AP Biology Outline

 

 I.  Molecules and Cells         25%
        A.  Chemistry  of Life
              1.  Water
              2.  Organic molecules
              3.  Free energy changes
              4.  Enzymes

 

        B.  Cells
              1.  Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells
              2.  membranes
              3.  subcellular organization
              4.  cell cycle and regulation

 

        C.  Cellular Energetics
              1.  coupled reactions
              2.  fermentation and cellular respiration
              3.  photosynthesis
  

 

 II.  Heredity and Evolution        25%
         A.  Heredity
               1.  Meiosis and gametogenesis
               2.  Eukaryotic organisms
               3.  Inheritance patterns

 

         B.  Molecular Genetics
               1.  RNA and DNA structure and function
               2.  Gene regulation
               3.  Mutation
               4.  Viral structure and replication
               5.  Nucleic acid technology and applications

 

          C.  Evolutionary Biology
                1.  Early evidence of life
                2.  Evidence of evolution
                3.  Mechanisms of evolution

 

 III.  Organisms and Populations        50%
          A.  Diversity of Organisms
                1.  Evolutionary patterns
                2.  Survey of the diversity of life
                3.  Phylogenetic classification
                4.  Evolutionary relationships

 

          B.  Structure and Function of Plants and Animals
                1.  Reproduction, growth, and development
                2.  Structural, physiological, and behavioral adaptations
                3.  Response to the environment

 

          C.  Ecology
                1.  Population dynamics
                2.  Communities and ecosystems
                3.  Global issues