AP BIOLOGY COURSE OUTLINE



AP BIOLOGY COURSE OUTLINE

CENTRAL BUCKS HIGH SCHOOL EAST

Mrs. Willis

AP Biology has been revamped and the course centers on 4 BIG IDEAS:

1. Evolution

2. Energy Transfer

3. Genetics (Information Transfer)

4. Interactions

Topics/ Chapters Labs (Subject to Change)

INTRODUCTION

Themes in Biology Scientific Method

M & M Statistical Analysis

CHEMISTRY OF LIFE

Chemical Context of Life – Chapter 2 (review)

Water – Chapter 3 (review)

Carbon and Macromolecules – Chapters 4 & 5 Enzyme Catalysis

CELLS

Cell Structure – Chapter 6

Membranes – Chapter 7

Metabolism – Chapter 8 Diffusion/Osmosis

Cellular Respiration – Chapter 9 Cell Respiration

Photosynthesis – Chapter 10

Cell Communication – Chapter 11 Plant Pigments& Photosynthesis

Cell Cycle and Mitosis – Chapters 12

GENETICS

Meiosis – Chapter 13 Mitosis/ Meiosis

Mendelian Genetics – Chapter 14 Genetics of Organisms

Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance – Chapter 15

Molecular Basis of Inheritance – Chapter 16 Molecular Biology

Gene to Protein – Chapter 17

Eukaryotic Genomes – Chapter 18, 21, 26

Viruses – Chapter 19

DNA Technology and Genomics – Chapter 20 & 21

MIDTERM EXAM (up to chapter 19!)

EVOLUTION

Darwinian View of Life – Chapter 22

Evolution of Populations – Chapter 23 Population Genetics& Evolution

Origin of Species – Chapter 24

History of Life on Earth – Chapter 25

EARLY EARTH AND PROKARYOTES

Phylogeny and the Tree of Life – Chapter 26

Prokaryotes – Chapter 27

PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Plant Diversity – Chapters 29 & 30

Plant Structure and Growth – Chapter 35 Transpiration

Transport in Plants – Chapter 36

Plant Reproduction – Chapter 38

Plant Hormones – Chapter 39

ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Intro to Animal Structure and Function – Chapter 40

Immunity – Chapter 43 Animal Behavior (Pillbugs)

Excretory – Chapter 44 Physiology of the Circulatory System

Endocrine System – Chapter 45

Nervous System – Chapter 48

ECOLOGY

Introduction to Ecology – Chapter 50 Dissolved Oxygen &

Behavioral Biology – Chapter 51 (time permitting) Aquatic Primary Productivity

Population Ecology – Chapter 52 (lab bench/ lecture)

Community Ecology – Chapter 53

Ecosystems – Chapter 54

FINAL EXAM (begins with material from Chapter 20)

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