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2021/2022 AP BIOLOGY
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  • Introductory Material
  • Unit 1: The Chemistry of Life
  • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
  • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
  • Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
  • Unit 5: Heredity
  • Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
  • Unit 7: Natural Selection
  • Unit 8: Ecology
  • AP Exam Prep
  • After AP TEST
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 1
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 2
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 3
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 4
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 5
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 6
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 7
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 8
2021/2022 AP BIOLOGY
  • Home
  • Introductory Material
  • Unit 1: The Chemistry of Life
  • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
  • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
  • Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
  • Unit 5: Heredity
  • Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
  • Unit 7: Natural Selection
  • Unit 8: Ecology
  • AP Exam Prep
  • After AP TEST
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 1
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 2
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 3
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 4
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 5
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 6
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 7
  • AP TEST PREP: Unit 8
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    • Home
    • Introductory Material
    • Unit 1: The Chemistry of Life
    • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
    • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
    • Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
    • Unit 5: Heredity
    • Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
    • Unit 7: Natural Selection
    • Unit 8: Ecology
    • AP Exam Prep
    • After AP TEST
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 1
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 2
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 3
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 4
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 5
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 6
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 7
    • AP TEST PREP: Unit 8

Unit 8: Ecology


Monday 4/18

Essential Understanding- 8.1 Responses to the Environment -Section Questions

  1. REMEMBER- AP Physiology and Circulatory System LAB- remember, we did something similar- (Heart Rate Lab)

  2. WATCH : Physiology of Circulatory System (worksheet) 5 min print

  3. WATCH: Response to External Environments (concept map/ppt) 7 min print

4) WATCH: Cooperative Interactions (worksheet) 10 min print

5) WATCH: Behavior and Natural Selection (worksheet) 9 min print

6) 8.1 Examples Partner work skim and answer verbally with neighbor

7) Read Tomorrow's Lab Pillbug- Behavior LAB

HWK: Start Chapter 51 Book Work (due Thursday)

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Tuesday 4/19

Behavioral Mechanism

1) Pillbug- Behavior LAB

Homework: Finish Pillbug Lab and Work on Chapter 51 Book Work (due Thursday)

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Wednesday 4/20

Physiological Mechanism

1) Bozeman Transpiration Lab Walk Through (Lab 9) 5 min (worksheet)

2) Transpiration Lab (Teacher Data Key)

  • Transpiration Potometer Setup Explained

  • Transpiration Simulation Lab Website

HMK: Work on Chapter 51 Book Work (due tomorrow)

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Thursday 4/21

Chapter 51 Book Work Due

1) Watch Section 8.1 Daily Video(s) and Take the Progress Check

Essential Understanding- 8.2 Energy Flow Through Environment-Section Questions

2) POGIL: Energy Transfer in Organisms (scroll and discuss with table mate; not printing)

3) Quick Skim- Energy Flow in an Ecosystem Worksheet ; not printing

4) Quick Skim- Worksheet not printing

5) Watch Section 8.2 Daily Video(s) and Take the Progress Check

HMK: Start Chapter 53- Population Ecology

Chapter 53 Book Work (due Wednesday)

Powerpoint: Chapter 53

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SKIP: Food Chains and Energy in Ecosystems Activity
Skip: AP Dissolved Oxygen and Primary Productivity LAB Bozeman: AP Biology Lab 12 (6 min)

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Friday 4/22

Essential Understanding- 8.3 Populations Ecology-Section Questions

1) WATCH BOZEMAN: Populations (video worksheet) (12 min) print

2) Mark-Recapture Activity print

  • What are some other ways scientists;/ count/estimate populations

Counting Wild Animals (3.5 min)

3) Watch Section 8.3 Daily Video(s); and take progress check

4) Let's go work outside! (Happy EARTH DAY)

Homework: none; enjoy the outdoors

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Monday 4/25

Essential Understanding- 8.4 Effect of Density of Populations-Section Questions

1) Bozeman: Exponential Growth (take notes; Legacy Project) 10 min print

2) Bozeman: Logistic Growth (take notes; Legacy Project) 11 min print

3) WATCH: Bozeman: r and K Selected Species (take notes; Legacy Project) 7 min

4) Create a Organizer to explain the difference between the different growths covered in the previous 3 videos

5) Cicadas Side Research

  • Why Billions of Cicadas Are About to Emerge After 17 years (5 min)

  • CICADAS! Brood X!

