AP Biology Syllabus

Textbook: Campbell BIOLOGY AP Edition, 9th Edition

Course Overview:
The Advanced Placement Biology curriculum is equivalent to a college course usually
taken by biology majors during their first year of college. Students obtain weighted credit
by successfully completing the AP Biology exam at the end of the course. The course
differs significantly from a first year high school Biology course with respect to the kind
of textbook used, the range and depth of topics covered, the kind of laboratory work
done by students, and the time and effort required. The primary emphasis of the course
is on developing an understanding of concepts; a grasp of science as a process rather
than as an accumulation of facts; personal experience in scientific inquiry; recognition of
unifying themes that integrate the major topics of biology; and the application of
biological knowledge and critical thinking to environmental and social concerns.
Topics covered in the course include chemistry of life, cells and cell energetics,
heredity, molecular genetics, evolution, diversity of organisms, structure and function of
both plants and animals, and ecology. The course is broken down into three areas of
study: 25% molecules and cells, 25% genetics and evolution, and 50% organisms and
populations. In addition, students will conduct all twelve of the Collegeboard AP Biology
laboratories.
Goals:
1. To familiarize students with the terminology and concepts of Biology using a
theme-oriented approach that emphasizes concepts and science as a process over
knowledge of facts.
2. To enhance problem-solving skills of students using hands-on labs, readings,
collections, independent projects, and class discussions.
3. To strengthen students communication skills with the use of written assignments,
essays, abstracts, and lab reports.
4. To prepare students for further study in the Biological Sciences.

Course Requirements:
Students should maintain at least a "C" each 6 weeks. Students are also required to take
the AP Biology exam in May.

Textbook & Study Resources:

Neil A Campbell and Jane B Reece, 2005. Biology, 9th Edition, Benjamin/Cummings
Pubs. Co. Inc. Redwood City, Ca.

Neil A Campbell and Jane B Reece, 2005. Biology, 9th Edition , Active Reading
Guide, Benjamin/Cummings Pubs. Co. Inc. Redwood City, Ca.

Preparing for the Biology AP Exam with Biology, 9th Edition Campbell/Reece is the
study guide used throughout our review for the AP exam.

Mastering Biology

AP Biology Exam Review Sites:

http://www.csun.edu/~vceed002/biology/AP_biology/index.html

Required Materials:

2 3-inch 3-ring binder with pocketed dividers

Loose leaf notebook paper

Pencils with erasers

Pens (blue/black and red)

Course Time:
Advanced Placement Biology is a two semester course with each semester 18 weeks in
length and divided into 6 week grading periods. The class period of approximately 52
minutes and meets five days a week.

Grading Scale:
Weighted Grades will be determined each 6 weeks as follows:
Exams (unit tests, lab tests, quizzes, etc.) - 50%
Benchmark (6-week test) 10%
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Daily work (Lab Reports, lab practicals, abstracts, notes, etc) 30%
Projects - 10%
Investigative Laboratory
The AP Biology curriculum requires certain labs covering topics throughout the
curriculum, adding up to at least 25% of instructional time [CR7]. The course will also
include additional laboratory exercises designed to elucidate the course material. Each
lab is several periods long from start to finish, and students will be expected to read and
prepare for all labs ahead of time, including all necessary background material and prelab preparation. Each lab requires specific lab skills that students will hone over the
course of the year. Students will find that absences, especially on lab days, will give both
them and their lab partners great difficulties in catching up. Lab days will be every 4th
day of the week. Performance is based on students ability to carry out all segments of
experimentation, from planning to execution to data analysis to conclusion. Students will
be expected to read and prepare for all labs ahead of time, including all necessary
background material and pre-lab preparation. Students will find that absences, especially
on lab days, will give both them and their lab partners great difficulties in catching up.
All labs will require at least a minimal write-up [CR8], including an abstract which
summarizes the concepts and results of the work done. Students will be graded on their
pre- and post-lab written work rather than on the work they do during the laboratory
itself. Nevertheless, it is impossible to receive an adequate lab grade after having done
sloppy or incomplete lab work. Lab format will be discussed in class.
Specific lab skills include, but are not limited to [CR6]:
Science Practice 1: The student can use representations and models to
communicate
scientific phenomena and solve scientific
problems.
Science Practice 2: The student can use mathematics appropriately.
Science Practice 3: The student can engage in scientific questioning to extend
thinking or to guide investigations within the
context of the AP
course.
Science Practice 4: The student can plan and implement data collection strategies
appropriate to a particular scientific question.
Science Practice 5: The student can perform data analysis and evaluation of
evidence.
Science Practice 6: The student can work with scientific explanations and theories.
Science Practice 7: The student is able to connect and relate knowledge across
various scales, concepts and representations in and
across
domains.

