Jeffrey – AP Biology
AP Biology
Semester Outline
1st Semester
Topic(s)
Big Idea
Chapter(s)
Time (Weeks)
Evolutionary Theory
1
22-25
2
Chemistry of Life
2, 4
1-4
2
Water
2, 4
3
1
Macromolecules
2,4
5
3
The Cell
1-4
6
1
Detailed Concepts
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Darwinian Logic & Evidence
Natural Selection, Gene Flow, Genetic
Drift
Modes of Natural Selection
Phylogenetic & Cladograms
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium Equation
Speciation – Barriers
Periodic Table Overview
Bonds/Bond Angles
Electronegativity
Bohr Models
Carbon – Tetravalence
Isomers
Functional Groups
Polarity/Hydrophobic~-philic
Adhesion/Cohesion
Specific Heat/Temperature/Heat
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Proteins & Enzymes
Bonds
Eukaryotic & Prokaryotic
Endosymbiotic Theory
Organelles
Endomembrane Systems/Evolution
Cytoskeleton
Intracellular Junctions
Activities
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Evolution & Systematics Webquest
Case Study – Natural Selection ~ White
Striped Clover
Fishy Frequencies Lab
Hardy Weinberg Problem Sets
Activity 24.1 Factors of Speciation
Cladogram Construction
Functional Group Analysis
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Properties of Water Lab
Case Study ~ Osmosis is Serious
Business
Activity 4/5.1 – Identify
macromolecules
Catalase Lab
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Surface Area to Volume Ratio Lab
Tissue Identification
Mystery Cell Lab
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Jeffrey – AP Biology
Cell Membrane
1-4
7
1
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Membrane Structure & Function
Fluid-Mosaic Model / Amphipathic Nature
Diffusion /Osmosis
Water Potential
Protein Channels (Active vs. Passive)
Exocytosis/Endocytosis
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Lab #4 – Osmosis and Diffusion Lab
Cellular Transport Problem Set
Water Potential Problem Set
Cell Energy & Metabolism
2
8
2
Lab – Toothpickase Modeling
Lab #2 – Enzyme Catalysis
2
9-10, 29
3
Metabolism - Catabolic vs. Anabolic
Thermodynamics
Enthalpy/Entropy
Gibbs Free Energy
Exergonic / Endergonic Reactions
Phosphorylation
Enzymes & Energy of Activation
Oxidation/Reduction Reactions
ATP Structure and Function
Glycolysis, Citric Acid Cycle, and
Electron Transport Chain
Chemiosmosis
Colonization of Plants/Succession
Photosynthetic Sequence
C3/C4/CAM Plants
Transpiration
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Cell Respiration &
Photosynthesis
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Cell Respiration Lab
Case Study – Mystery of the Seven
Deaths
Transpiration Comparison
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