AP Biology
(Two Semesters or Block)

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to general biology and to the processes of scientific inquiry and thinking. It will include the fundamental principles of living organisms including physical and chemical properties of life, cellular organization and function, the transfer of energy through metabolic systems, cellular reproduction, the classification of living things, the six kingdoms of life will be examined. The main focus is to present biological information in an understandable and straight forward way that will capture the students' interest dealing with up to date principles and concepts.

This course meets College Board guidelines for AP Biology.

Prerequisites: None

Textbook: None Required

Course cost: $350 / student / semester + required lab book

For required and optional texts see link on main menu.

Course Outline:

BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES
Section 1 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
Section 2 - CHARACTERISTICS AND ORGANIZATION OF LIFE
Section 3 - TOOLS OF BIOLOGY

CHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR BASIS OF LIFE
Section 1 - THE CHEMICAL CONTEXT OF LIFE
Section 2 -- PROPERTIES OF WATER
Section 3 - BASIC ATOMIC STRUCTURE
Section 4 -- METABOLISM AND ENERGY

CELLS
Section 1 - THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF CELLS
Section 2 - HOMEOSTASIS AND TRANSPORT
Section 3 -- PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Section 4 -- CELLULAR RESPIRATION
Section 5 - CELL REPRODUCTION

GENETICS
Section 1- FUNDAMENTALS OF GENETICS
Section 2 - MENDELIAN GENETICS
Section 3 - GENES AND CHROMOSOMES
Section 4 - HUMAN HEREDITY
Section 5 - BIOTECHNOLOGY

EVOLUTION
Section 1 - ORIGIN OF LIFE
Section 2 -- DARWINISM
Section 3 - CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS
Section 4 -- EVOLUTION IN PROCESS
Section 5 - HUMAN EVOLUTION

ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEMS
Section 1 - OVERVIEW OF ECOLOGY AND ECOSYSTEMS
Section 2 - FACTORS AFFECTING ORGANISMS
Section 3 - AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL BIOMES
Section 4 - POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITES

MICROORGANISMS
Section 1 -- BACTERIA
Section 2 -- VIRUSES
Section 3 -- PROTISTS
Section 4 --- FUNGI

PLANTS
Section 1 -- OVERVIEW OF PLANT KINGDOM
Section 2 -- PLANT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Section 3 - PLANT REPRODUCTION

ANIMALS
Section 1 - MAJOR GROUPS OF INVERTEBRATES
Section 2 - MAJOR GROUPS VERTEBRATES

HUMAN BIOLOGY AND POPULATIONS

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