If you study to remember, you will forget, but if you study to understand you will remember.
- Unknown Source
The College Board has deemed that the knowledge and understanding of various parts of the cell is "prerequisite knowledge" for AP Biology. This means that the course will proceed (class activities, assessments, etc.), FROM EARLY ON, as if you have mastered this material.
I've come to realize that one of the biggest challenges of this course is the amount of independent learning that is required of the student. This is not to say that I will not be teaching or helping you with information, ideas, and skills, but a great deal of the "level 1" learning is up to you. There will be much material (most vocabulary is a great example) that is contained in background reading that I will assume, unless you ask questions, that you understand. This material will either be directly assessed or important for you to have "on board" in order to be successful in demonstrating your understanding of higher order concepts.
To help you with this, I'm assigning the review/learning (you should have gotten some of this in your first bio class,/it's pretty cut and dry stuff) of cell parts to you for the summer. I will be happy to answer questions via email and during a portion of the first day of class in August. Your knowledge and understanding will be assessed on the second day of class in the form of a mix of multiple choice and short Free Response (short essay) questions.
You will find supporting information in the Tour of the Cell chapter of the textbook IF YOU TOOK ONE. Regardless, you'll want to use a variety of reliable sources for information. A couple of representative textbook images will be posted as attachments to this page.
Questions will be a mixture of word oriented and picture oriented styles and will cover the following cell parts/topics:
prokaryote versus eukaryote (similarities and differences)
plant versus animal (similarities and differences)
nucleus
ribosomes
endoplasmic reticulum
golgi
lysosomes
vacuoles
mitochondria
chloroplasts
peroxisomes
cell wall
cytoskeleton
LEARNING TARGETS
I can correctly describe the job that each of the cell parts (6-13 above) does.
I can correctly describe how the job that each of the cell parts does helps a cell remain functional and or generally do its job within a multicellular organism.
Given a description of the job a cell part, I can name the cell part.
I can correctly describe what each of the cell parts is made of (structure).
I can identify each of the cell parts in typical drawings or diagrams. PLEASE NOTE that the drawings/diagrams on the assessment may or may not be exactly the same as the book images below. Please peruse the web for other typical depictions. I promise not to throw you any curve balls. You will NOT have to identify cell parts from actual images (microscopic).
I can describe how the structure of at least two cell parts helps their functioning.
I can explain how at least two different PAIRS of cell parts work together as part of a system.
I can compare and contrast animal and plants cells based on their parts.
I can tell whether a drawn cell is from an animal or plant.
I can connect basic differences in function between animal and plant cells to differences in cell parts.
I can compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
I can tell whether a drawn cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic.
Image Links:
Animal Cell Diagram.PNG6/8/21
Animal Cell New.PNGJul 11
Plant Cell New.PNGJul 11
Plant Diagram.PNG6/8/21