AP/IB BIOLOGY SUMMER READING

 

Readings:       Biology by Campbell and Reece, Chapters 1, 2, and 3

                        Hot Zone by Richard Preston

 

            This summer, you need to read the Chapters 1-3 in Campbell and Reece concerning the nature of biology, basic chemistry and the properties of water.  These topics should be a review for you.  Be prepared to discuss these topics when you return in August.  We will have two days for questions and you will take a test on these chapters on August 13, the third day of class.

 

Written Assignments:  Due August 11

 

·        Write a 2-page (typed, double-spaced) summary review of Hot Zone. Include your personal feelings about the book in your summary. 

·        Prepare answers to the study guide questions on separate sheets. 

 

            I am very pleased that you will be in AP/IB Biology this year. In addition to helping you prepare for your AP and IB exams, my main goal is to help give you a broad, solid foundation in the principles of biology so that you can either receive advanced placement in college or feel very comfortable taking those first college biology classes.

 

            You will need to purchase a bound laboratory notebook before the first day of class.  The notebook should contain numbered pages (no less than 100 pages) with quad (graph) paper. The notebook can be standard bound or spiral bound.

 

            I recommend a 3-ring binder for taking notes.

 

If you are going to take the AP Biology test, you will need to pay for it in February.  The cost of the AP exam is probably about $85. 

 

            Please call me at home or e-mail me if you have any questions.

 

Home phone #821-6752                                  larrydalrymple@charter.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Study guide for summer reading: Prepare answers to these questions on separate pages and have them ready to turn in the first day of class, August 11.

 

  1. List the levels in the hierarchy of the organization of living things.

 

  1. State the cell theory.  List the scientists who contributed to this theory and tell their contribution to the theory.

 

  1. Briefly describe the two types of cells in living things

 

  1. List the characteristics that you think are shared by all living things.

 

  1. Name the three domains of life and give examples of organisms in each domain.

 

  1. What observations lead Charles Darwin to his original hypothesis of evolution by natural selection?

 

  1. State Darwin’s theory in your own words.

 

  1. Describe the usual steps involved in the scientific method

 

  1. What is the difference in a scientific theory and a hypothesis?

 

  1. What did Thomas Eisner discover about the bombardier beetle?

 

  1. Name the 4 most abundant elements in living things.

 

  1. Know basic atomic structure.  If you are given the atomic number and atomic weight of an atom, be able to show the number and location of subatomic particles.  Predict the number of electrons in each energy level (shell).  You are not responsible for specific orbitals. 

For oxygen, sulfur, and calcium, list the atomic number, atomic weight, and number of protons, neutrons, and electrons.  Tell the number of electrons in each energy level.  Draw a Bohr model of calcium.

 

  1. The three isotopes of hydrogen have atomic weights of 1, 2, and 3.  Draw models of these three isotopes.

 

  1. Describe chemical bonding, both ionic and covalent.  Predict the ions produced by an element (give two examples).  Predict the number of covalent bonds that the following atoms will form:  C, H, O, N.

 

  1. Describe hydrogen bonds and Van der Waals interactions.

 

  1. Draw a Bohr molecular model of water.  Explain its polar covalent bonds.  Explain hydrogen bonding between water molecules.  Which are stronger, hydrogen bonds or covalent bonds?

 

 

 

  1. Explain the following properties of water and their importance to life on earth:

 

Cohesion

Adhesion

Surface tension

High specific heat

High heat of vaporization

Lower density of ice compared to liquid water

 

  1. Explain the difference between hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules and the differences in how they behave in water.

 

  1. Explain the dissociation of water and the pH scale.  How great a difference is there in the hydrogen ion concentration between a pH of 6 and a pH of 8?        What pH values are acidic or basic?

 

  1. How does a buffer work?  Use the carbonic acid-bicarbonate system as an example.