AP Biology: Unit 2

Cell Structure and Function

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

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

  • 10-13% of the AP Exam

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Week of September 14-18


A Day

  • Cell Membrane Function

B/C Day

  • Unit 1 Test!!

  • HW: DV notes 2.3

D/E Day

  • Cell Membrane

  • Cell Speed Dating prep (BRING TEXTBOOK TO CLASS!)

  • DUE: DV notes 2.3

  • HW: DV notes 2.1

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Week of September 21-25


A Day

  • Work on cell speed dating profile! COMPLETED PROFILE DUE NEXT CLASS!

  • Block 3— choose an organelle/cell part from the list. no repeats! use all of class today to work on the profile. use the textbook or computer for info— ABSOLUTELY NO AI USAGE!!!!!!! NOT EVEN AI OVERVIEW!!

  • Other blocks— use all of class today to work on the profile of your chosen organelle. Sorry I am not able to check your info, please just be accurate!

B/C Day

  • Cell speed dating

  • AP Questions

  • Diffusion gizmo

  • HW: 2.2 2.5 and 2.6 DV Notes

  • DUE: Cell Speed Dating profile

D/E Day

  • Cell Speed Dating

  • AP Questions/lecture?

  • DUE: 2.2 2.5 and 2.6 DV Notes

  • HW: 2.2 DV Notes, due A Day

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Week of September 28- October 2


A Day

  • Go over tests

  • DUE: 2.2 Notes

B/C Day

  • AP open note group graded wkst (2.1, 2.3-2.6)

  • Membrane Function and Tonicity/Osmoregulation

  • HW: tbd

D/E Day

  • Cont. Tonicity/Osmoregulation Endomembrane System activity?

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Week of October 5-9


B/C Day

  • Review Na+/K+ pump activity

  • Start Tonicity/Osmoregulation lab and/or lecture

  • HW: 2.7 DV Notes (3 videos)

D/E Day

  • Start/Finish Tonicity and Osmoregulation Lab

  • DUE: 2.7 DV Notes

  • HW: DUE A DAY— finish Water Potential wkst, endomembrane reading and notes (Ch 6.4)

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  • Unit 2 Quiz on D/E Day next week! (everything we’ve covered so far)

Week of October 14-16


A Day

  • Review Na+/K+ pump activity!?

  • Discuss Cell Size (2.2)

  • Endomembrane System activity (use notes from textbook reading)

  • DUE: water potential wkst, endomembrane reading/notes

  • HW: 2.4 DV Notes

D/E Day

  • Unit 2 Quiz

  • Graphing/FRQ Practice

  • DUE: 2.4 DV Notes

  • HW: 2.9 and 2.10 DV Notes (due A Day), Unit 2 PPC (MCQ + FRQ + self-scored FRQ, due B/C Day)

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  • Unit 2 Test date is next D/E Day— October 22/23 !!

Week of October 19-23


A Day

  • Finish FRQ practice questions

  • Review quizzes

    • Note: If you were absent and don’t have a planned absence form, you will have a different, more challenging, version of the quiz. This must be completed before Thursday. Schedule this with me today!

  • DUE: 2.9 and 2.10 DV Notes

B/C Day

  • Review endosymbiosis

  • Review Unit 2 PPC

  • Start Unit 3

  • DUE: Unit 2 PPC (MCQ + FRQ + self-scored FRQ)

D/E Day

  • Unit 2 Test!!

  • HW: Unit 3 stuff

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  • Starting Unit 3 next week! Yay!