Timeline Required Readings Topics and Activities Labs / Activities 1 week Chapters 1-5, 8 Chemistry of Life · Elements and Compounds · Water · Macromolecules · Metabolism/Enzymes AP Lab #2 Enzyme Catalysis 3 weeks Chapters 22-25 Evolution · Darwin · Microevolution · Macroevolution · Phylogeny Natural Selection Lab 2 weeks Chapters 26-33 (skimming) Biological Diversity · Origins · Prokaryotes · Protists · Intro to Plants · Fungi · Intro to Animals Constructing a Phylogenetic Tree 2 weeks Chapters 6,7 The Cell · Cellular structures · Membranes · Cellular Communication AP Lab #1 Diffusion and Osmosis Cell Analogies 2 weeks Chapters 9,10 Cellular Energetics · ATP · Photosynthesis · Respiration AP Lab #4 Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis AP Lab #5 Cellular Respiration 5 weeks Chapters 29, 30, 35-39 Plants · Life Cycles · Structure/Growth · Transport · Nurition/Soil · Angiosperms · Responses AP Lab #9 Transpiration Plant Growth Lab 8 weeks Chapters 40-49 Animals · Structure · Nutrition · Digestive System · Respiratory and Circulatory System · Reproduction and Development · Immune System · Nervous System AP Lab #10 Physiology of the Circulatory System AP Lab #11 Animal Behavior 3 weeks Chapters 50-55 Ecology · Behavior · Populations and Ecosystems · Conservation Issues AP Lab #12 Dissolved Oxygen and Primary Productivity 2 weeks Chapters 12-15 Genetics · Meiosis/Mitosis · Mendelian Genetics · Mendel to Chromosomes AP Lab #3 Mitosis and Meiosis AP Lab #7 Genetics of Organisms 2 weeks Chapters 16-21 Molecular Basis of Genetics · DNA and RNA · Transcription/Translation · Viruses/Bacteria · Gene Regulation · DNA Technology AP Lab #6 Molecular Biology Construction of DNA Helix 2 weeks (hopefully!) Intensive Review for AP Exam · Practice Exams · Review Practice Exams
Monday, May 9th 2011 - AP Biology Exam