AP Exam Preparation:
All students should prepare to take the Advanced Placement test given in May;
therefore, throughout the course students will use past AP Biology essay questions to
improve their skills in writing answers to scientific, free-response questions. Also, all
major exams will follow the AP testing format of 60% multiple choice and 40% essay
questions.
There are many other varieties of AP Biology study guides, and they all can be found
at a local bookstore. Take the practice tests in these books so that you can become
familiar with what to expect. When trying to find an AP Biology test prep book, choose
one that also lets you see sample essays. Some books just focus on the multiple choice,
and you need to be exposed to both parts of the exam.

Format of the AP Biology Exam:

60 multiple choice in 80 minutes = 60% of test
Four (4) Free Response Essay Questions in 90 minutes (10 minutes reading time) = 40%
of test
Essay Section Hints:
1. The 4 essay questions are graded equally.
2. One question is on molecules and cells.
3. One question is on genetics and evolution.
4. Two questions are on organisms and populations.
5. One or more of the questions will be lab-based.
6. Write in essay form! There is room on the test for you to create an outline to guide
your answer if you'd like but outlines are not graded. That being said, perfect
essay writing is not expected. There aren't deductions for grammar or spelling
mishaps (provided the spelling is close enough to determine the word you are
trying to write).
7. Diagrams are helpful! If you use a diagram, be sure to refer to it in your essay.
8. Points are not deducted from your essay score if you give an incorrect statement.
(You just don't receive points for incorrect statements). But be careful not to
contradict yourself, because this can cause you to not receive points.

AP Biology Big Ideas

BIG IDEA 1: The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
Enduring Understanding 1.A. Change in the genetic makeup of a population over time is
evolution.
1.A.1
1.A.2
1.A.3
1.A.4

Natural selection is a major mechanism of evolution.

Natural selection acts on phenotypic variations in populations.
Evolutionary change is also driven by genetic drift and artificial selection.
Biological evolution is supported by evidence from many scientific disciplines.

Enduring Understanding 1.B. Organisms are linked by lines of descent from common
ancestry.
1.B.1 Organisms share many conserved core processes and features that evolved
and are widely distributed among organisms today.
1.B.2 A phylogenetic tree and/or a cladogram is a graphical representation (model)
of evolutionary history that can be tested.
1.B.3 Non-eukaryotes can transfer genetic information laterally through the
mechanisms of transformation, transduction and conjugation; most eukaryotes do
not transfer information laterally.
Enduring Understanding 1.C. Life continues to evolve within a changing environment.
1.C.1 Speciation and extinction have occurred throughout the Earths history.
1.C.2 Speciation may occur when two populations become reproductively isolated
from each other
1.C.3 Populations of organisms continue to evolve.
Enduring Understanding 1.D. The origin of living systems is explained by natural
processes.
1.D.1 There are causal models about the origin of life on Earth.
1.D.2 Evidence from many different scientific disciplines supports models of the
origin of life.

BIG IDEA 2: Biological systems utilize energy and molecular building blocks to
grow, to reproduce, and to maintain homeostasis.
Enduring Understanding 2.A. Growth, reproduction, and maintaining organization of
living systems require energy and matter.
2.A.1. All living systems require constant input of energy.
2.A.2. Organisms capture, use, and store energy in biological processes such as
growth, reproduction and maintaining homeostatic processes.
2.A.3. Organisms must exchange matter with the environment to grow, reproduce,
and maintain organization.
2.A.4. Programmed cell death (apoptosis) plays a role in development and
differentiation, allows molecules to be reused, and helps maintain homeostasis
within a biological system.
Enduring Understanding 2.B. Growth, reproduction, and homeostasis require that cells
create and maintain internal environments that are different from their external
environments.
2.B.1. Cell membranes are selectively permeable due to their structure.
2.B.2. Growth and homeostasis is maintained by the constant movement of
molecules across membranes.
2.B.3. Eukaryotic cells maintain internal membranes that partition the cell into
specialized regions.
Enduring Understanding 2.C. Organisms use feedback mechanisms to regulate growth
and maintain homeostasis.
2.C.1. Positive feedback mechanisms amplify responses and processes in biological
organisms.
2.C.2. Organisms use negative feedback mechanisms to maintain their internal
environments and respond to external environmental changes.
2.C.3. Organisms constantly respond to changes in their external environments.
Enduring Understanding 2.D. Growth and homeostasis of a biological system are
influenced by changes in the systems environment.
2.D.1. All biological systems from cells to populations, communities, and
ecosystems are affected by complex biotic and abiotic interactions.
2.D.2. Homeostatic mechanisms reflect both continuity due to common ancestry
and divergence due to adaptation in different environments.
2.D.3. Biological systems are affected by disruptions to their homeostasis.
2.D.4. Plants and animals have a variety of chemical defenses against infections
that affect homeostasis.

