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1. The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
2. Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.
3. Living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes.
4. Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.
1. Evolution
2. Ecology
3. Biomolecules
4. Cells
5. Membranes and Transport
6. Energy and Metabolism
7. Genetics
8. Reproduction
9. DNA Structure and Function
10. Signal Transduction and Gene Expression
11. Genes and Development
12. Homeostasis and Physiology
13. Behavior
1. The student can use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and solve scientific problems
2. The student can use mathematics appropriately
3. The student can engage in scientific questioning to extend thinking or to guide investigations within the context of the AP course
4. The student can plan and implement data collection strategies appropriate to a particular scientific question
5. The student can perform data analysis and evaluation of evidence
6. The student can work with scientific explanations and theories
7. The student is able to connect and relate knowledge across various scales, concepts, and representations in and across domains
1. Artificial Selection
2. Mathematical Modeling: Hardy-Weinberg
3. Comparison of DNA Sequences Using BLAST
4. Diffusion and Osmosis
5. Photosynthesis
6. Cellular Respiration
7. Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis
8. Biotechnology: Bacterial Transformation
9. Biotechnology: Restriction Enzyme Analysis of DNA
10. Energy Dynamics in Ecosystems
11. Transpiration
12. Animal Behavior
13. Enzyme Catalysis
Part A: 63 Multiple Choice questions on content knowledge and process skills
90 minutes for the MC section
2 long essay questions
10 minute reading time
50% of Final Grade
50% of Final Grade
"To provide the maximum information about differences in students’ achievements in biology, the exams are intended to have average scores of about 50 percent of the maximum possible score for the multiple-choice section and for the free-response section. Thus, students should be aware that they may find these exams more difficult than most classroom exams." -AP Biology course description
1 through 5
AP GRADE QUALIFICATION
5 Extremely well qualified
4 Well qualified
3 Qualified
2 Possibly qualified
1 No recommendation
How much college credit is earned for each score level depends on the College/University
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Two sections:
Part B: 6 "grid-in" mathematics application questions
no penalties for guessing
6 short essay questions
80 minute writing period