The first AP Biology unit covers chapters 35 - 39 -- PLANTS.
We will use the discovery method in this course, meaning more time in lab and less time in lecture. Your text covers much more material than can be covered in one course. To know what you need to study and learn, use the outline provided for each unit. The PLANT outline is below:
AP Biology Plant Unit -- Chapters 35-39
Ch. 35 - Structure
Plant structure
Roots
Leaves
Stems
Plant cells
Xylem – trachieds & vessel elements
Phloem – sieve tube members & companion cells
Parenchyma
Sclerenchyma
Collenchyma
Plant tissues (tissue systems)
Epidermis
Vascular
Ground
Plant Growth – meristem tissue
Apical meristem
Lateral meristem
Vascular cambium
Cork cambium
Interpreting the rings of a tree trunk
Ch. 36 - Transport
Cellular level transport
Passive
Active – chemiosmosis and the H+ pump
Tissue & organ level transport
Cell-to-cell
Symplast
Apoplast
Organism level transport
Absorption of water and minerals by roots
Ascent of water/xylem sap up a tree – transpiration
Control of transpiration
Transport of sugar (organic nutrients) within a plant - transportation
Ch. 37 – Nutrition
Macro- and micronutrients
Nitrogen assimilation – the nitrogen cycle
Special Plant Adaptations
Ch. 38 – Reproduction
Flower structure
Sexual reproduction – double fertilization
Fruits & seeds
Pollination & germination
Asexual reproduction
39 – Responses
Effects of plant hormones:
Auxins
Cytokinins
Gibberellins
Abscisic Acid
Ethylene
Tropisms:
Phototropism
Gravitropism/geotropism
Thigotropism
Hydrotropism
Turgor movements
Circadian rhythms
Photoperiodism – short-day vs. long-day plants