Enduring Understanding 2.E. Many biological processes involved in growth, reproduction,

and homeostasis include temporal aspects.
2.E.1. Timing and coordination of several events are necessary for the normal
development of an organism, and these events require regulation by multiple
mechanisms.
2.E.2. Timing and coordination of physiological events are regulated by multiple
mechanisms
2.E.3. Timing and coordination of behavior is regulated by several mechanisms.
BIG IDEA 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to
information essential to life processes.
Enduring Understanding 3.A. Heritable information provides for continuity of life.
3.A.1 DNA, and in some cases RNA, is the primary source of heritable information.
3.A.2 In most eukaryotes, heritable information is passed to the next generation
through mitosis or meiosis plus fertilization.
3.A.3 Mendelian genetics provides a basic understanding of the underlying causes
of
the pattern traits from parent to offspring.
3.A.4 The inheritance pattern of many traits cannot be explained by simple
Mendelian genetics.
Enduring Understanding 3.B. Expression of genetic information involves cellular and
molecular mechanisms.
3.B.1 Cells can be activated, produce new products, and retain their activated
state through gene regulation
3.B.2 A variety of intercellular and intracellular signal transmissions mediate gene
expression.
Enduring Understanding 3.C. Transfer of genetic information may produce variation.
3.C.1 Changes in genotype can result in changes in phenotype.
3.C.2 Biological systems possess multiple mechanisms that increase genetic
variation.
3.C.3 Viruses reproduce and can introduce genetic variation into their hosts.
Enduring Understanding 3.D Cells communicate by generating, transmitting, and
receiving chemical signals.
3.D.1 Cell communication involves processes resulting from evolution that are
shared
common features.
3.D.2. Cells communicate with each other through direct contact with other cells or
from a distance via chemical signaling.
3.D.3. Signal transduction pathways link signal reception with cellular response.
3.D.4. Errors in normal signal transduction may alter cellular response.
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Enduring Understanding 3.E. Transmission of non-heritable information results in changes

within and between biological systems.
3.E.1. Organisms exchange information with each other in response to internal
changes and external cues, which may change behavior.
3.E.2. Multi-cellular animals have nervous systems that detect external and
internal
signals, transmit and integrate information, and produce responses.
3.E.3. Individuals can act on information and communicate it to others.
.
BIG IDEA 4: Biological systems interact, and these interactions possess
complex properties.
Enduring Understanding 4.A. Interactions within biological systems lead to complex
properties.
4.A.1. The subcomponents of a biological polymer and their sequence determine
properties of that polymer.
4.A.2. Interactions of subcellular structures, including a repertory of eukaryotic
organelles possessing specialized functions, provide essential cellular functions
and activities.
4.A.3. Interactions between external stimuli and gene expression result in
specialization
of cells, tissues, and organs.
4.A.4. Organisms exhibit complex properties due to interactions between their
constituent parts.
4.A.5. Communities are composed of populations of organisms that interact in
complex ways.
4.A.6. Interactions among living systems and with their environment result in the
movement of matter and energy.
the

Enduring Understanding 4.B. Competition and cooperation are important aspects of

biological systems.
4.B.1. Interactions between molecules affect their structure and function.
4.B.2. Interactions between cells affect the fitness of the organism.
4.B.3. Cooperative interactions within organisms increase efficiency in the use of
energy and matter.
4.B.4 Interactions between and within populations influence patterns of species
distribution and abundance
4.B.5 Global distribution of ecosystems changes substantially over time.
Enduring Understanding 4.C. Variation within biological systems affects interactions with
the environment.
4.C.1. Variation in molecular units provides cells with a wider range of functions.
4.C.2. Environmental factors influence the expression of the genotype in an
organism.
4.C.3. The level of variation in a population affects population dynamics.
4.C.4. Diversity of species within an ecosystem may influence the stability of the
ecosystem
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Learner Objectives:
Chemistry of Life

