To My Future AP/ Dual Credit Biology II Student,
I am so glad you have chosen to take AP Biology II next year. I have many exciting labs and
activities planned for next year and we have a significant amount of material to cover. My goal for
next year is to inspire in you a love for science and learning. In order to prepare for next years class
you must complete the following summer assignment.
Part 1: EMAIL/TURNITIN.COM
1) Send me an email at [email protected] with the following information
a. Your Name
b. Your graduation year
c. The science classes you have completed and any sciences you will be taking in addition
to AP/Dual Credit Biology II next year.
d. Your plans for the summer
2) Login to your turnitin.com account and enroll in the class. The class ID is 15245993. The
password is apbio
Part 2: BIOLOGY COLLECTION
For this part of your summer assignment, you will be familiarizing yourself with science terms
that we will be using at different points throughout the year.
Your task is to “collect” and define 45 terms from the list provided. When I say “collect”, I mean
you should collect that item by finding it and taking a photograph of that item. Example: If you choose
the term “phloem”, you could submit a photograph you have taken of a plant leaf or a plant stem.
Then you will define phloem and describe specifically where phloem is in your picture.
15 of your pictures may be from the internet, include your source
30 of your pictures must be originals. In order to prove your picture is an original you, your
school ID/ or your drivers license must appear in every picture.
Some pictures may be used for more than one term, but all must be from something that you
have found in nature. Take a walk around your yard, neighborhood, and town. DON’T SPEND ANY
MONEY! Research what the term means and in what organisms it can be found... and then go out
and find one.
Your project can be completed in one of two forms:
A powerpoint- 1 definition and its picture per slide, this must be emailed to me at
[email protected]
or
A printed portfolio, you can have two pictures with definitions per page
This project is due August 14th 2017. This is the first day of school!
Each picture and definition is worth 5 points, for a total of 225 points for the collection. I will
award 15 bonus points to anyone who turns this project in before August 1st, 2017. You may
contact me at any point this summer if you have questions about the project, don’t wait till the last
minute!
Part 2 Rubric
Points
Picture
2
Internet picture is
identified by
complete source,
or original picture
includes
identifying object
1
Internet picture
does not have
source, or original
picture does not
have identifying
object
0
No Picture
3
Complete
biological
definition of term,
including
description of the
picture
Select 45 of the following terms:
1. adaptation of an animal
2. adaptation of a plant
3. amino acid
4. amniotic egg
5. amylase
6. angiosperm
7. animal that has a segmented body
8. annelid
9. autotroph
10. arthropod
11. archaebacteria
12. autotroph
13. Batesian mimicry
14. bryophyte
15. C 4 plant
16. Calvin cycle
17. carbohydrate
18. cellulose
19. cell wall
20. chitin
21. Chlorophyll
23. consumer
24. conifer leaf
25. commensalism
26. connective tissue
27. cuticle layer of a plant
28. deciduous leaf
29. dicot plant with flower & leaf
30. ectotherm
31. endotherm
32. enzyme
33. epithelial tissue
34. eubacteria
35. eukaryote
2/1
Definition is
present but is not
biological or
picture is not
explained
0
No definition
Points
Definition
36. evolution
37. fermentation
38. flower ovary
39. frond
40. gametophyte
41. genetically modified organism
42. gibberellins
43. glycogen
44. haploid chromosome number
45. homeostasis
46. Heterotroph
47. K-strategist
48. keratin
49. lichen
50. lipid
51. modified leaf of a plant
52. modified root of a plant
53. modified stem of a plant
54. monocot plant with flower & leaf
55. muscle fiber – striated
56. mutualism
57. myosin
58. niche
59. parasite
60. phloem
61. pine cone – female
62. pollen
63. pollinator
64. porifera
65. prokaryote
66. protein
67. pteridophyte
68. r-strategist
69. scale from animal with two-chambered
heart
70. spore
71. sporophyte
72. tendril of a plant
73. thorn of a plant
74. unicellular organism
75. vascular plant tissue
76. xylem
PART 3: The Hot Zone
By Richard Preston
ISBN-10: 0385495226
Read the book and answer the following questions in at least a chunk. For science writing a chunk should
consist of two concrete details following by one commentary or analysis sentence. Using strong evidence
from the text will earn you the best grade possible. Assignments must be typed and submitted to turnitin.com.
