Cell Biology Review cell types Mystery cell lab activity: students examine known animal and plant cells, – and then identify unknown cells samples Limits on cell size Surface area to volume lab activity – Cell membranes and transport Cell organelle structure and function Cellular organelle analogy assignment – Coordination within the cell AP Lab 1: Diffusion and Osmosis Cell Division and Genetics Second Quarter (Chapters 13-21) – Cell Division Introduction to chromosomes Making models of chromatin, chromatids, sister chromatids – and homologous chromosomes activity Online Onion Root tips tutorial from the University of Arizona biology project AP Lab 3: Mitosis and Meiosis Meiosis and genetic variation Evolutionary advantages of mitosis/meiosis Mendelian Genetics Mendelian principles with applications to monohybrid and dihybrid crosses Children by chance lab activity: exploring the inheritance of traits resulting from simple dominance, codominance, intermediate inheritance, sexlinkage, polygenic inheritance, multiple alleles AP Lab 7: Genetics of Organisms Human Genetics Chromosomal and molecular mutations Human genetic diseases Evolutionary advantage of recessive disorders Genetic Screening of Newborn Infants Activity: research, round table debate and public policy recommendation paper on genetic screening Molecular Genetics DNA historical background, experimental evidence The structure of DNA and RNA DNA extraction lab: extracting DNA from strawberries DNA replication Protein synthesis, transcription and translation Proteins, the Essence of Life: activity – simulating the process of protein synthesis Mutations
Cell Biology Review cell types – Mystery cell lab activity: students examine known animal and plant cells, and then identify unknown cells samples Limits on cell size – Surface area to volume lab activity Cell membranes and transport Cell organelle structure and function – Cellular organelle analogy assignment Coordination within the cell AP Lab 1: Diffusion and Osmosis Cell Division and Genetics – Second Quarter (Chapters 13-21) Cell Division Introduction to chromosomes – Making models of chromatin, chromatids, sister chromatids and homologous chromosomes activity Online Onion Root tips tutorial from the University of Arizona biology project AP Lab 3: Mitosis and Meiosis Meiosis and genetic variation Evolutionary advantages of mitosis/meiosis Mendelian Genetics Mendelian principles with applications to monohybrid and dihybrid crosses Children by chance lab activity: exploring the inheritance of traits resulting from simple dominance, codominance, intermediate inheritance, sexlinkage, polygenic inheritance, multiple alleles AP Lab 7: Genetics of Organisms Human Genetics Chromosomal and molecular mutations Human genetic diseases Evolutionary advantage of recessive disorders Genetic Screening of Newborn Infants Activity: research, round table debate and public policy recommendation paper on genetic screening Molecular Genetics DNA historical background, experimental evidence The structure of DNA and RNA DNA extraction lab: extracting DNA from strawberries DNA replication Protein synthesis, transcription and translation – Proteins, the Essence of Life: activity simulating the process of protein synthesis Mutations
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