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AP Summer Assignment 2019-
Course: AP Biology
Assignment title AP Biology Summer Assignment: Video Notes & Biochemistry Worksheets
Date due
Part 1 – Video Notes – due 1st^ day/block of class
Part 2 – Biochemistry Worksheets – due 2nd^ day/block of class
Estimated time for
completion
6-7 hours
Resources needed to
complete assignment
☒ School assigned textbook
☒ Notes in packet
☒ Other supplies: device(s) with internet capabilities.
How the assignment will
be assessed
The Video Notes and the Biochemistry Worksheets will be scored using
the accompanying rubric and guidelines. Both assignments will be
averaged together and will be counted as a test grade 1 st^ quarter.
Purpose of assignment
☒ Review of foundational material/concepts/skills.
☒ Expose students to required material/concepts/skills/texts that will
not be covered during the academic year.
☒ Have students read material that will be discussed or used in class at
the beginning of the year.
AP Biology Summer Assignment
Welcome to AP Biology! This course is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester introductory biology
course usually taken in the first year of college. In other words, it’s a little like drinking from a fire hose. It will
be a rewarding experience, but as with most things that are, it will also be challenging. Throughout the course,
you will become familiar with major recurring ideas that persist throughout all topics and material.
The 4 Big Ideas of AP Biology
Big Idea 1: The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
Big Idea 2: Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building
blocks to grow, to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.
Big Idea 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to
information essential to life processes.
Big Idea 4: Biological systems interact, and these systems and their
interactions possess complex properties.
On the pages that follow, you’ll find instructions for the two assignments that comprise your summer work
for AP Biology. Both assignments will review biological chemistry concepts that you learned in freshman
biology as well as foundational chemistry concepts you learned your sophomore year in chemistry.
The first part of the assignment involves watching several assigned videos and taking video notes. The
second part of your summer assignment consists of completing several sets of questions focusing on
biological chemistry.
Your video notes are due on the 1st^ day of AP Biology and your biochemistry worksheets will be due on
the 2nd^ day. Both will be averaged together and counted as a project grade for 1st^ quarter. No late
summer assignments will be accepted!
Included in this packet are the following documents:
Document Page(s)
Assignment #1 – Video Notes
∑ Instructions and Content Video List 3
Assignment #2 – Biochemistry Notes & Worksheet Questions
∑ Notes
o Organic Chemistry Basics-functional groups 4
o Water 5-
o Carbohydrates 9-
o Lipids 11-
o Proteins 14-
O RGANIC CHEMISTRY BASICS N OTES
W ATER , A CIDS , B ASES , B UFFERS
DISACCHARIDES:
Double sugars Condensation Synthesis: removal of water molecule to form bond between monomers
Glycosidic linkage
Glucose + Fructose ‡ Sucrose + water Glucose + Glucose ‡ Maltose + water Glucose + Galactose ‡ Lactose + water
POLYSACCHARIDES:
Many monosaccharides covalently bonded together
FUNCTIONS:
Storage Starch: storage carbohydrate in plants Glycogen: storage carbohydrate in animals
Structural Cellulose: plant cell wall component Chitin: polymer of amino sugar building block of exoskeletons
STARCH VS C ELLULOSE
Starch Polymer of a - glucose Branched a 1-4 linkages
Cellulose Polymer of b - glucose Linear Unbranched b 1- linkages Most animals lack enzyme to break b 1-4 linkages
L IPIDS N OTES
P ROTEINS N OTES
II. WATER, A CIDS, BASES, & BUFFERS QUESTIONS :
- Fill out the following table. Name and explain five of water’s unique properties, and discuss the biological importance/significance of each of these properties.
Property of Water Explanation of Property Biological Importance/Significance
- Match the description/definition with the correct term.
______ Homogenous mixture of 2 or more substances A. Aqueous solution
______ Dissolving agent B. Hydrophilic
______ Material being dissolved C. Hydrophobic
______ Solution where water is solvent D. Solute
______ Water loving; molecules with an affinity for water E. Solution
______ Water fearing; molecules that do not have an affinity for water F. Solvent
- Explain WHY water is a versatile solvent. Include water's structure in your explanation.
- In general, what kinds of materials will not dissolve in water? __________________________________________
- At equilibrium in pure water at 25oC:
a. How does the [H +] compare to the [OH-^ ]? _______________________________________________________
b. What is the [H +]? __________________________________________________________________________
- Each of the following will affect the equilibrium established in pure water during the dissociation of water. Describe what effect each will have on the equilibrium by completing the following chart.
Addition of: Effects on [H +] Effect on [OH -^ ] Direction Equilibrium Shifts
H 2 SO 4
KOH
NH (^3)
- How does the [H +] compare to the [OH -^ ] in each of the following:
a. A neutral solution: _________________________________________________________________________
b. An acidic solution: _________________________________________________________________________
c. A basic solution: ___________________________________________________________________________
- What is the pH range for most biological fluids? ____________________________________________________
What biological fluid is the exception to this range? _________________________________________________