To understand the unique chemical and physical properties of water and to know
how these properties make life on earth possible
To explain the role of carbon in the molecular diversity of life

To explain how cells synthesize and break down macromolecules

To explain the structure of biologically important molecules

To explain how enzymes regulate chemical reactions

Cells

To explain the similarities, differences and evolutionary relationships between

prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
To understand the current model of membrane structure and to explain how
different molecules pass across the membrane

To show how cells use compartmentalization to organize the various cellular

function

To understand which factors limit cell size and to explain how and why cells divide

Cellular Energetics
To demonstrate the role of ATP and the chemiosmotic theory in cellular energetics
To show how organic molecules are catalyzed

To explain the photosynthetic process and to show how it compares and contrasts
with cellular respiration

Heredity
To explain which features of meiosis are most important to sexual reproduction
To follow the paths of chromosomes and individual genes through gametogenesis

To explain how genetic information is organized

To demonstrate and understanding of the importance of Mendels Laws of

inheritance

Molecular Genetics
To know the major types of nucleic acids and explain how their structure is related
to their function
To understand the various mechanisms of gene expression

To show the forms of gene mutation

To explain viral structure and replication

To understand modern biotechnological advances and how they may impact

human lives
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Evolutionary Biology
To show and understanding of the current models for the origin of biological
macromolecules
To explain the evidence of evolution

To demonstrate an understanding of the mechanics of evolution at work

Diversity of Organisms
To explain the main body plans of plants and animals
To identify a representative organism for the major taxa

To explain the major characteristics in each primary taxon

To show evolutionary similarities among related groups

Structure and Function of Plants and Animals

To show what patterns of reproduction are found in plants and animals and to show
how they are regulated
To understand physiological organization among living things

To explain how organisms respond to their environment

Ecology
To show how models can be used to demonstrate population growth
To show how energy flows through ecosystems

To explain how humans may impact the ecosystem around them

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Course Schedule

Main Topic
Curriculum
Framework
Enduring
Understandin
g
Essential
Knowledge
Time allotted
Specific
Topics to
Cover

Readings

Labs/Activity

Assessment
Online Help /
Tutorials

MOLECULES, CELLS, AND ENERGY

Big Ideas 2, 3, and 4
Molecules - Chemistry of Life
Big Idea 1

Big Idea 2

Big Idea 3

Big Idea 4

EU 2.A, 2.C, 2.E

EU 4.A , 4.B, 4.C

EK 2.A.2, 2.C.1,
2.E.2

EK 4.A.1, 4.A.2,
4.A.6, 4.B.1,
4.B.2, 4.C.1

3 weeks
Water
Organic molecules in organisms
Free energy changes
Enzymes
Chapter 2 The Chemical Context of Life
Chapter 3 Water and Life
Chapter 4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life
Chapter 5 The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules
Chapter 8 An Introduction to Metabolism
AP Lab # 2: Enzyme Catalyst Lab
Added Lab:
Acid/base/buffer Lab Activity
Macromolecules Lab
Chapter test
Reading quizzes
Lab reports
Essay activity
http://www.webelements.com/
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/tutorials/chemistry/main.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/large_molecules/larg
e_molecules_problems.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/ph/ph.html
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http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/medph/medph.html

MOLECULES, CELLS, AND ENERGY

Big Ideas , 2, 3 and 4
Main Topic
Curriculum
Framework
Enduring
Understandin
g

Cells
Big Idea 1

Essential
Knowledge
Time allotted

Big Idea 2

Big Idea 3

Big Idea 4

EU 2.A, 2.B, 2.C,

2.E

EU 3.A, 3.D

EU 4.A, 4.B, 4.C

EK 2.A.3, 2.B.1,
2.B.2, 2.B.3,
2.C.2, 2.E.1,

EK 3.A.1, 3.A.2,
3.B.23.D.1, 3.D.2,
3.D.3

EK 4.A.2, 4.B.2,
4.C.1

4 weeks

AP Biology
topics to
cover

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Membranes
Subcellular organization
Cell cycle and its regulation

