AP Biology Quarter 3: Weeks 20-22

AP Biology Quarter 3: Weeks 20-22

AP Biology Quarter 3: Weeks 20-22

January19 - February 5, 2010

DATE / IN CLASS / HOMEWORK
Wednesday
(6,7; 80 min.)
1/20/10 / Circulation
*How are digestion and gas exchange dependent upon circulation? How does the bicarbonate buffering system regulate gas exchange in the blood? / 1. AP Lab 10 Prelab
DUE: F 1/22

Friday

(6,7; 95 min.)
1/22/10 / AP Lab 10: Circulatory Physiology
*How does exercise and rest impact the circulatory system of humans? / 1. AP Lab 10 Postlab
DUE: T 1/26
2. Ch 24 Study Guide
DUE: T 1/26

Tuesday

(6,7; 95 min.)
1/26/10 / Immune Response
*How does the immune response maintain homeostasis? / 1. ELISA Lab Prelab
DUE: Th 1/28
2. ELISA Lab Postlab
DUE: M 2/1

Thursday

(6,7; 95 min.)
1/28/10 / Lab: Monitoring the Immune System: ELISA
*How can you determine if a person has been exposed to an antibody? / 1. ELISA Lab Postlab
DUE: M 2/1
2. Ch 25 Study Guide
DUE: M 2/1
Monday
(6,7; 95 min.)
2/1/10 / Internal Regulation: Temperature and Water
*How does the excretory system maintain homeostasis? / 1. Urinalysis Prelab
DUE: W 2/3
Wednesday
(6,7; 80 min.)
2/3/10 / Lab: Urinalysis
*What is the value of urinalysis in medical diagnoses? / 1. Urinalysis Postlab
DUE: M 2/8
2. Ch 26 Study Guide
DUE: M 2/8
Friday
2/5/10 / No School – Staff Improvement Day

Knowledge:

Mechanisms of Internal Transport

  • Comparative internal transport systems
  • Evolutionary trends in vertebrate cardiovascular systems

Mammalian Cardiovascular System

  • Heart and blood vessel anatomy
  • Control of heartbeat, heart attacks
  • Blood pressure and cardiovascular problems
  • Blood distribution and capillaries

Structure and Function of Blood

  • Blood components: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and blood proteins
  • Stem cells

Nonspecific Defenses against Infection

  • Nonspecific defenses: skin, mucous membranes, phagocytic cells, antimicrobial proteins
  • Inflammatory response
  • Lymphatic system

Specific Immunity

  • Active vs. passive immunity
  • Lymphocytes: humoral immunity vs. cell-mediated immunity
  • Antigens and antibodies
  • Clonal selection
  • Primary and secondary immunity
  • Humoral immunity and B cells
  • Cell-mediated immunity and antibodies: monoclonal antibodies and T cells, cytotoxic T cells
  • Major Histocompatibiliy Complex

Disorders of the Immune System

  • Autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiency diseases, allergies
  • AIDS

Thermoregulation

  • Heat gain and loss: convection, conduction, radiation, evaporation
  • Counter current heat exchange and behavior
  • Metabolic regulation: hibernation and estivation

Osmoregulation and Excretion

  • Osmoregulation: osmoconformers vs. osmoregulators
  • Sweating and seasonal dehydration
  • Nitrogenous waste disposal: ammonia, urea, uric acid
  • Mammalian excretory system: filtration, reabsorption, secretion and excretion
  • Bloodfiltrate to urine
  • Dialysis

Homeostatic Functions of the Liver

C. Gay 1/15/10Steamboat Springs High School AP Biology

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