Thursday, October 30, 2008

LAB HELP!

If you are wanting extra help preparing for the AP labs visit: www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/index.html

Hope this helps!
Ms Roach

Friday, October 24, 2008

Next Week's (October 27th- 31st) Schedule

Monday October 27th:
  • Meiosis Drawing Assignment due
  • Unit 4: Cell Reproduction (Mitosis/ Meiosis) Exam
  • Read Lab #4: Plant Pigments & Photosynthesis

Tuesday October 28th:

  • Lab #4: Plant Pigments & Photosynthesis
  • HOMEWORK: Read Lab #1: Osmosis & Diffusion

Wednesday October 29th:

  • Lab #1: Osmosis & Diffusion
  • HOMEWORK: Read Lab #5: Cellular Respiration

Thursday October 30th:

  • Lab #5: Cellular Respiration
  • HOMEWORK: Read Lab #2: Enzyme Catalysis

Friday October 31st:

  • Lab #2: Enzyme Catalysis
  • HOMEWORK: Read Lab #3: Mitosis & Meiosis

DUE DATES TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CLASS!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Unit 4: Cell Reproduction Exam

Material tested: Chapters 12 (The Cell Cycle & Mitosis) & 13 (Meiosis & Sexual Life Cycles)

Exam format:

  • Section 1: 45 Multiple Choice Questions
  • Section 2: Free Response Question (Students are to answer one of three questions. Topics include: similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis; sexual life cycles; and genetic variation)

Exam date: TBA

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Unit 3: Cell Energetics Exam

Your next AP Biology exam will be on Wednesday October 15th, 2008. It will cover Chapters 6, 9, and 42 (pp. 886-897). There will be no content from Chapter 10 (Photosynthesis) because you have an essay on this topic also due on Wednesday October 15th, 2008. The exam will have the following format:

Total Marks: 50 marks
Total Time: Periods 5 and 6

Section 1: Multiple Choice (40 questions/ 40 marks)

Section 2: Free Response Question (1 of 2 possible questions/ 10 marks)
  • Aerobic cellular respiration
  • Cellular respiration and its relationship to the mammalian respiratory system