Readings

Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter

6 A Tour of the Cell

7 Membrane Structure and Function
11 Cell Communication
12 The Cell Cycle
27 Bacteria and Archaea

Lab 1: Osmosis and Diffusion

Labs/Activity

Projects

Assessment

Online Help /
Tutorials

Added Lab:
Types of Cells Lab
Cell division lab
Fluid Mosaic Model Project
Chapter test
Reading quizzes
Lab reports
Essay activity
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cells/cells2.html
http://www.cellsalive.com/
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/main.html
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http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html
MOLECULES, CELLS, AND ENERGY
Big Ideas 2, 3 and 4
Main Topic

Cellular Energetics

Curriculum
Framework
Enduring
Understandin
g
Essential
Knowledge
Time allotted

AP Biology
topics to
cover

Readings

Labs/Activity

Big Idea 1

Big Idea 2

Big Idea 3

Big Idea 4

EU 2.A

EU 4.A, 4.B

EK 2.A.1, 2.A.2,
2.A.3

EK 4.A.6, 4.B.2

3 weeks

Coupled reactions
Fermentation and cellular respiration
Photosynthesis

Chapter 8 An Introduction to Metabolism

Chapter 9 Cell Respiration and Fermentation
Chapter 10 Photosynthesis

AP Lab # 5: Cellular Respiration

AP Lab # 4: Photosynthesis
Added Lab:
Fermentation lab

Assessment

Chapter test
Reading quizzes
Lab reports
Essay activity

Online Help /
Tutorials

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/photosynthesis_1/ph
otosynthesis_1.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/photosynthesis_2/ph
otosynthesis_2.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/metabolism/metaboli
sm.html
HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION
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Big Ideas 1, 2, 3, and 4

Main Topic

Heredity

Curriculum
Framework
Enduring
Understandin
g

Big Idea 1

Big Idea 2

EU 3.A, 3.C, 3D

EU 4.C

EK 3.A.1, 3.A.2,
3.A.3, 3.A.4,
3.C.13.C.2, 3.D.3

EK 4.C.1, 4.C.2

Essential
Knowledge
Time allotted
AP Biology
topics to
cover

Readings

Big Idea 3

Big Idea 4

2 week

Meiosis and gametogenesis

Eukaryotic chromosomes
Inheritance patterns

Chapter 13 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

Chapter 14 Mendel and the Gene Idea
Chapter 15 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
AP Lab # 3: Mitosis & Meiosis

Labs/Activity

Projects

Added lab:
Mendelian Genetics
Cry of the Kalahari

Assessment

Chapter test
Reading quizzes
Lab reports
Essay activity

Online Help /
Tutorials

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/mendelian_genetics.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/human_genetics/huma
n_genetics.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.ht
ml
HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION
Big Ideas 1, 2, 3, and 4

Main Topic

Molecular Genetics
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Curriculum
Framework
Enduring
Understandin
g

Big Idea 1

Big Idea 2

EU 3.A, 3.B, 3.C,

3.D

EU 4.A

EK 3.A.1, 3.A.2,
3.B.1, 3.B.2,
3.C.1, 3.C.3, 3.D.4

EK 4.A.3, 4.A.4

Essential
Knowledge
Time allotted

AP Biology
topics to
cover

Readings

Big Idea 3

Big Idea 4

4 weeks

RNA and DNA structure and function

Gene regulation
Mutation
Viral structure and replication
Nucleic acid technology and applications

Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter

16
17
18
19
20
21

The Molecular Basis of Inheritance

From Gene to Protein
Regulation of Gene Expression
Viruses
Biotechnology
Genome and Their Evolution

AP Lab # 6: Molecular Biology

AP Lab # 7: Corn Genetics
Labs/Activity

Added Lab:
Baby Genetics Lab
Karyotyping Lab

Assessment

Chapter test
Reading quizzes
Lab reports
Essay activity

Online Help /
Tutorials

http://www.cshl.edu/gradschool/Non-Research-Faculty/james-d-watson
http://cmgm.stanford.edu/biochem118/DNA-stucture.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/molecular_bio/problem_sets/nucleic_acids/nuclei
c_acids_1.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/molecular_bio/molecular_bio.html
http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/recomb_dna.html
HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION
Big Ideas 1, 2, 3, and 4

