Pre-IB Biology

  Assessment Weightings

 

1st Semester Grade 2nd Semester Grade
1st Quarter - 40% 3rd Quarter - 50%
2nd Quarter - 40% 4th Quarter - 50%
Semester Examination - 20%  

 

 

 


Both the 1st Semester Final Examination (January) and the 
Full "Mock Examination" are in the form of a full IB Examination in every aspect, including content, structure and application conditions.

 

1st Quarter

%

Relevant Details

Laboratories
 20


Lab: Animal Behavior 
Core Lab # 11
Monday September 10, 2007

 

Lab: Enzyme Catalysis 
Core Lab # 2
Tuesday September 18, 2007

 

Lab: Diffusion/Osmosis 
Core Lab # 1
Monday September 24, 2007

 

Lab: Plant Pigment & Photosynthesis 
Core Lab # 4
Wednesday October 3, 2007

 

Lab: Cellular Respiration 
Core Lab # 5
Monday October 15,  2007

Tests
 45


TEST 1 
Ecology & Animal Behavior
Friday September 21  2007
Chapters 51 - 54

 

TEST 2
Chemistry 
Tuesday October 9  2007
Chapters 3 - 6

 

TEST 3 
Cells, Membranes & Transport
Friday October 26  2007
Chapters 7 & 8
 Quizzes 15


Ecology 
& 
Animal Behavior

Quiz 1:   Populations & Communities
Thursday September11  2007
Chapters 52 & 53

 

Quiz 2:   Ecosystems & Animal Behavior 
Wednesday September 19  2007
Chapters 51 & 54


Chemistry

Quiz 3:   Water & Carbon Chemistry
Thursday September 26  2007
Chapters 3 & 4 

 

Quiz 4:   Structure of Macromolecules 
Thursday October 2  2007
Chapter 5

 

Quiz 5:   Energy, Enzymes & Metabolism
Friday October 5  2007
Chapter 6

 

Cells

Quiz 6:   Cell Organelles, Prokaryote v Eukaryote  Cells and Plant v Animal Cells
Friday October 12  2007
Chapter 7

 

Quiz 7:   Plasma Membrane Structure & Transport
Monday October 15  2007
Chapter 8

 

Photosynthesis 
& 
Cellular Respiration

Quiz 8:  Photosynthesis
Thursday October 18  2007
Chapter 10

 

Quiz 9:  Cellular Respiration
Wednesday October 24  2007
Chapter 9

Homework 10
Participation 10

 

2nd Quarter

%

Relevant Details

Laboratories
 20


Lab: Mitosis & Meiosis
Core Lab # 3
Thursday November 1,  2007


Lab: Genetics of Organisms  
Core Lab # 7
Wednesday November 22,  2007

Lab: Population Genetics
Core Lab # 8
Tuesday December 18,  2007

Tests
 45


TEST 4    
Photosynthesis &
Cellular Respiration
Wednesday November 7  2007
Chapters 9 & 10 


TEST 5    
Cell Cycle, 
Mitosis v Meiosis, 
Plant v  Animal Cells,
Prokaryote v Eukaryote Cells
Friday November 16  2007
Chapters 12 & 13


TEST 6      
Heredity
Thursday December 6  2007
Chapters 14 & 15


TEST 7     
Evolution
Thursday December 20  2007
Chapters 23 & 24
 Quizzes 15


Cell Cycle
&
Cell Division

Quiz 10:  Cell Cycle & Mitosis 
Tuesday November 6  2007
Chapter 12

 

Quiz 11:  Meiosis                  
Monday November 12  2007
Chapter 13

 

Heredity

Quiz 12: Mendelian Genetics & The Gene Idea
Monday November 26  2007
Chapter 14

 

Quiz 13: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
Wednesday November 28  2007
Chapter 15

 

Evolution

 Quiz 14:  Hardy Weinberg & Population Genetics
Wednesday December 5  2007
Chapter 23

 

Quiz 15:  Origin of Species
Friday December 14  2007
Chapter 24
Homework 10
Participation 10

 

Semester Examination
January 2008

Part 1
Thursday January 10
4 Complete Essays


Part 2
January 14 - 16
100 Multiple Choice Questions

 

Chapters to be covered on the Examination

51 - 54 (Test 1)

3 - 6 (Test 2)

7 & 8 (Test 3)

9 & 10 (Test 4)

12 & 13 (Test 5)

14 & 15 (Test 6)

23 & 24 (Test 7)

 

3rd Quarter

%

Relevant Details
Laboratories
 20


Lab: Molecular Biology
Core Lab # 6
"DNA Fingerprinting"
Tuesday Jan 22  -  Friday Jan 25,  2008

 

Lab: Dissolved Oxygen
Core Lab # 12
Friday February 15,  2008

 

Lab: Transpiration
Core Lab # 9
Wednesday March 5,  2008 

 
Tests
 45


TEST 8    
Molecular Genetics
Monday January 31  2005
Chapters 16, 17 & 19

 

TEST 9     
Animal Reproduction 
&
Development
Thursday February 24  2005
Chapters 46 & 47

 

TEST 10    
Plants
Thursday March 10  2005
Chapters 35 - 39

 

TEST 11    
Animals - 1
Thursday March 31  2005
Chapters 40 - 42
 Quizzes 15


Molecular Genetics

Quiz 16:  DNA: The Molecular Basis of Life
Wednesday January 19  2005
Chapter 16

 

Quiz 17:  Protein Synthesis & Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
Tuesday January 25  2005
Chapters 17 and 19

 

Animal Reproduction
&
Development

Quiz 18:  Animal Reproduction and Development
Wednesday February 16  2005
Chapters 46 & 47

 

Plants

Quiz 19:  Plant Structure & Growth
               Transport in Plants
Friday March 4  2005
Chapters 35 & 36

 

Quiz 20:  Plant Nutrition
               Plant Reproduction & Biotechnology
               Plants Responses to External & internal Stimuli
Tuesday March 8  2005
Chapters 37 - 39

 

Animals - 1

Quiz 21:  Introduction to Animal Structure & Function
Wednesday March 23  2005
Chapter 40

 

Quiz 22:  Animal Nutrition
                Circulation & Gas Exchange
Tuesday March 29  2005
Chapters 41 & 42
Homework 10  
Participation 10  

 

4th Quarter

%

Relevant Details
Laboratories
 10  
Lab:   Physiology of the Circulatory System
Core Lab # 10
Thursday April 7, 2005
Full Mock AP Examination 35
          Full AP Mock Examination
          8.00 - 12.00 (4 hours)
          Saturday 16th April  2005
Tests 20

 
TEST 12    
Animals - 2
Friday April 15  2005
Chapters 43 - 45

 

TEST 13    
Animals - 3
Wednesday April 27  2005
Chapters 48 & 49
 Quizzes 15


Animals - 2

Quiz 23:  The Body's Immune System
Monday April 4  2005
Chapter 43

 

Quiz 24:  Regulating The Internal Environment
Monday April 11  2005
Chapter 44

 

Quiz 25:  Chemical Signals in Animals
Wednesday April 14  2005
Chapter 45

 

Animals - 3

Quiz 26:  Nervous Systems
Thursday April 21  2005
Chapter 48

 

Quiz 27:  Sensory & Motor Mechanisms
Monday April 25  2005
Chapter 49

 
Homework 10  
Participation 10  

 

Advanced Placement Biology
Examination Date

Monday
May 9th 2005

(morning session)

 

 

then on...

Tuesday
May 10th 2005