You do not need to turn in a printed copy, just make sure you receive a conformation email from turnitin.
Deadline for submission is 11:59 PM Monday, August 14th. 75 points of this assignment is for the questions, 25
points for the quiz for 100 points total. The quiz will be given on the second day of class.
1. Are viruses living or non-living? Use the characteristics of living things to justify your answer.
2. How are viruses classified? What are the viruses written about in The Hot Zone? How are they classified?
3. How are viruses named? Give some examples – What was the origin of the Marburg virus?
4. Why aren’t all viruses as deadly as Marburg and Ebola?
5. Explain how HIV and Ebola compare in their transmission.
6. Why do viruses typically affect only one or a few species?
7. What is it about the life cycle of viruses that allow them to evolve rapidly and “jump to a different host
species?
8. What does the book say are the three standard ways to “stop” a virus?
9. The book describes several places where virus outbreaks have taken place around the world. Where are these
places and how might all be connected?
10. What conditions may have facilitated the jump of the virus responsible for
AIDS to humans near Lake Victoria?
11. A comment is made in the book that every major city in the world is only 24 hours away from exposure to
an emerging virus. Reference is made to a network that links all of the cities of the world. What is the author
referring to?
12. What is the significance of the cave that Monet visited? Is it the source of Ebola? Explain.
13. Should blood samples be shipped around the world for the study of infectious diseases? Why or why not?
Site an example from the book that might have had the potential to be disastrous in terms of exposure to a hot
agent.
14. Describe the roles played by the following people in The Hot Zone, and explain, in your opinion, whether or
not they acted responsibly.
a. Dan Dalgard (head of the Monkey Quarantine Facility)
b. C. J. Peters (Director of USARMIID)
c. Nancy Jaxx (Veterinarian with cut palm exposed to monkey blood in
level 4)
d. Jerry Jaxx (responsible for monkey euthanasia)
e. Nurse Mayinga (who in seeking treatment potentially exposed many
people to her strain of Ebola)
f. Researchers Peter Jahrling and Tom Geisbert (who whiffed the monkey
tissue and chose not to disclose the information.)
15.Should the public be notified of potential risks and dangers of viruses or outbreaks? At what point in the
story do you think an announcement should have been made?
16.What are the justifications for importing primates to the United States for research? What are the possible
risks and benefits?
17. How might Dr. Shem Musoke have contracted the virus? How might the others who assisted in the care of
Charles Monet have avoided infection?
18. On Page 185, Peter Jarhling and Tom Giesbert “whiffed” the culture flask.
Why? What’s so dangerous about this?
19. Why is it important to observe all safety rules even in the high school laboratory regardless of whether it
seems necessary or not. Site some instances in which proper safety procedures could have prevented the spread
of the virus. Apply what you have learned about safety to your high school laboratory.
20. Preston quotes Peter Jarhling on page 366, “Why is the Zaire stuff hot for humans? Why isn’t Reston hot for
humans, when the strains are so close to each other?” Propose some answers to explain these observations.
21. The last chapter takes you and the author back to Kitum Cave. What do you suppose Preston intended to
accomplish by his visit to Kitum Cave? Would you enter Kitum Cave in a space suit? Would you enter without
a spacesuit?
22. Are emerging viruses such as Ebola a threat to human safety in light of the recent attention to bioterrorism?
23. The courier passed the sample of Peter Cardinal’s blood to Gene Johnson at the airport. How would this
handoff be different in our post 9/11 world? What would have been different? Explain your answer.
Part 3 Rubric
(Question 14 is worth 4 questions)
Points
3
ALL parts of the
question are
answered in correct
chunk format,
strong evidence
from the text is used
2
Question is not
answered in correct
chunk format
1
Part of question is
not answered
Enjoy your summer; email me if you have any questions,
Mrs. Jones
[email protected]
0
Question not
answered