AP Biology: Unit 2

Cell Structure and Function

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Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body.

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  • Textbook— Chapters 6, 7, and 44.1, 48.2 and 48.3

  • 10-13% of the AP Exam

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Week of September 22-26


A Day

  • Activity

  • DUE: Cell Speed Dating, 2.1-2.2 DV Notes

  • HW: DV notes 2.3

B/C Day

  • Cell Speed Dating

  • AP Questions

  • DUE: DV notes 2.3

  • HW: DV notes 2.4-2.5

D/E Day

  • Baby Quiz: Cell Structure/Function

  • Cell Size Lab?

  • Cell Membrane lecture/activity

  • DUE: DV notes 2.4-2.5

  • HW: DV notes 2.6, 2.7 part 1, 2.6-2.7, 2.9

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CW: Cell Size Lab
PPT: Cell Membrane/Transport (student)

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  • September Field Experience due Sept 26

Week of Sept 29- October 3


A Day

  • Complete DV notes homework, will check next class! Can even work ahead! Lighten your workload for this week!

  • DUE: DV notes 2.6, 2.7 part 1,

  • HW: DV notes 2.7 part 2 and part 3

B/C Day

  • Membrane and Transport Lecture

  • Cell Size Demo

  • DUE: DV notes 2.7 part 2 and part 3

  • HW: DV notes 2.8

D/E Day

  • DUE: DV notes 2.8 (or due Monday) Water potential wkst

  • Assign October Field Experience?

  • Finish Transport Lecture

  • Water Potential Lecture?

  • HW: DV notes 2.9 and 2.10

DOWNLOADS & FILES


PPT: Cell Membrane/Transport (2024's ppt)
PPT: Cell Membrane/Transport (2025/this year's)
WS: Water Potential

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Week of October 6- October 10


A Day

  • Finish transport lecture

  • Go over Unit 1 Tests

  • AP Questions, if time

  • DUE: DV notes 2.9 (website discrepancy) and 2.10

B/C Day

  • Water Potential Lecture

  • Start Water Potential/Osmosis Lab

  • AP Questions

  • HW: Water Potential worksheet

D/E Day

  • Finish Water Potential/Osmosis Lab

  • Assign October Field Experience

  • DUE: Water Potential worksheet

DOWNLOADS & FILES


Lab: Osmosis
HW: October Field Experience
PPT: Cell Membrane/Transport (2025/this year's)

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  • Unit 2 Test coming up!

    • Oct 22 (Block 7) or Oct 23 (Block 2)

  • Personal Progress Check will be due on test day! (Multiple Choice and FRQ)

    • Please plan out your studying, and do the PPC at the latest the night before. Ideally, you’d have time before test day to ask me questions on the concepts that were most difficult for you!

WS: Water Potential

Week of October 16- October 17


D/E Day

  • Cell Size

  • Endomembrane System

  • Endosymbiosis Theory

  • AP Questions

  • HW: 3.1 Videos 1, 2, and 3, due next class and study for quiz!

DOWNLOADS & FILES


HW: October Field Experience

LOOKING AHEAD…


  • UNIT 2 QUIZ NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY!

    • One page, front and back, over anything Unit 2 related

    • Not AP questions

  • Unit 2 Test coming up!

    • Oct 27 (Block 7) or Oct 29 (Block 2 and 4)