AP Biology Quarter 1: Weeks 1-3

August 29-September 14, 2012

DATE IN CLASS HOMEWORK

Wednesday(3; 95 min.)8/29/12

Introduction and ExpectationsLab: ArabidopsisSafety Quiz* What is the relationship between

structure and function?

1. Ch 2: SG or notecard DUE: F 8/312. Challenge Assignment: Water article DUE: W 9/5

Friday(3; 95 min.)8/31/12

Chemistry/Water* Why is water the most important

substance to life? What is the role of chemical structure in biological systems?

1. Water Essay DUE: W 9/52. Ch 3: SG or notecard DUE: F 9/7

Wednesday(3; 80 min.)9/5/12

Chemistry/Water* Why is water the most important

substance to life? What is the role of chemical structure in biological systems?

1. Ch 3: SG or notecard DUE: F 9/72. Macromolecule chart: C,L DUE: F 9/7

Friday(3; 95 min.)9/7/12

Organic Molecules: Carbos and Lipids* Why are macromolecules made

from repeating subunits? How do 4 classes of molecules create such diversity?

1. Macromolecule chart: P,N DUE: T 9/112. Ch 3: Notes Enhanced DUE: T 9/11

Tuesday(3; 95 min.)9/11/12

Organic Molecules: Proteins and N. Acids* Why are macromolecules made

from repeating subunits? How do 4 classes of molecules create such diversity?

1. Ch 5.10-16: SG or notecard DUE: Th 9/132. Challenge Assignment: Biofuel Production DUE: M 9/17

Thursday Free Energy Changes 1. Prelab: AP Inv. 13C. Gay 8/15/12 Steamboat Springs High School AP Biology

(3; 95 min.)9/13/12

Enzymes* Why do living things need

energy? How do they get energy? What is the role of enzymes in living systems?

DUE: M9/172. Challenge Assignment: Biofuel Production DUE: M 9/17

C. Gay 8/15/12 Steamboat Springs High School AP Biology

Knowledge: Essential elements of life Structure and Behavior of Atoms

o subatomic particleso atomic number and weighto isotopeso energy levelso electron orbitalso electron configuration and chemical

properties Chemical bonds and molecules

o covalent bondso molecular shapeso nonpolar and polar covalent bondso ionic bondso hydrogen bondso Van der Waals interactionso hydrophobic interactions

Chemical reactions and equilibrium Water molecules and hydrogen bonding Properties of water

o cohesiveness o high specific heato high heat of vaporizationo freezing and expansiono versatile solvent

Aqueous solutionso solute concentrationo acid, bases, pH and buffers

Foundations of organic chemistry Versatility of carbon in molecular architecture Variation in carbon skeletons

o isomers Functional groups

o hydroxyl groupso carbonyl groupso carboxyl groupso amino groupso sulfhydral groupso phosphate groups

Polymerso polymers and molecular diversityo making and breaking polymers

Carbohydrateso monosaccharideso disaccharideso polysaccharides

Lipidso fatso phospholipidso steroids

Proteinso amino acidso polypeptide chainso determination of protein conformationo levels of protein structure

Nucleic acidso nucleotideso polynucleotideso the double helix

Energy principleso forms of energyo energy transformationso laws of thermodynamics

Chemical energyo heat of reactiono spontaneous reactionso free energyo exergonic and endergonic reactionso free energy and equilibrium

Energy for cellular worko structure and hydrolysis of ATPo how ATP performs worko regeneration of ATP

Enzymeso enzymes and activation energyo specificity of enzymeso catalytic cycle of enzymeso factors affecting enzyme activity

Control of metabolismo feedback inhibitiono structural order and metabolism

Skills: Create a baseline, and measure the effects of changes of temperature, pH, enzyme concentration, and substrate

concentration on reaction rates of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction in a controlled experiment Analyze empirical data to explain how environmental factors affect the rate of enzyme-catalyzed reactions

C. Gay 8/15/12 Steamboat Springs High School AP Biology

C. Gay 8/15/12 Steamboat Springs High School AP Biology