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Testing more often will decrease the number of objectives per assessment.
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If all questions do not have to be answered to show mastery, are there questions that must be answered to show mastery?
Use mastery lock to ensure critical questions are not missed. Example: 6/7 and questions 1 and 5 or place an asterisk by
those that must be answered
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AP BIOLOGY FORM B
State objectives in a student friendly manner that indicates to students what is required. Use terms such as describe,
compare, illustrate, etc. The objectives should be measurable.
AP Biology
Objective 1:
Cell and Membrane Structure/Function
[ ] 7/7 A 100
Assessment Form B
[ ] 6/7 A 90
[ ] 5/7 B 85
Objective 1: Cell Structure and Function
1.
What is the main difference between prokaryotic cells and
eukaryotic cells AND what type of cells do you find in those two groups?
2.
What organelle carries out photosynthesis in plant cells?
3.
What organelle is responsible for the actual production of proteins?
4.
What is the function of the large central vacuole in plant cells?
5.
Identify a function of rough endoplasmic reticulum.
6.
What organelle is responsible for carrying out the process of cellular respiration
in a cell?
7.
Explain 2 reasons why cells are microscopic and cannot grow large in size.
(short answers, 2-4 sentences max)
Objective 2: Cell Membrane Structure
Objective 2:
1.
What 4 compounds are cell membranes made up of?
2.
Draw a phospholipid and label the hydrophobic and
hydrophilic regions.
3.
Why is a cell membrane said to be “fluid”? Explain.
4.
What is the function of a transport protein?
5.
Which membrane protein is responsible for receiving
chemical messages for cells?
6.
Explain how cells of animals and plants in cold climates feel about having
cholesterol between their phospholipids. Do they want more or less, and why?
[ ] 6/6
A 100
[ ] 5/6
A 90
[ ] 4/6
B 85
*See Correctives in Two Part Correctives (next section).
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Objective 3: Cell Membrane Function- Passive Transport
1.
What is passive transport (in your own words), and what is one reason why is it
called “passive”.
2.
What do we mean when we say substances need to reach equilibrium?
3.
List 2 substances that move through a cell through passive transport.
4.
What is the term that means the ability to lose water or the amount of free water
something has?
5.
Look at the diagram below, identify the type of solution that is in the beaker and
tell which type of cell (plant or animal) would be happy in that solution.
6.
Study the diagram below. For the animal blood cell (B) state the following:
•
what kind of solution is it in?
•
how water is moving between it and the solution
•
What will happen to the cell or what is its fate?
C
A
B
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7.
Study the diagram below. Identify the area that is simple diffusion and the area
that is facilitated diffusion. PLEASE tell how you know the difference!!!
Side A
Side B
Objective 4: Cell Membrane Function- Active Transport
1.
2.
Objective 4:
List 1 reason why active transport is called “active” AND
list 1 thing that must travel through a membrane this way.
[ ] 5/5
A 100
[ ] 2, 4/5 B 85
Describe, with details, how the sodium-potassium pump
works AND be sure to explain why it is a classic example
of active transport (this should be an extended response type question- a list of
suggested things to discuss follows).
•
what part of a cell membrane is the actual pump?
•
what happens to ATP in the process?
•
what is the role of the phosphate group?
•
what is the fate of Na+?
•
what is the fate of K+?
•
why is it active transport- discuss concentration gradients here?
3.
Explain what the proton pump does. What role does it play in the cell getting
sucrose?
4.
What is the difference between endocytosis and exocytosis?
5.
What type of endocytosis brings in large quantities of foods?
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AP Biology
Respiration: Assessment 10 Study Guide: Answer all questions in
complete sentences on your own paper.
Objective 1: Students will describe the process of aerobic respiration.
1. Describe the output of the four parts of aerobic respiration –
including production of acetyl CoA. (Create a chart)
2. Draw and label a mitochondrion and indicate where the four
parts of aerobic respiration occur.
3. Draw a diagram to illustrate the process of chemiosmosis
(proton motive force; proton gradient) in producing ATP.
4. Why is ATP such a high energy molecule?
5. Describe the difference between substrate level and oxidative
phosphorylation.
6. Why is oxygen necessary for the Krebs cycle and the ETC?
7. Why do electrons move from protein to protein in the inner
membrane of the mitochondria?
8. What is the function of NADH and FADH2 in cellular respiration?
9. Write the overall equation for cellular respiration?
10.
Explain why we say that glucose is oxidized through
cellular respiration.
11.
What protein is directly responsible for production of ATP?
Objective 2: Students will compare aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
1. Why is aerobic respiration more efficient than anaerobic
respiration?
2. What process is common to both aerobic and anaerobic
respiration?
3. Why is glycolysis important to the theory of evolution?
4. Compare the output of aerobic respiration to the output of
anaerobic respiration.
5. What type of reactions (endergonic or exergonic) are involved in
respiration? Explain.
6. How do the two processes – aerobic and anaerobic- compare in
the oxidation of NADH to NAD+?
Objective 3: Students will describe the function of structures in protein
synthesis.
1. Describe the function of the mitochondrion in protein synthesis.
2. Why are there two types of ribosomes in a cell?
3. Explain why a pancreatic cell might have more ribosomes than a
skin cell.
4. Why is the nucleolus critical to protein synthesis?
5. What molecule is critical in protein synthesis?
6. What part does the Golgi apparatus play in protein synthesis?
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AP Biology
Respiration: Assessment 10 Form A
Answer questions in complete sentences on your own paper.
Objective 1: Students will describe the process of aerobic
respiration.
Score box 4/4 = 100
<4 = NY
1. Explain the importance of oxygen in organisms using aerobic
respiration.
2. Describe the output of the Krebs cycle and indicate how these
products are then used.
3. How is a proton motive force created and how does it produce
ATP?
4. Glucose is oxidized in respiration. Explain what this means and
why it might be considered an exergonic reaction?
Objective 2: Students will compare aerobic and anaerobic
respiration.
Score box 3/3 = 100 <3 = NY
1. Describe the process shared by aerobic and anaerobic
respiration.
2. Compare the conversion of NADH to NAD+ in aerobic and
anaerobic respiration.
3. What makes aerobic respiration more efficient than anaerobic
respiration?
Objective 3: Students will describe the function of cell
structures in protein synthesis.
Score box
3/3 = 100
<3 = NY
1. Why might a pancreatic cell have more ribosomes than a skin
cell?
2. How are the mitochondria linked to protein synthesis?
3. What is the importance of two types of ribosomes in a cell?
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AP Biology
Respiration: Assessment 10 Form B
Answer questions in complete sentences on your own paper.
Objective 1: Students will describe the process of aerobic
respiration.
Score box 4/4 = 100
<4 = NY
1. List the output of the Krebs cycle and indicate their final
destination.
2. How is a proton motive force created and how does it produce
ATP? (Be specific.)
3. Why is oxygen such a key factor in aerobic respiration?
4. Glucose is oxidized in respiration. Explain what this means and
why it might be considered an exergonic reaction?
Objective 2: Students will compare aerobic and anaerobic
respiration.
Score box 3/3 = 100 <3 = NY
1. Why is glycolysis an excellent supporter of evolution?
2. What key element makes aerobic respiration more efficient than
anaerobic and why?
3. Compare the conversion of NADH in aerobic and anaerobic
respiration.
Objective 3: Students will describe the function of structures in
protein synthesis.
Score box
3/3 = 100
<3 = NY
1. Why might a muscle cell contain more mitochondria than a
neuron?
2. How are the cell membrane and the endoplasmic reticulum
related in protein synthesis?
3. What is the importance of two types of ribosomes in a cell?
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