Ap biology course at a glance PDF

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Course at a Glance

Chemistry of Life

UNIT

1 ~5-7 SYI

Plan

1.1

2

The course at a glance provides a useful visual organization of the AP Biology curricular components, including: § Sequence of units, along with approximate weighting and suggested pacing. Please note, pacing is based on 45-minute class periods, meeting five days each week for a full academic year § Progression of topics within each unit

ENE

1.2

Class Periods

8-11%

2 AP Exam Weighting

Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding Elements of Life

2 SYI

~11-13 SYI

SYI

2

Introduction to Biological Macromolecules

ENE

1.4

1

Properties of Biological Macromolecules

1.5

6

Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules

AP Exam Weighting

Cell Structure: Subcellular Components

2.2

Cell Structure and Function

2.3

Cell Size

2.4

Plasma Membranes

2.5

Membrane Permeability

2.6

Membrane Transport

2.7

Facilitated Diffusion

2.8

Tonicity and Osmoregulation

2.9

Mechanisms of Transport

2 ENE

SYI

10-13%

5 2 ENE

SYI

Class Periods

2.1

1

6

1.3

Cell Structure and Function

UNIT

3 ENE 3

§ Spiraling of the big ideas and science practices across units

IST

1.6

Nucleic Acids

2

ENE 6 ENE

Teach

4

SCIENCE PRACTICES Science practices are spiralled throughout the course:

ENE 1

1

Concept Explanation

4

 Representing and Describing Data

2

Visual Representations

5

 Statistical Tests and Data Analysis

3

Questions and Methods

6

 Argumentation

ENE

2.10

Cell Compartmentalization

2.11

Origins of Cell Compartmentalization

6 EVO 6

BIG IDEAS The big ideas spiral across topics and units: EVO IST

Evolution

ENE

 Energetics

Information Storage and Transfer

SYI

 Systems Interactions

Assess Assign the Personal Progress Checks—either as homework or in class—for each unit. Each Personal Progress Check contains formative multiplechoice and free-response questions. The feedback from the Personal Progress Checks shows students the areas where they need to focus.

Personal Progress Check 1

Personal Progress Check 2

Multiple-Choice: ~20 questions Free-Response: 2 questions § Conceptual Analysis (partial) § Analyze Model or Visual Representation (partial)

Multiple-Choice: ~30 questions Free-Response: 2 questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results (partial) § Analyze Model or Visual Representation (partial)

NOTE: Partial versions of the free-response questions are provided to prepare students for more complex, full questions that they will encounter on the AP Exam.

Cellular Energetics

UNIT

3 ~14-17 ENE

3.1

Class Periods

12-16 %

4 AP Exam Weighting

Enzyme Structure

3.2

Enzyme Catalysis

3.3

6 ENE

IST

4.1

Class Periods

10-15%

AP Exam Weighting

Cell Communication

IST

3.4

Environmental Impacts on Enzyme Function

IST

Cellular Energy

IST

4.2

~9-11 IST

3.5

Photosynthesis

ENE

4.3

IST

Signal Transduction

EVO

3.6

Cellular Respiration

IST

4.4

Changes in Signal Transduction Pathways

4.5

5.2

Meiosis and Genetic Diversity

5.3

Mendelian Genetics

5.4

Non-Mendelian Genetics

5.5

Environmental Effects on Phenotype

5.6

Chromosomal Inheritance

3

6 5

IST

Feedback SYI

4.6

Cell Cycle

4 5

4

SYI 6

IST

SYI

3.7

Fitness 6

AP Exam Weighting

Meiosis

1 ENE

8-11%

IST

6

6

Class Periods

5.1

5 ENE

Heredity

5

Introduction to Signal Transduction

6

6

6

UNIT

1

1

3 ENE

~9-11

1

1 ENE

Cell Communication and Cell Cycle

UNIT

4.7

Regulation of Cell Cycle

6

Personal Progress Check 3

Personal Progress Check 4

Personal Progress Check 5

Multiple-Choice: ~20 questions Free-Response: 2 questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing(partial) § Scientific Investigation (partial)

Multiple-Choice: ~25 questions Free-Response: 2 questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results (partial) § Analyze Data

Multiple-Choice: ~25 questions Free-Response: 2 questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing § Conceptual Analysis

NOTE: Partial versions of the free-response questions are provided to prepare students for more complex, full questions that they will encounter on the AP Exam.

UNIT

6 ~18-21 IST

6.1

1

Gene Expression and Regulation

UNIT

12-16 %

~20-23

Class Periods

AP Exam Weighting

Natural Selection

7

DNA and RNA Structure

EVO

Replication

EVO

7.1

2

Class Periods

13-20%

UNIT

Ecology

8 AP Exam Weighting

Introduction to Natural Selection

~18-21 ENE

Class Periods

10-15%

AP Exam Weighting

8.1

Responses to the Environment

8.2

Energy Flow Through Ecosystems

8.3

Population Ecology

8.4

Effect of Density of Populations

8.5

Community Ecology

8.6

Biodiversity

8.7

Disruptions to Ecosystems

IST 3

IST

6.2

2 IST

6.3

6.4

Transcription and RNA Processing

EVO

Translation

EVO

6 2 IST

Natural Selection

1

2 IST

7.2

6

7.3

Artificial Selection

4

6.5

Regulation of Gene Expression

EVO

7.4

Population Genetics

6.6

Gene Expression and Cell Specialization

EVO

6 IST

6.7

Mutations

EVO

2 3

SYI 5

7.5

5

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

1

IST

SYI 4

3

6

ENE

7.6

Evidence of Evolution

4

ENE 5 SYI 6

7.7

Common Ancestry

6

EVO SYI 5

IST

6.8

Biotechnology

6

EVO

7.8

Continuing Evolution

7.9

Phylogeny

7.10

Speciation

7.11

Extinction

7.12

Variations in Populations

7.13

Origin of Life on Earth

3

EVO 2 EVO 6 2 EVO 3 SYI 6 SYI 3

Personal Progress Check 6

Personal Progress Check 7

Personal Progress Check 8

Multiple-Choice: ~25 questions Free-Response: 2 questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results § Analyze Model or Visual Representation

Multiple-Choice: ~40 questions Free-Response: 2 questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing § Analyze Data

Multiple-Choice: ~20 questions Free-Response: 2 questions § Interpreting and Evaluating Experimental Results with Graphing § Scientific Investigation...