AP+Labs

=2013-14 AP Bio Labs - the most recent labs are at the top =

This page has all the links to labs we will do. Some material will be used as a pre-lab, other links will take you to instructions or other reasources.

 * Resource Trail: ** Calendar > AP Biology Discussion Board > Unit 1 Resources > Unit 2 Resources > Unit 3 Resources > Unit 4 Resources > Unit 5 Resources > Testing Prep > Lab Resources

AP Bio LAB 2 - Mathematical Modeling of Populations
For Gull Populations - Use these spreadsheets:

A. Project the gull populations under ideal conditions.

B. Control the Adult population and compare to control of the Eggs

REFERENCE Material on Controling Bird Populations

C. What's the Cost of this Bird Management Plan?

For YOUR OWN MODEL, Use this Excel spreadsheet: DOWNLOAD it to your home drive & then save changes as you make them. Upload your final file in this table by your name.
 * Student || Mathematical Model || Student || Mathematical Model ||
 * Ross || [[file:Ross Exponential Growth Modeling 7.xls]] ||  || [[file:Lab 2-Modeling.xls]] ||
 * Christina || [[file:Christina Lab modeling (1).xls]] || Connor || [[file:Lab 2-Modeling.xls]] ||
 * Lidia || [[file:LIDIA ALLELE FIXATION(1) final xxx.xls]] || Andrea || =[[file:AndiLab 2-Modeling (9).xls]]= ||
 * Bailey || [[file:Bailey-NaturalSelectionModeling.xls]] || Maggie || [[file:Copy of Lab 2-Modeling MJR Final.xls]] ||
 * Rebecca || [[file:Rebecca Lab 2-Modeling (2).xls]] || Julia ||
 * Vanessa || [[file:mutation rate.xls]] || Taryn || [[file:TSPRING.xls]] ||
 * || [[file:Copy of TE$$ Lab Modeling 4.0 FOR REALZ.xls]] || Tess || [[file:TE$$ Lab Modeling 3.0 FOR REAL.xls]] ||
 * Zac || [[file:Zac's.xls]] ||  ||   ||

RESOURCES FOR MODELING
See clips 27 - 35 of this lecture for some math ideas. Below are some other references which may help:
 * **Here is the worksheet we did with the video links.** || [[file:NaturalSelectioninAction.pdf]] ||
 * This is the film that goes with the worksheet. ||  ||

1. Lecture notes with examples: @http://homepages.uwp.edu/higgs/lect13gen.pdf 2. Try "Population Genetics" on Wikipedia or google + the condition you want to model. 3. Here are some SELECTION calculation examples.

Diversity, Allele Frequencies & Phylogeny
[|Dr. Lander's Lecture] on DNA microarray chips plus [|animation] related to how they are made. Practical Applications - [|tracking Viruses]

Molecular Genetics
A Case Study of the Blackett Family is found HERE.
 * There are 3 questions about analyzing polymorphisms in a population that you need to complete.
 * If you do not have the paper, see pages 2 & 3 on the document below.



[|This link]explains Genetic Linkage & Mapping

Using Chi-square tests to analyze a DiHybrid cross is found HERE.



Use this excel spreadsheet to calculate the other Chi-Square values.

Microbial Diversity Project - Overview & l inks to resources
Team & Individual Research Deadlines

So, we are FINALLY at the point of wrapping up this project. There are three items left on the list and these exercises will help you develop the skills necessary to compare your chosen bacteria with your teammate(s), plus create a phylogenetic tree. I have added another page to your wiki project so that you can consolidate all your information into your FINAL DISCUSSION. No need to print anything.

**For # 6 & 7** - use these resources to LEARN how to gather information about bacterial genes
- use these sequences to determine phylogeny for all bacteria in the Winogradsky Column > ===Use this file: === > [Thanks to David Form]
 * Virtual Lab on Bacterial Identification
 * ====Comparing DNA with BLAST, (may not work on bacteria, but same idea) - this is a practice activity====
 * Revisit the cone snails and see if the phylogeny is different based on genetic analysis
 * see the DNA comparison activity (use downloaded files on school network under applications - filed under NEFF)
 * The clustalw2 program will look very different because it is saved on a network drive. Use numers listed in the index to perform an operation.
 * Which enzyme should you be looking for on the databases below?
 * "How To" on using GenBank
 * What is the Genome Workbench? Find all you need here
 * The TREE OF LIFE has phylogenies that are currently accepted in the research community plus links to further information

AP Lab 7a. Mitosis
PreLab Example See examples of dividing cells here: []

Using Statistics: []

What to turn in:

 * Toothpickase activity - due Friday 10/18/13 (goes on 1st grading period)
 * Lab notebook & written report (see below) - due Monday 10/28/13 (goes on 2nd grading period)
 * All other dates on lab instructions are from last year (so ignore them!).

Lab Notebook Entries

 * Explain what you know about enzymes and describe ideas you have about how to test the efficiency of an enzyme.
 * Use the class brainstorming material to summarize what factors influence the rate of chemical reaction (see images below) - has this changed your ideas about how to test the activity of an enzyme?

**Resources** 1. Virtual Enzyme Lab 2. ** Gas Laws & calculations ** - we will use the Vernier probe for gas pressure 2. Here's an interactive lab from HHMI

Writing the report
1. LAB INSTRUCTIONS [ dates are from last year - ignore them!]. 2. Tables & Figures (from UNC writing Center) 3. Lab report online guide - []

AP Lab 4. Osmosis & Diffusion
Virtual Lab Practice - prelab assignment (complete by 9/17) - print out or write down your answers to the quiz at the end of the activities.



**Photosynthesis Lab**

Pre-Lab Activities 1. Light Energy Conversion 2. Measuring Photosynthesis 3. Energy in a photon

OTHER RESOURCES Animation of the Light Reactions **Evolution of Eukaryotes** OTHER RESOURCES Lecture notes on cell structures
 * **IN Class**
 * Friday 8/31/12** || **DISCUSSION QUESTION**
 * DUE - Sept. 11th as part of your take home exam**
 * CRITERIA - Maximum of 2 typed pages (10-12pt. font)** ||
 * Follow [|this link] to bitter taste perception and learn about the selective advantage of different alleles. || Use evidence to describe the importance of cell membranes:
 * in the transport of SPECIFIC materials into and out of the cell
 * in creating separate compartments (organelles) inside the cell
 * as a source of variation for natural selection ||
 * Read about cells, organelles & Inclusions [|HERE]. Consider the chemical differences between different parts of a cell. || Consider the following in your discussion:
 * The variety of roles the cell membrane plays in the life of a cell.
 * The relationship between cell function and the abundance of specific organelles in that cell.
 * The difference between TYPES of cells in multi-cellular organisms.
 * The differences between eukaryotic & prokaryotic cells - specifically size and composition. ||

[|Nerve impulse animation]

Taste reception animation

Endosymbiosis OR Autogeny websites