Welcome to AP Biology 2011-12!

Friday, May 6th: Last Class before the AP Bio Test!

I am not just trying to flatter you by saying that I am confident you will do a great job on Monday.  You have learned an enormous amount of material in a very short time!  There are three things you should do to prepare for the AP exam: sleep, sleep and sleep.  Your brain needs to be fully functional to be able to figure out what the heck the questions are even asking :)  Your most important strategy is to stay calm and confident.  Read the questions carefully and make sure you know what they are asking.  

Some resources: (see yesterday for nervous system animations)

More about the science behind how certain drugs work: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/index.php

Immune System:

Harvard animation of white blood cell: http://www.schooltube.com/video/298f6e0ddd0a626bc784/The-Inner-Life-of-a-Cell-Explained-HQ

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072507470/student_view0/chapter22/animation__the_immune_response.html

http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp18/1802004.html

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter48/animations.html

http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/inflammatory.html

http://outreach.mcb.harvard.edu/animations/antibody.swf

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/immunesystem/Pages/default.aspx

Thursday, May 5th

Here are the links to Neurons and Muscles.

Neuron Action

1. Resting Membrane potential: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp44/4401s.swf

2. What is an action potential? http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp44/4402s.swf

3. Sodium Potassium Pump: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter45/animations.html

4. Action Potential propagation in one direction: shows depolarization and refractory period http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter45/animations.html

5. Synapse: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter45/animations.html

6. Neuromuscular Junction: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter45/animations.html

(supplement) Neuron disruption due to drugs: http://www.thirteen.org/closetohome/science/html/animations.html

(supplement) Simplistic Neuron animations: http://www.garyfisk.com/anim/index.html

Muscle Contraction

7. Sliding Filament Theory: Role of Calcium

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/matthews/myosin.html

8. Detailed explanation of how actin and myosin interact: select myosin II

http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/anim_myosin.html