Main Topic
Curriculum

Evolutionary Biology
Big Idea 1

Big Idea 2

Big Idea 3

Big Idea 4
15

Framework
Enduring
Understandin
g
Essential
Knowledge
Time allotted

AP Biology
topics to
cover

Topics/
Chapters To
Read and
Study

EU 1.A, 1.B, 1.C,

1.D

EU 2.D, 2.E

EU 3.C

EU 4.B, 4.C

EK 1.A.1, 1.A.2,
1.A.3, 1.A.4, 1.B.1,
1.B.2, 1.C.1,
1.C.2, 1.C.3,
1.D.1, 1.D.2

EK 2.D.2, 2.D.3,
2.E.3

EK 3.C.2

EK 4.B.2, 4.C.2

5 weeks

Early Evolution of Life

Evidence for Evolution
Mechanisms of Evolution

Evolutionary patterns
Survey of the diversity of life
Phylogenetic classification
Evolutionary relationships

Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter

22
23
24
25
26
27
28
31

Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life

The Evolution of Populations
The Origin of Species
The History of Life on Earth
Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
Bacteria and Archaea
Protists
Fungi

AP Lab # 8: Population Genetics & Evolution

Labs/Activity

Assessment

Online Help /
Tutorials

Added Lab:
Evidence for Evolution
Classification web activity
Chi-Square Analysis activity
Artificial Selection lab
Natural Selection lab
Hardy Weinberg Activity
Chapter test
Reading quizzes
Lab reports
Essay activity
http://pubs.nsta.org/galapagos/
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/

ORGANISMS AND POPULATION

Big Ideas 2, 3, and 4
Main Topic

Organism Form and Functions

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Curriculum
Framework
Enduring
Understandin
g
Essential
Knowledge

Time
allotted

AP Biology
topics to
cover

Readings

Big Idea 1

Big Idea 2

Big Idea 3

Big Idea 4

EU 2.A, 2.C, 2.E

EU 3.B, 3.D

EU 4.A, 4.B

EK 2.A.3, 2.C.1,
2.C.2, 2.E.2

EK 3.B.2, 3.D.1,
3.D.2, 3.D.3, 3.D.4

EK 4.A.4, 4.A.5,
4.A.6, 4.B.2

6 weeks

Reproduction, growth, and development (plants)

Reproduction, growth, and development (animals)
Structural, physiological, and behavioral adaptations (plants)
Structural, physiological, and behavioral adaptations (animals)
Response to the environment (plants)
Response to the environment (animals)

Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter

40
43
48
49

Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function

The Immune System
Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling
Nervous Systems

(Chapters 28-51will be utilized to provide students with resources for the

enduring understandings in this unit)

Labs/Activity

Assessment
Projects

Online
Help /
Tutorials

AP Lab # 9: Transpiration
AP Lab # 10: Circulation
AP Lab # 11: Animal Behavior
Added Lab:
Dissection lab
Chapter test
Reading quizzes
Lab reports
Comparative Anatomy Book
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/alllife/virus.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/alllife/eukaryotasy.html
http://megasun.bch.umontreal.ca/protists/protists.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/fungi.html
http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/animals.html
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/
http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/tutorials/botany.html
http://www.faseb.org/
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/human_bio.html
http://www.innerbody.com/
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/developmental_bio/developmental_bio.html

ORGANISMS AND POPULATION

Big Ideas 2, 3, and 4
Main Topic

Ecology
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Curriculum
Framework
Enduring
Understandin
g
Essential
Knowledge

Time
allotted

Big Idea 1

Big Idea 2

Big Idea 3

Big Idea 4

EU 2.A, 2.D, 2.E

EU 3.E

EU 4.A, 4.B

EK 2.A.1, 2.A.3,
2.D.A, 2.D.3, 2.E.3

EK 3.E.1

EK 4.A.5, 4.A.6,
4.B.3

3 weeks

AP Biology
topics to
cover

Readings

Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter

Population dynamics
Communities and ecosystems
Global issues
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An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Population Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology
Conservation Biology and Global Change

AP Lab # 12: Dissolved Oxygen

Labs/Activity

Assessment

Added Lab
Food chain and food web lab
Biome activity
Recycling activity

Chapter test
Reading quizzes
Lab reports
Essay activity

Projects

Ecology Project

Online
Help /
Tutorials

http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/tallgrass.html
https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/?page_id=89
https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/?page_id=92
https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/

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