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This provides a useful organization of the general Biology and AP Biology curricular components and units that will be evaluated in the final exam.
INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE
I.1: Scientific Inquiry
I.1: Scientific Inquiry
I.2: Study of Nature
I.2: Study of Nature
Living vs Non-Living
Biological Classification (Pro vs Eukaryotes)
Organization of Life
Hierarchy of Organisms
UNIT 1 - CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
UNIT 1 - CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
Chapter 1: Organization of Matter
Chapter 1: Organization of Matter
Atoms, molecules, elements, compounds, atomic weight, atomic number, atomic mass
Subatomic particles
Electron Shells
Atomic Bonds
States of Matter
Chapter 2: Water and It's Properties
Chapter 2: Water and It's Properties
Chapter 3: Carbon - Organic Molecules
Chapter 3: Carbon - Organic Molecules
Chapter 4: Macromolecules
Chapter 4: Macromolecules
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acid
Unit 2 - CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Unit 2 - CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Chapter 1: Introduction to Cell
Chapter 1: Introduction to Cell
Differences between Animal and Plant cells
Chapter 2: Cell Structure
Chapter 2: Cell Structure
Organelles (definition)
List of Animal cell organelles with diagrams
List of Plant cell organelles with diagrams
Chapter 3: Plasma Membrane - Structure and Function
Chapter 3: Plasma Membrane - Structure and Function
Chapter 4: Transport
Chapter 4: Transport
Passive Transport
✔ Simple Diffusion
✔ Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport
Chapter 5: Osmosis
Chapter 5: Osmosis
Tonicity and Osmolarity
Unit 3- Cellular Energetics
Unit 3- Cellular Energetics
Chapter 1: Energy
Chapter 1: Energy
Laws of Thermodynamics
Forms of energy
Gibbs Free Energy
ATP
Endergonic and Exergonic reactions
Chapter 2: Enzyme Structure and Function
Chapter 2: Enzyme Structure and Function
Regulation of enzyme activity
Chapter 3: Metabolism
Chapter 3: Metabolism
Types of Reactions (Redox reactions, catabolic vs anabolic)
Cellular respiration
✔ Fermentation
Photosynthesis
Unit 4- Cellular Communication and Cell Cycle
Unit 4- Cellular Communication and Cell Cycle
Chapter 1: Energy
Chapter 1: Energy
Laws of Thermodynamics
Forms of energy
Gibbs Free Energy
ATP
Endergonic and Exergonic reactions
Chapter 2: Enzyme Structure and Function
Chapter 2: Enzyme Structure and Function
Regulation of enzyme activity
Chapter 3: Metabolism
Chapter 3: Metabolism
Types of Reactions (Redox reactions, catabolic vs anabolic)
Cellular respiration
✔ Fermentation
Photosynthesis
Unit 5 - Genetics
Unit 5 - Genetics
Chapter 1: Meiosis
Chapter 1: Meiosis
Phases of Meiosis
Genetic variations
Chapter 2: Mendelian Genetics
Chapter 2: Mendelian Genetics
Mendelian Laws of Inheritance
Punnett Squares
Laws of Probability
Chapter 3: Inheritance Patterns
Chapter 3: Inheritance Patterns
Single gene
✔ Incomplete Dominance
✔ Codominance
Multiple genes
✔ Pleiotropy
✔ Epistaxis
✔ Polygenic inheritance
Chapter 4: Linked Genes
Chapter 4: Linked Genes
Recombination of linked genes
Chapter 5: Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
Chapter 5: Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
Pedigrees
Autosomal Inheritance
X-Linked Inheritance
Chapter 6: Genetic Disorders
Chapter 6: Genetic Disorders
Dominant
Recessive
X-Linked
Alterations in chromosome number and structure
Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
Chapter 1: Structure of DNA and RNA
Chapter 1: Structure of DNA and RNA
Chapter 2: DNA Replication
Chapter 2: DNA Replication
Chapter 3: Transcription and RNA Processing
Chapter 3: Transcription and RNA Processing
Chapter 4: Translation
Chapter 4: Translation
Chapter 5: Regulation of Gene Expression
Chapter 5: Regulation of Gene Expression
Operons
Repressors
Chromatin modifications
Proto-oncogenes and Tumor suppressor genes
Chapter 6:Biotechnology
Chapter 6:Biotechnology
Unit 7: Natural Selection
Unit 7: Natural Selection
Chapter 1: Introduction to Natural Selection
Chapter 1: Introduction to Natural Selection
Natural selection
Artificial Selection
Chapter 2: Population Genetics
Chapter 2: Population Genetics
Chapter 3: Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
Chapter 3: Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
Evidence of Evolution
Common ancestry
Chapter 4: Phylogeny
Chapter 4: Phylogeny
Chapter 5: Speciation
Chapter 5: Speciation
Extinction
Chapter 6: Continuing Evolution
Chapter 6: Continuing Evolution
Variations in Popular
Origin of life on earth
Unit 8:Ecology
Unit 8:Ecology
Chapter 1: Responses to the Environment
Chapter 1: Responses to the Environment
Energy flows through ecosystem
Chapter 2: Population Ecology
Chapter 2: Population Ecology
Effect of density on populations
Community Ecology
Chapter 3: Biodiversity
Chapter 3: Biodiversity
Chapter 4: Disruptions to SYI Ecosystems
Chapter 4: Disruptions to SYI Ecosystems
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