05/09/12

The Advanced Placement Biology class is designed to complete the AP curriculum and prepare students for taking the College Board's AP Biology exam in May.  The class will expand upon what was learned in Advanced Biology by exploring the living world around us and to prepare students for life-long learning.  Expectations for this class are similar to an introductory biology course at a major university. 

  AP Test - Monday, May 14 - Unit Review - Students may earn 5 EC points for completing each review.  Reviews may be taken two times for credit.

     Biodiversity

     Ecology

     Plants

     Human Body Systems/Animals

     Biochemistry

     Cells

     Plant Information

       Photosynthesis

       Cellular Respiration

       Roots, Stems, Leaves ppt

       Plant Reproduction ppt

  STEM Research Project Rubric (STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

  Unit I - The Chemistry of Life

         Essential Characteristics of Life video

         Biological Molecules video

     Biochemistry Unit Test Review - Please do not print - it is very long

  Unit II - Cells #A - Cells and Membrane Structure and Function

     Ch 6 - Tour of the Cell - PowerPoint

     Ch 7 - Membrane Structure and Function - PowerPoint

           Cell Membranes video

           Transport Across Cell Membranes video

     Cells #A Test Review

     Diffusion and Osmosis On-Line Lab

     Osmosis and Water Potential - Lab #1 - ppt

  Unit - Cells #B - Metabolism

     Ch 8 - An Introduction to Metabolism - ppt

           Gibbs Free Energy video

           Life Requires Free Energy video

     Ch 9 - Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy - ppt

           Overview of Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis - video

     Ch 10 - Photosynthesis - ppt

     Cells (#B) Metabolism Test Review

     Ch 11 - Cell Communication - ppt

           Evolutionary Significance of Cell Communication video

           Cell Communication video

           The Secret Lives of Bacteria video

           Signal Transduction Pathways video

           Effects of Changes in Signal Transduction Pathways video

     Ch 12 - The Cell Cycle - ppt

           Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis video

  Unit III - Genetics

           DNA and RNA video

           Mendelian Genetics video

           Advanced Genetics - polygenic, linked video

           Gene Regulation video

           Signal Transmission and Gene Expression video

           Genotypes and Phenotypes video

           Mechanisms that Increase Genetic Variability video

           Chi-Squared Test video

           Genotype Expression video

  Unit IV - Mechanisms of Evolution

           Phylogenetics video

           Speciation and Extinction video

           Reproductive Isolation and Speciation video

           Populations Continue to Evolve video

           Abiogenesis video

           Origin of Life: Scientific Evidence video

           Behavior and Natural Selection video

           Natural Selection Review video

           ** Speciation on Earth/History of Life video

AP Biology Final Exam Reviews

    Introduction to Biology Review      

    Biochemistry Review      

    Cells Review

    Metabolism Review

    Genetics Review