  Monday before class! 1/9

ons



Please plan bring your textbook to class on a regular basis now that we are getting closer to our exam date!    1/10  updated!
study guide due

Students should complete reading ch. 11 9thru pg. 225) and then answer questions in concept checks on pg. 214 #1-4, #1-4 pg. 218, #1-2 pg. 223, #1-2 pg. 225

Also, students should plan to

[ http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab1/intro
html ]osmosis/diffusion lab online with water potential practice probs and tutorial

osmosis/diffusion
AP Lab 1due     1/12
**Please be sure that Lab 1 osmosis/ diffusion is turned in - I will be receiving it from Dr. Sprague so that I can grade it!

Classwork to complete today:
complete reading of ch. 12 -The cell cycle.
Complete concept check questions 1-6 pg. 238,
pg. 240 Inquiry “w
at if” quest
on,
pg
243 concept chec
quest
ons 1-5.  All questions must be answered using
omplete sentences

        1/13
no school       sat/sun 1/16
No School -     1/17
        1/18
ch. 13
 131 -13.4 concept check questions     1/19
Per 1-3 P
otein D
ta Bank Lesson and Research
with Dr. Dutta from Ru
gers!   1/20
Per 1-3 Protein Data Bank Les
on a
d Research      sat/sun 1/23
Per 1-2 Protein Data Bank Lesson and Research   1/24
ch. 13 self quiz questsions pg. 261     1/25    1/26  
G
od luck on your exams!
Exam per 1 and 2 today
Exam per
2 - be ready to take a  practi
e AP Bio multiple
choice exam     1/27
N
Bi
ay

Exams 5 &
arbohydrate PPT 12/2
cord.org/database/activities/3
9.html ]Lipids and Carb's onlinpickase a
tivi
y due   12/6

Lipids and Nucleic Acids
Lab 2: enzymes c
talas
lab to
ay

/BiomolMCRev.pdf ]Biomolecules Review M
lt. C
oice    12/9
        sat/sun 12/12
Biochem Unit Test
1 essay and mult. choice.       12/13
**Bring your text to class today.       12/14   12/15

You
tions b
next Wed. the 22nd     12/16

Plasm
membrane group handout due today!

Plasma memb
ane Present's start today

Organelle graphic organizer worksheet and two sided plant/auestions
nd su
mit d
ta

Osmosis and Diffusion lab [ fcp://@monet.prs.k12
%231003731/kederly/osm
islab
pdf
data here       12/22   12/23   Winter Vacation!

Rest
ell
nd Enjoy your time off!                                                 

November Due Dates


        10/3
        11/1    11/2
classification presentations t
day     11/3    11/4    Sat./Sun.
Colored Molecu
ar clocks due
         11/9
Animal Classification bring phyla wksts to class - have all cards in the correct categories!

Timed Writing -
edo - after sch
ol (optional)  
t will be a
topic from 1st m.p.   but it will not be primary productivity/DO again! 11/10-no sch!  counts toward 2nd mp grade

Ani
al Quiz today

[ fcp://@monet.prs.k12.nj.us,%231003731/kederly/APAnimalPer2.pdf ]Animal Power Point Notes to Review  11/15
Rewrite on Finch lab due - counts toward 1st m.p.

I need original lab
nd rewrite with highlighted changes and/or additions
*Your new grade will be the grade you earn on the rewrite lab.  11/16
bring chem worksheets from M
n./yesterday to class today completed.

B day - water lab, bring any addi
to class
oday
ompleted.        11/18
[ fcp://@monet.prs.k12.nj.us,%231003731/kederly/APBioCh2.pdf ]Ch. 2 chem power pt.        Sat./Sun.       11/21   11/22
water lab activities due - include hypothesis, drawing/image, and pa
agraph of results and water concepts explanation for each min-experim
nt.  
Each student writes and turns in a
l 3!    11/23
Timed writing on water in cl
ss - Quiz
grade
-
Think 12 points!        11/24 - Happy
Biochem
tudy guides Due today


[ htes review site with good diagrams   12/1

cp://@monet.prs.k12.nj.
,%23
003731/kederly/classdataPuzzles Sheet1.pdf ]Puzzle activity - graph & questions due                     




October
ue Dates

        10/3    10/4

Hardy Weinberg practice prob's from worksheet - due - we will go over in class, not collected   1
/5
Group presentations based on assigned Gould chapter
eading (5 min per group)
-Use half sheet handout as a guide      10/6
Timed writing - Think D.O. lab and related ecology      10/7
(weeken
HW- watch Evolutionary Arms Race video, complete questions on wkst.
Also, view speciation and origin
power points)   10/10
Hardy Weinberg lab packet due

Evolutionary Arms Race
video
complete questions on wkst due


        10/11
Lab group presentaest - Evo/Eco
Here are pictionary review words
12.nj.us,%231003731/kederly/examreviewwords.pdf ]examreviewwords.pdf

Evo. studitings
one on Eco, one on Eco.

Finch lab due Monday  [ fcp://@monet.prs.k12.nj.us,%231003731/kederly/beakdata.pdf ]beak data pdf


****Note -Field trip paper
- all Trenton Hamilton Marsh Data from both classes has b
en posted.  Due date for your paper is last day of 1st marking period.  See your green field trip book for details!     10/17 Finch lab due

W
will finish planaria/earthworm presentations in class tod
y and
begin our unit on classification with prokaryotes!      10/18
Work on classificati
n study guide and read chapters 10/19   10/20
Read Symbiosis
and E
oluti
n art
cle by L. Margulis for class tomorrow.  10/21
Bacteria quiz today
**See review questions on ap bio blog
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Here are some vocab terms and concthe flashcards or play a game with them!
        10/31

Happy Halloween!
just as I went to clean out all of the bacterial plates, I noticed...
Group "AAR" (Rac
el,
ngela, and Alex ?) transformation lab
.. y
u have blue colonies on your amp + p
asmi
plate!  co
gratulat
ons!    11/1    11/2
Kingdom p
esentati
ns today!



        11/3    11/4
Classification study guides due 


        Assignment      Due Date        D.O. Lab (parts A and B)        Sept. 23        Pill Bug Lab part 2 - extension  - experimental des
gn and materi
ls for your lab group mu
t be approved
y Tues. Sept. 27.  We have earthworms, planaria, and
aphnia. Tues
ept. 27 Lab 11 Pill Bugs
art 1   Tues.
ep
27     Gould
eading g
oup presentations - 5 mins. per group   Wed. Oct. 5th   Read Darwin Ch. 3 Handout       Mon. Oct. 3rd   


        Assignment      Due Date
Ecology
tudy Guide
Note:  2 pages for all ecology chapter
, may h
ve separate page for animal behav
or study
guide   Sept. 21        Trenton-Hamilton Marsh
ield Trip Permission Form       S
pt. 9   Signed Safety a
d Ethic
croinvertebrates pakcet        Sept. 13 (per. 1/2 lab day)     Evolution Study Guide   Oct. 10