AP BIOLOGY 1st QUARTER SYLLABUS: EVOLUTION AND GENETICS
8/24MCourse Intro & Termite Lab: Observations
TChapter 1: Scientific Method & Experimental Designp. 2–27
Lab Notebook Overview & Termite Lab: Experimental Design
WTermite Lab: Experimentation
ThTermite Lab: Wrap-Up & Notebook Entry
FAP Biology: Course Information, Policies, & Procedures
8/31MUnit 1: Evolution Intro & Video: The Origin of Species: The Beak of the Finch
TChapter 22: Evolution- Darwinian Viewp. 438-451
Geological gradualismLamarck’s theory
Darwin’s Galapagos observationsNatural selection
Lines of evidence for Darwin’s theory
WChapter 23: How Populations Evolvep. 454-470
Gene poolCauses of genetic variation
Hardy-Weinberg theoremNatural selectionGenetic drift
ThChapter 23: How Populations Evolve, contd.
FHardy-Weinberg Lab: Application of Evolving Populations
9/7MNo School—Labor Day
TVideo: The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation
Activity: Allele and Phenotype Frequencies in Rock Pocket Mouse Populations
WChapter 24: Origin of Speciesp. 472-488
Biological “species”Allopatric speciationIsolating mechanisms
Sympatric speciationPunctuated equilibrium(pre- & post-zygotic)
ThChapter 24: Origin of Species, contd.
FChapter 25: Macroevolution- Tracing Phylogenyp. 491-507
Fossils (formation & dating)Adaptive radiation
Continental driftTaxonomy (homology & molecular biology)
9/14MChapter 26: Early Life and Origin of LifeCh. 22-24 L. Logs Duep. 512-528
Early atmosphereEvidence for RNAMiller & Urey’s experiment
Prokaryotic metabolismFox’s proteinoidsEvolution of eukaryotic cells
Protobionts
TChapter 26: Early Life and Origin of Lifep. 529-531
Major Lineages (5 kingdom, 8 kingdom, 3 domain)
WBLAST Lab Intro & Instructions (Early Release Day)
ThIn-Class Essay
FEssay Rubric Overview and Essay Scoring
9/21MUnit 1 Review & Math Practice
TUNIT 1: Evolution (Ch. 22-26) Test—Free Response Questions Ch. 25-26 L. Logs Due
WUNIT 1: Evolution (Ch. 22-26) Test—Multiple Choice & Math
ThTest Follow-Up (Test Corrections & Grading Policies Overview)
FUnit 2: Chapter 13: Meiosisp. 238-249
Importance of meiosisMeiosis I & II
9/28MChapter 13: Meiosis
KaryotypesGenetic variation
TChapter 14: Mendel's Geneticsp. 251–260
Gregor Mendel Law of segregation & Law of independent assortment
Monohybrid & dihybrid crossParental generation & filial generation
Dominant & recessive allelesHomozygous & heterozygous genotypes Phenotypes
WChapter 14: Other Genetic Crosses & Inheritance in Humans (Early Release Day)p. 260-270
Incomplete dominance & codominance Multiple allelesPolygenic traits
ThChapter 14: Other Genetic Crosses & Inheritance in Humans, contd.
FWork on Chapter 14 Genetics Problems or Ch. 13 & 14 Learning Logs
10/5MGenetics Activity and/or Video
TChapter 15: Chromosome Theory & Recombination Ch. 13-14 Learning Logs Duep. 274 – 281
Sex determinationSex-linked traits
WChapter 15: Chromosomes & Chromosomal Errorsp. 281 – 290
X-inactivationAneuploidy & polyploidyChromosomal disorders
ThChapter 15, contd. & Work on Chapter 15 Genetics problems or Ch. 15 Learning Logs
FGenetics Activity and/or Video
10/12MLab: Chi-Square Candy Simulation
TLab: Genetics of Corn
WLab Wrap-Up (Early Release Day)
ThChapter 16: History of DNAp. 293-298
Griffith ExperimentHershey-Chase Experiment
Watson & Crick DNA Model
FChapter 16: DNA Replicationp. 299-307
Meselson & Stahl ExperimentReplication “zipper” modelOkazaki fragments
10/19 MUnit 2 Wrap-Up & Math Practice
TUNIT 2: Genetics (Ch. 13-16) Test—Free Response Questions Ch. 15-16 Learning Logs Due
WUNIT 2: Genetics (Ch. 13-16) Test—Multiple Choice & Math
ThUnit 3: Chapter 17: Transcriptionp. 309-319
RNA synthesisGenetic codemRNA
FChapter 17: Translationp. 320-331
tRNA & rRNARibosomesPolypeptide formationMutations
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