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2023/2024 AP BIOLOGY
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  • Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
  • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
  • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
  • Emergency Sub Plans
  • 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 the AP EXAM
2023/2024 AP BIOLOGY
  • Home
  • Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
  • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
  • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
  • Emergency Sub Plans
  • 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 the AP EXAM
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    • Home
    • Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
    • Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
    • Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
    • Emergency Sub Plans
    • 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 the AP EXAM

Unit 5: Heredity

Friday 1/12

entire class period to complete: 

  • Chapter 13: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles BOOK WORK  due Tuesday January 16th 

Chapters: 13 MEIOSIS AND SEXUAL LIFE CYCLES

Book Power PointClicker Questions

Homework: Complete Chapter 13

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Monday January 15th- MLK

Tuesday 1/16 

SNOW DAY

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Wednesday 1/17 (Biology Keystone) 

DUE TODAY- Chapter 13: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles BOOK WORK 


Essential Understanding- 5.1 Meiosis

1) Introduction to Unit 5- Check Out Unit Guide 

2) Watch video: Bozeman- Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis (video worksheet) (14 min) 

3) Watch video: Bozeman- Haploid vs. Diploid (Video Worksheet) (9 min) 

4) Quizlet Live- Diploid vs Haploid

5) POGIL: Meiosis (teacher's key) 

6) Take Progress Check 5.1 on College Board

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FLIP FLOPPING THE NEXT TWO DAYS IN CASE OF SNOW

Thursday 1/18 (Biology Keystone) 

1) Take Section 5.1 Quiz

2) Lab: Investigation:  Meiosis in Sordaria

  • Bozeman: AP Biology Lab 3: Mitosis and Meiosis (video worksheet) (7 min) 

  • The Sordaria Cross (8 min)

  • Sordaria Cross Pictures

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Friday 1/19

SNOWDAY 

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Monday 1/22

Essential Understanding- 5.2 Meiosis and Genetic Diversity

2) Activity: Exercise 3B: Simulating Meiosis- Crossing Over Bead Activity (Follow Along with Bozeman) (12 min) 

  • Bead Worksheet (Crossing-over & Chromosome Aberrations)

3) Watch: Video - Bozeman: Mechanisms that Increase Genetic Variability (video worksheet) (12 min)

4) Meiosis/Mitosis/Cell Cycle Check In (Key) 

When should we take the Take Section 5.2 Quiz?? 5.2 and 5.3 Quizes will be combined after this week

HWK: Start Completing Chapter 14: Mendel and the Gene Idea BOOK WORK  (due 1/30)

Chapter 14: MENDEL AND THE GENE IDEABook Power PointClicker Questions

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Tuesday 1/23- FINAL EXAMS BEGIN

Tuesday, January 23: 

                7:45 to 9:15 - English

                9:35 to 11:05 - Social Studies


Wednesday, January 24:

                 7:45 to 9:15 - Math

                 9:35 to 11:05 - Science


Thursday, January 25:

                 7:45 to 9:15 - World Language 

                 9:35 to 11:05 - Makeup Exams


Friday, January 26: NO SCHOOL

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Monday 1/29

Essential Understanding- 5.3 Mendelian Genetic

1) What Was the Ancestor of Everything? 12 min

    • What is LUCA?

    • Review of Protein Synthesis (we will cover in more detail in Unit 6)

    • Central Dogma Explained (6 min)

2) VIDEO: Bozeman- Genotypes & Phenotypes (video worksheet) 13min  

3) Go over 6 possible crosses and Hand out Review/Refresher Sheet   

4) phenotypic and genotypic ratios flash card races

  • Genotype Card Printouts

Homework: Practice Problems 1: Basic Mendelian Genetics - STOP AFTER #4

Chapter 14: Mendel and the Gene Idea BOOK WORK  due tomorrow

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Tuesday 1/30

Turn in Chapter 14: Mendel and the Gene Idea BOOK WORK 

1) WATCH: VIDEO: Bozeman- Mendelian Genetics (video worksheet) 16min  

  • Finish Practice Problems 1: Basic Mendelian Genetics

2) Dihybrid Cross Practice (complete on notebook paper, not printing) 

3) WATCH: VIDEO: Bozeman- Probability in Genetics (worksheet) 11min 

4) Practice Problems #3: Probability and Stat (Key)

5) PRACTICE: Beyond Dihybrids- Using Statistics (Key)

6) Varsity Tutors Practice Problems


SKIPPING: POGIL: The Statistics of Inheritance  (print) and make sure you're working on Chapter 14

HWK: Start Working on Ch 15 BOOK WORK (due 2/9)

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Wednesday 1/31

Homework Check

1) PEDIGREES.

