<p> AP Biology –Summer Assignment (June 2017) Dear ______: Homeroom: ______You have request AP Biology as a second year course next fall, which means you are probably excited about the prospect of learning more about the living world around you. I hope you will be able to take this summer assignment as a creative opportunity to learn in a more relaxed manner. Note, although your schedule won’t be set until August (meaning you won’t know if you are scheduled into this course until then), you do NOT want to wait till August to know if you have gotten into the course to start Part I of the summer assignment. Start early and learn something while you are at it! Part II is the portion that I recommend you do at the end of August, before school starts to refresh some of your graphing skills.</p><p>Part I: Biology Term Scavenger Hunt You will be familiarizing yourself with science terms that we will be using at different points throughout the year. On the next page is the list of terms. Here is what you will do: (You may work with a partner to collect things, but you must take your own picture and make your own documentation.)  Collect 50 Terms When I say “collect”, I mean you should collect that item or concept by finding it or a representation of the concept or process and taking a selfie or making a sketch (must be your own sketch). You should create a unique way to present your “collection”, along with corresponding explanations (think a 5 sentence caption to an image). You can do this in a number of different ways: Google Presentation, LucidPress, and Prezi or by creating an actual scrap book or journal of your sketch. Have another idea for presenting? Just email me! You do not need to find the exact item on the list, say for example, if it is an internal part to an organism, but you must apply the term to the specimen you find and explain in your finished project how this specimen represents the term. EXAMPLE: If you choose the term “phloem”, you could submit a photograph you have taken of a plant leaf or a plant stem and then explain in your caption what phloem is and specifically where phloem is in your specimen.  Documentation You cannot use an image from any publication or the Web. You must have taken the photograph (or made the sketch) yourself. The best way to prove that is to either take a selfie, or place an item (stuffed animal, a button, toy car, etc.) in all of your photographs that only you could have added each time. You could make a small sign of your name that will be in each photo/drawing.  Sources Materials Specimens may be used for only one item/word, and all must be from something that you have found in nature or places you visited. Take a walk around your yard, neighborhood, or the world! Visit the Science Museum, aquarium or go for a hike. Research what the term means and in what organisms it can be found... and then go out and find one. abscisic acid actin adaptation amniotic egg animal that has segmented amylase angiosperm annelid body anther & filament of stamen archaebacteria arthropod artificial selection autotroph Batesian mimicry biological magnification bryophyte C4 plant Calvin cycle carbohydrate cellulose chitin cholorophyta cladogram cline clumped dispersion cnidarian coelomate commensalism community coniferous leaf connective tissue cuticle layer of plant dicot plant with flower & deciduous leaf diffusion digestion leaf diploid chromosome dispersal disturbance echinoderm number ectotherm emigration enantiomers endosperm endotherm energy enthalpy entropy enzyme epithelial tissue ethylene eubacteria eukaryote exoskeleton fermentation fitness genetic engineering flower ovary fruit gametophyte technique genetically modified genetic variation glycogen gymnosperm cone organism haploid chromosome hermaphrodite homologous structures hybrid number immigration insect invasive species iteroparity K-selection keratin lepidoptera lichen lipid meristem monocot Mullerian mimicry muscle fiber mutation mutualism mycelium mycorrhizae myosin natural selection nematode niche nymph stage of an insect osmosis parasite (parasitism) phloem Platyhelminthes polarity pollen pollinator polyploidy population porifera prokaryote protein pteridophyte R-selection Scale from animal with two radial symmetry random dispersion rhizome chambered heart semelparity sexual dimorphism sporophyte stem stigma stromatolites turgor pressure unicellular organism uniform dispersion vestigial structures xerophyte xylem</p><p>Part II: Math, Science, and Graphing Skills Practice – See Attached Packet. </p><p>You must complete this assignment and submit it by the first full day of classes, Wednesday, September 6, 2017. NOTE: If you wish to request an extension because your summer plans preclude your being able to complete this assignment by the due date, you must petition for the extension IN WRITING by June 23. E-mail a brief note explaining your circumstances to Ms. Chen. You will receive an answer by e-mail by June 26.</p><p>Contact for Ms Chen: [email protected] Office: 421J Website: nnhschen.ppbworks.com</p>