AP Biology Course Description

AP® Biology COURSE AND EXAM DESCRIPTION Title Copyright Table of Contents Acknowledgments About AP AP Resources and Supports Instructional Model About the APBiology Course CourseFramework Introduction Course FrameworkComponents SciencePractices CourseContent Spiraling the Big Ideas Course ata Glance UnitGuides Using the Unit Guides REQUIRED COURSE CONTENT LABELING SYSTEM UNIT 1 Chemistry of Life Personal Progress Check 1 Chemistryof Life UNIT AT A GLANCE SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES TOPIC 1.1 Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding TOPIC 1.2 Elements of Life TOPIC 1.3 Introduction to Biological Macromolecules TOPIC 1.4 Properties of Biological Macromolecules TOPIC 1.5 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules TOPIC 1.6 Nucleic Acids UNIT 2 Cell Structureand Function Personal Progress Check 2 Cell Structure and Function UNIT AT A GLANCE SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES TOPIC 2.1 Cell Structure:SubcellularComponents TOPIC 2.2 Cell Structureand Function TOPIC 2.3 Cell Size TOPIC 2.4 Plasma Membranes TOPIC 2.5 Membrane Permeability TOPIC 2.6 Membrane Transport TOPIC 2.7 Facilitated Diffusion TOPIC 2.8 Tonicity and Osmoregulation TOPIC 2.9 Mechanisms of Transport TOPIC 2.10 Compartmentalization TOPIC 2.11 Origins of Cell Compartmentalization UNIT 3 Cellular Energetics Personal Progress Check 3 Cellular Energetics UNIT AT A GLANCE SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES TOPIC 3.1 Enzyme Structure TOPIC 3.2 Enzyme Catalysis TOPIC 3.3 Environmental Impacts on Enzyme Function TOPIC 3.4 Cellular Energy TOPIC 3.5 Photosynthesis TOPIC 3.6 Cellular Respiration TOPIC 3.7 Fitness UNIT 4 Cell Communication and Cell Cycle Personal Progress Check 4 Cell Communicationand Cell Cycle UNIT AT A GLANCE SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES TOPIC 4.1 Cell Communication TOPIC 4.2 Introduction toSignal Transduction TOPIC 4.3 Signal Transduction TOPIC 4.4 Changes in Signal Transduction Pathways TOPIC 4.5 Feedback TOPIC 4.6 Cell Cycle TOPIC 4.7 Regulation of Cell Cycle UNIT 5 Heredity Personal Progress Check 5 Heredity UNIT AT A GLANCE SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES TOPIC 5.1 Meiosis TOPIC 5.2 Meiosis and Genetic Diversity TOPIC 5.3 Mendelian Genetics TOPIC 5.4 Non-Mendelian Genetics TOPIC 5.5 Environmental Effectson Phenotype TOPIC 5.6 Chromosomal Inheritance UNIT 6 Gene Expression and Regulation Personal Progress Check 6 Gene Expressionand Regulation UNIT AT A GLANCE SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES TOPIC 6.1 DNA and RNA Structure TOPIC 6.2 Replication TOPIC 6.3 Transcription and RNA Processing TOPIC 6.4 Translation TOPIC 6.5 Regulation of Gene Expression TOPIC 6.7 Mutations TOPIC 6.8 Biotechnology UNIT 7 Natural Selection Personal Progress Check 7 Natural Selection UNIT AT A GLANCE SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES TOPIC 7.1 Introduction to Natural Selection TOPIC 7.2 Natural Selection TOPIC 7.3 Artificial Selection TOPIC 7.4 Population Genetics TOPIC 7.5 Hardy-WeinbergEquilibrium TOPIC 7.6 Evidence of Evolution TOPIC 7.7 Common Ancestry TOPIC 7.8 Continuing Evolution TOPIC 7.9 Phylogeny TOPIC 7.10 Speciation TOPIC 7.11 Extinction TOPIC 7.12 Variations in Populations TOPIC 7.13 Origins of Life on Earth UNIT 8 Ecology Personal Progress Check 8 Ecology UNIT AT A GLANCE SAMPLE INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES TOPIC 8.1 Responses to the Environment TOPIC 8.2 Energy Flow Through Ecosystems TOPIC 8.3 Population Ecology TOPIC 8.4 Effect of Density of Populations TOPIC 8.5 Community Ecology TOPIC 8.6 Biodiversity TOPIC 8.7 Disruptions to Ecosystems Laboratory Investigations Lab Experiments How to Set Up a Lab Program InstructionalApproaches Selecting andUsing Course Materials Guided Inquiry in APInstruction Instructional Strategies Developing theScience Practices Science Practice 1: Explain biological concepts, processes, and models presented in written format. Science Practice 2: Analyze visual representations of biological concepts and processes. Science Practice 3: Determine scientific questions and methods. Science Practice 4: Represent and describe data. Science Practice 5: Perform statistical tests and mathematical calculations to analyze and interpret data. Science Practice 6: Develop and justify scientific arguments using evidence. ExamInformation Exam Overview How Student Learning Is Assessed on the AP Exam Section I: Multiple-Choice Section II: Free-Response Task Verbs Used in Free-Response Questions Sample Exam Questions Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions Section II: Free-Response Questions Answer Key and Question Alignment to Course Framework Appendix Equations and Formulas Untitled