  • What do you want to know?

  • How does this relate to THIS section?

6) Complete POGIL: Population Growth print

7) Take Section 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 Quiz

HWK: Work on Chapter 53 Book Work (due Wednesday)

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Tuesday 4/26

1)Complete: Graphing Population Growth and Carrying Capacity (teacher key) print

Essential Understanding- 8.5 Community Ecology- Section Questions

2) Review Ecological Relationships (Predation and Herbivory, Competition, Symbiosis (Parasitism, Mutualism, Commensalism) and discuss how they can drive population dynamics

3) Definitions for 3 terms: Abundance, Richness and Diversity (only watch first 30 seconds)- take notes!

4) Watch: Shannon-Weiner Diversity Index Explanation (12 min) - TAKE NOTES

5) Watch: Simpson's Diversity Index Explanation (8 min) - TAKE NOTES!

6) Bead Lab or Biodiversity Activity (Teacher Key)

HMK: Watch Section 8.4 and 8.5 Daily Video(s) and Take the Progress Checks (Quiz tomorrow)

Finish Chapter 53 Book Work (due tomorrow)

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Wednesday 4/27

Turn in Chapter 53 Book Work

  1. Take 8.4 and 8.5 Quiz

  2. WATCH: Communities (video worksheet) 14 min print

Essential Understanding- 8.6 Biodiversity-Section Questions

  1. WATCH BOZEMAN: Biodiversity (video worksheet) 8 min print

  2. COMPLETE: Biodiversity Worksheet print

  3. WATCH Biotic and Abiotic Factors (concept map) 10 min

Essential Understanding- 8.7 Disruptions to Ecosystems -Section Questions

  1. WATCH Ecosystem Changes (worksheet) 12 min print

  2. Invasive Species

  • Quick Invasive Species Assignment

Homework: Invasive Species Assignment and Start Chapter 54 Book Work (due Tuesday)

Powerpoint: Chapter 54

WE Are going OUTSIDE Tomorrow (Weather Permitting)

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Thursday 4/28 (Alex will be here!)

  1. Wrap up Invasive Species from yesterday

  • Report out on your Quick Invasive Species Assignment

    • Invasive Species Cat's in Boreno (3 min)

    • Skim this article about GMO Mosquitoes in FL and the update make connection between this article and invasive species

  1. Invertebrate Biodiversity (Soil Bug Population Lab)

  • Google Sheet

Old Density and Biodiversity Activity -Google Sheet

HMK:

  • Chapter 54 Book Work (due Tuesday)

  • Watch Section 8.6 and 8.7 Daily Video(s) and Take the Progress Checks

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Friday 4/29

NO CLASS (VOE Diversity Day and PROM)

have a fun SAFE weekend

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Monday May 2nd

SKIP- Quick Essay Check In on your concept knowledge-

1) Complete: Global Climate Change POGIL print

2) We did not do Chapter 52 or 55. Both are related to this content. Take 15 minutes EACH to skim through those chapters

  • Chapter 52- An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Chapter 52- Book Work Powerpoint: Chapter 52


  • Chapter 55- Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology

Chapter 55 Book Work Powerpoint: Chapter 55


3) Unit 8 Progress Check

4) Unit 8 Practice Essays

HMK: Chapter 54 Book Work (due tomorrow)

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Tuesday May 3rd

  • turn in Chapter 54 Book Work

Unit 8 TEST


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