  • DISCUSSION- Discuss Pedigrees

  • CLASS FUN: Create a Pedigree for you or a family you know (can be from a TV show)

  • PRACTICE: Practice Pedigrees  (do this is pencil) 

2) Blue People

  • Read Blue People Article

  • Blue People Genetics 

  • The Fugates Explained (6 min) 

3) Practice Problems #4: Pedigrees

Homework: Take Progress Check 5.3 (Key) and Progress Check 5.2 on College Board (Key)

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Thursday 2/1

1) Take Section 5.2 and 5.3 Quiz

2) MULTIPLE ALLELES, POLYGENETICS, INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE, CODOMINANCE, Sex Linked

  • Review Terms

  • WATCH: Bozeman: Advanced Genetics (Worksheet) 

  • WATCH: Bozeman- Chromosomal Genetics (15 min) and take notes (Worksheet)  

3) OVERVIEW PRACTICE:  Putting it all Together- Beyond Mendel Biology Corner Practice- Non-mendelian, Multiple Alleles, Polygenic (Teacher Key)

Essential Understanding- 5.4 Non-Mendelian Genetics

4)SEX DETERMINATION

  • Sex Determination- WOW INTERESTING!- Listen/Watch and Take Notes 10 min

Homework: Dig deeper on ONE thing you found interesting ... research and be ready to report out tomorrow 

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Friday 2/2

Report Out on Sex Determination Research

  1. Extra Practice Polygenic, Codominance, and Incomplete Dominance (do as a class, not printing)

LINKED GENES

2) Watch: Video- Bozeman: Genetic Recombination and Gene Mapping (worksheet) (10 min)  

3) Gene Mapping and Recombination Frequency Practice Problems

  • Gene Mapping Worksheet (key)

Chapter 15: THE CHROMOSOMAL BASIS OF INHERITANCE BOOK WORK  (due 2/9)

Book Power PointClicker Questions

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Monday 2/5

SEX-LINKED

1) Sex Linked Traits Introduction

2) PRACTICE: Sex Linked Genes Practice (key front, key back)   

3) ​PRACTICE: The Genetics of Blood Disorders –genetics problems that relate to specific disorders:  sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, and Von Willebrand disease.  (teacher key)

4) Start: Fruit Fly Lab

  • video: How to use FlyNap to anesthetize Drosophila melanogaster

Remember: Ch 15 BOOK WORK work due 2/9

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Tuesday 2/6

FRUIT FLIES!!!!

1) Finish: Fruit Fly Lab

2) Practice Problems #2: Beyond the Basics  

NON-NUCLEAR INHERITANCE

3) Chloroplasts and Mitochondria have their own DNA (2.3 min)

4) Bozeman: Endosymbiosis (worksheet) (7 min)  

5) Take Section 5.4 Progress Check 

6) If time remains, work on Chapter 15 BOOK WORK 

HWK)  Chapter 15 BOOK WORK due Friday 2/9

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Wednesday 2/7 (CALL AND ORDER Fast Gels and Transformation Lab for Unit 6) 

1) Take Section 5.4 Quiz

Essential Understanding- 5.5 Environmental Effects on Phenotype

Epigenetics- How can Outside Factors Affect the Expression of Genes?

2) WATCH: VIDEO: Bozeman- Epigenetics (Nature vs. Nurture) (10 min) (worksheet)  

3) WATCH: Clip (2 min) 

4) SIMULATION:  Play (Simulation)

Essential Understanding- 5.6 Chromosomal Inheritance

5) Human Chromosomal Disorders (complete digitally on Google Classroom) 

HWK: 5.5 Progress Check 

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Thursday 2/8

1) Section 5.5 Quiz

After quiz, work on Human Chromosomal Disorders

2) Phenotypic Plasticity

  • Watch: AP Biology Topic 5.5 Environmental Effects on Phenotype (11 min) 

3) Research: Phenotypic Plasticity  (complete digitally) in groups

4) WATCH: Bozeman: Chromosomal Inheritance (worksheet) (11 in)  

5) Take 5.6 Progress Check 

Hwk: STUDY and finish Chapter 15 BOOK WORK  (due tomorrow) 

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Friday 2/9

Turn in Chapter 15 BOOK WORK  

2) Discuss: 

    • segregation, independent assortment of chromosomes, and fertilization result in genetic variation in populations

    • pattern of transmission of genes from parent to offspring

    • human genetic disorders

      • nondisjunction

      • mutated alleles

    • Mitosis and Meiosis

      • differences in mitosis and meiosis

      • differences in meiosis/gamete production between male and females

2) Take 5.6 Quiz

3) WATCH: VIDEO: Bozeman- Unit 5 Review- Genetics  (worksheet) (20 min)  

4) Take Unit 5 Progress Check

5) STUDY

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Monday 2/12

UNIT 5 EXAM-  ESSAY PORTION (KEY)

HWK: Chapter 16: The Molecular Basis of Inheritance BOOK WORK (Due 2/22)

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Tuesday 2/13

UNIT 5 EXAM-  MULTIPLE CHOICE PORTION (KEY)

HWK: Chapter 16: The Molecular Basis of Inheritance BOOK WORK (Due 2/22)

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