AP Biology
General Syllabus and Timeline
Name___________________
Date ___________________
AP Biology has a large amount of material to cover in a very short timeframe. For that
reason we will stick to this timeline as closely as possible. The chapters listed next to the
units are required reading but are not the only readings for each unit. Each of the listed
labs will be done as part of the units.
Topic
1st Nine Weeks
-Introduction (1)
-Biochemistry (4)
-Cell Biology
and Mitosis (8)
-Start Energy
Transformations (3)
-Finish Energy
Transformations (7)
Chapter
2-5
7,8,11,12
6
Lab
AP#1 – Osmosis and Diffusion
AP#3A - Mitosis
AP# 2 – Enzyme Catalysis
9,10
AP#5 – Cellular Respiration
AP#4 – Plant Pigment and
Photosynthesis
2nd Nine Weeks
-Molecular Genetics (10)
-Mendelian Genetics (7)
-Evolution (6)
16-21
13-15
22-26
AP#6 – Molecular Biology
AP#7 – Genetics of Organism
AP#8 – Population Genetics and
Evolution
3rd Nine Weeks
-Diversity of Organisms (4)
-Plants (7)
-Animals (5)
-Start Body Systems (7)
27,28,31
29,30,35-39
32-34
40-47
4th Nine Weeks
-Finish Body Systems (2) 48-49
-Ecology (5)
50-55
-Review for Test (3)
- Test Monday May 14th 2012
-Research Projects (12)
AP#9 - Transpiration
AP#11 – Animal Behavior
AP#10 – Physiology of the
Circulatory System
AP#12 – Dissolved Oxygen
Tentative First Nine Weeks Syllabus
Day One
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Introduction to AP Biology
Chapter 1
HW: Chapter 2 and Chapter 3
Day Two
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Chapter 2
Elements, Atoms and Molecules
HW: Functional Group Chart and Chapter 4
Day Three
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Chapter 3 and 4
Properties of Water
Review F.G. Chart
HW: Chapter 5 questions and Carb and Lipid Chart
Day Four
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Carbohydrates / Chapter 5
Lipids / Chapter 5
HW: Nucleic Acid and Protein Chart
Day Five
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Proteins / Chapter 5
Nucleic Acids / Chapter 5
HW: Review Sheet / Study
Day Six
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Biochemistry Test
HW: Cell Membrane Study Guide, circle questions
Day Seven
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Cell Membrane Structure and Function / Chapter 8
HW: Cell Membrane Study Guide, triangle questions
Day Eight
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How to Grade an Essay
Cell Membrane Structure and Function / Chapter 8
Lab Expectations
HW: Grade 2 Essays / Read Lab / Organelle Chart
Day Nine
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AP Lab #1 – Osmosis and Diffusion
HW: Grade 2 Essays / Organelle Chart
Day Ten
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Cell Structure / Chapter 7
Research Ideas
HW: Chapter 12 / Lab / NaCl Essay
Day Eleven
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Cell Structure / Chapter 7
HW: Mitosis Sheet / Chapter 12 / Lab
Day Twelve
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Lab Due / Finish Organelles
Mitosis / Chapter 12
HW: Read Mitosis Lab
Day Thirteen -
Finish Mitosis
AP Lab #3A – Mitosis
HW: Study / Finish Mitosis Lab
Day Fourteen -
Cell Biology and Division Test
HW: Finish Mitosis Lab / Chapter 6
Day Fifteen
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Chapter 11 Notes
HW: Study for Chapter 6 and 11 Quiz
Day Sixteen
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Chapter 6 and 11 Quiz
Pre-lab Flow Chart
Day Seventeen
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AP Lab #2
HW: Chapter 9 Questions and Big Sheet
Day Eighteen
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Chapter 9 Notes
HW: Chapter 10 Questions / Lab #2 Questions / Read Lab #5
Day Nineteen -
AP Lab #5
HW: Chapter 10 Questions / Lab #2 Questions
Day Twenty
Chapter 10 Notes (Lab #2 Questions Due)
HW: Lab #5 Questions / Read Lab #4
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Day Twenty-One
- AP Lab #4 (Lab #5 Questions Due)
- HW: Review Sheet / Study
Day Twenty-Two
- Photosynthesis / Cellular Respiration Test
- HW: Lab #4 Questions / Chapter 16 Questions
Day Twenty-Three
- Chapter 16 Notes (Lab #4 Questions Due)
- HW: Chapter 17 Questions
General Information About the AP Biology Test
I. The exam consists of 2 parts.
A. Multiple Choice
1. 100 Questions
2. 80 minutes to complete
3. 60% of overall AP score
4. You are only supposed to get about 50% correct
B. Free Response
1. 4 Questions
2. 10 minute reading period and 90 minute writing period
3. 1 from molecules and cells, 1 from heredity and evolution, and 2 from
organisms and populations
4. 1 will involve writing about one of the twelve labs
5. Each question is weighted equally
6. 40% of overall AP score
7. Outlines and unexplained pictures will not work! You must write in
an essay form.
Topic Outline
Topic
Percentage of Course
I. Molecules and Cells
25%
A. Chemistry of Life
Water
Organic molecules in organisms
Free energy changes
Enzymes
7%
B. Cells
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Membranes
Subcellular organization
Cell cycle and its regulation
10%
C. Cellular Energetics
Coupled reactions
Fermentation and cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
8%
II. Heredity and Evolution
25%
A. Heredity
Meiosis and gametogenesis
Eukaryotic chromosomes
Inheritance patterns
8%
B. Molecular Genetics
RNA and DNA structure and function
Gene regulation
Mutation
Viral structure and replication
Nucleic acid technology and applications
9%
C. Evolutionary Biology
Early evolution of life
Evidence for evolution
Mechanisms of evolution
8%
III. Organisms and Populations
50%
A. Diversity of Organisms
Evolutionary patterns
Survey of the diversity of life
Phylogenetic classification
Evolutionary relationships
8%
B. Structure and Fuction of Plants and Animals
Reproduction, growth, and development
Structural, physiological, and behavioral
adaptations
Response to the environment
32%
C. Ecology
Population dynamics
Communities and ecosystems
Global issues
10%