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COURSE OUTLINE #1:  The Mr. Peri AP Biology Course Outline

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OUTLINE #2:  Official* AP Biology Outline  (Percentages refer to the percent of course)

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I.  Molecules and Cells  (25%)

    A.  Chemistry of Life (7%)

            1.  Water

            2.  Organic Molecules

            3.  Free Energy changes

            4.  Enzymes

    B.  Cells (10%)

The 8 Themes of AP Biology
1.  Science as a Process
2.  Evolution
3.  Energy Transfer
4.  Continuity and Change
5.  Relationship of Structure to Function
6.  Regulation
7.  Interdependence in Nature
8.  Science, Technology, & Society

            1.  Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells

            2.  Membranes

            3.  Sub-cellular organization

            4.  Cell cycle and its regulation

    C.  Cellular Energetics (8%)

            1.  Couples reactions

            2.  Fermentation and cellular respiration

            3.  Photosynthesis

II.  Heredity and Evolution  (25%)

    A.  Heredity (8%)

            1.  Meiosis and gametogenesis

            2.  Eukaryotic chromosomes

            3.  Inheritance patterns

    B.  Molecular genetics (9%)

            1.  RNA and DNA structure and function

            2.  Gene regulation

            3.  Mutation

            4.  Viral structure and replication

            5.  Nucleic acid technology applications

    C.  Evolutionary biology (8%)

            1.  Early evolution of life

            2.  Evidence for evolution

            3.  Mechanisms of evolution

III. Organisms and Populations  (50%)

    A.  Diversity of organisms (8%)

            1.  Evolutionary patterns

            2.  Survey of the diversity of life

            3.  Phylogenetic classification

            4.  Evolutionary relationships

    B.  Structure and function of plants and animals (32%)

            1.  Reproduction, growth, & development

            2.  Structural, physiological, and behavioral adaptations

            3.  Response to environment

    C.  Ecology (10%)

            1.  Population dynamics

            2.  Communities and ecosystems

            3.  Global issues