ADVANCED PLACEMENT BIOLOGY
TEXT: Campbell Biology 9th Edition
Unit and
Days
1
(3 days)
Topics and Chapters
Experimental Design & Animal Behavior
Ch. 1: Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life
Ch 51: Animal Behavior
Labs and Activities
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Winning the Golden Cricket
Pill Bug Behavior (old lab 11 +
inquiry extension)
M&M Chi-Square Lab
Water Properties Lab
3D molecular water kit
Building Macromolecules lab
2
(9 days)
Biochemistry
Ch 3: Water and Life
Ch 4: Carbon & the Molecular Diversity of Life
Ch 5: Structure and Function of Large
Biological Molecules
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3
(8 days)
Cell Processes I
Ch 6: Tour of the cell (exclude p. 98 – 112)
Ch 7: Membrane Structure and Function
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4
(15 days)
5
(10 days)
6
(12 days)
Cell Processes II
Ch 8: Introduction to Metabolism
Ch 9: Cell Respiration and Fermentation
Ch 10: Photosynthesis
Cell Communication and Reproduction
Ch 11: Cell Communication (exclude 223-225)
Ch 12: Cell Cycle
Ch 13: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycle
Mendelian Genetics and Inheritance
Ch. 14: Mendelian Genetics
Ch. 15: Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
7
(12 days)
DNA and RNA
Ch 16: Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Ch 17: From Gene to Protein
8
(16 days)
Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
Ch 18: Regulation of Gene Expression
Ch 19: Viruses
Ch 20: Biotechnology
Ch 21: Genomes and their Evolution (p. 429432, and 438-442 only)
Facebook or Organelle
Campaign
 Investigation 4: Osmosis and
Diffusion
 Toothpickase
 Enzyme Lab (old lab 2)
 Cell Respiration Posters
 Investigation 6: Cell Resp.
 Photosynthesis Posters
 Investigation 5: Photosynthesis
Modeling Signal Transduction
Investigation 7: Mitosis/Meiosis
Genetics of Tobshu Lab
Investigation 1: Artificial Selection
Virtual Drosophila Lab
Build your own DNA model
Strawberry DNA extraction
DNA replication posters
Modeling Transcription and
Translation
Investigation 8: Transformation
Investigation 9: Gel Electrophoresis
HHMI Bacterial ID Lab
Big Idea; Science
Practice
BI 4; SP 1, 3-7
BI 2; SP 2, 4, 5
BI 4; SP 5-7
BI 2; SP 1-3, 6-7
BI 2; SP 1-4, 6-7
BI 3; SP 1, 4-7
BI 1; SP 1-2, 5, 7
BI 3, SP 1, 3, 5-7
BI 3, SP 3, 6
9
(15 days)
10
10 days
Evolution
Ch 22: Descent with Modification
Ch 23: The Evolution of Populations
Ch 24: The Origin of Species
Ch 25: The History of Life on Earth
Ch 26: Phylogeny and the Tree of Life
Human Body Systems I
Ch 40: Basic Principles of Animal Form
and Function
Ch 41: Animal Nutrition
Ch 42: Circulation and Gas Exchange
Ch 43: The Immune System
Ch 44: Osmoregulation and Excretion
11
Human Body Systems II
10 days
Ch 45: Hormones and the Endocrine System
Ch 46: Animal Reproduction
Ch 48: Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling
Ch 49: Nervous System
12
Plants & Ecology
13 days
Ch 29: Plant Diversity I
Ch 30: Plant Diversity II
Ch 35: Plant Structure, Growth, and
Development
Ch 36: Resource Acquisition and Transport
in Vascular Plants
Ch 37: Soil and Plant Nutrition
Ch 38: Angiosperm Reproduction and
Biotechnology
Ch 39: Plant Reponses to Internal and
External Stimuli
KF Strawfish Lab
Investigation 2: Hardy-Weinberg
Making a Cladogram Lab
Whales, Walruses, and Seals Lab
Investigation 3: BLAST (read-only)
BI 1; SP 1, 5
BI 1; SP 1-2, 5
Body System Modeling
Animal Circulation (old lab 10)
Kidney Board Game
Brain Cap Lab
Plant Anatomy Lab
Plant Hormone Lab
Investigation 11 Transpiration Lab
Transpiration Lab Extension
BI 4; SP 1-2, 4, 6-7
5 days
Review
Ch 52: Intro to Ecology and the Biosphere
Ch 53: Population Ecology
Ch 54: Community Ecology
Ch 55: Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology
Ch 56: Conservation Biology and Global
Change
Population Density Lab
HO: Energy Dynamics
(Investigation 10 – read only)
AP Review In-Class
Sunday, April 12th- Practice Exam
(Required) 4:00 – 7:00
10 days
Sunday, April 26th 4:00 – 7:00
Cumulative Final (Required)
Post-Exam
AP Exam: Monday, May 11th
Post Exam Activities
Bess Beetle Races
Children’s Book
“Inside Nature’s Giants” series
BI 4; SP 1-7