Welcome to Mount Si High School’s Open House Please sign in…. AP Biology/Biology Andrew Rapin Room 124

AP Biology course goals: Course Goals: To increase my students’ biological literacy – (i.e. increase their awareness and understanding of this subject from a thematic and conceptual framework- instead if just factual). To challenge my students as a critical, analytical and creative thinker. To help prepare my students for the A.P. Biology Exam in May. To hone my students’ reading comprehension and scientific writing skills. To acquaint my students with biological laboratory procedures and techniques.

Transition from Biology to AP Biology Students taking this course are expected to take more accountability and responsibility for their own learning. More rigorous Increased technical knowledge Greater depth and breadth

AP Biology Course Map I. Molecules and Cells …………………….………………. 25% Chemistry of Life ………………………………7% Water Organic molecules in organisms Free energy changes Enzymes Cells …………………………………………….10% Prokaryotic and Eudaryotic cells Membranes Subcellular organizations Cell cycle and its regulation Cellular Energetics…………………………….8% Coupled reactions Fermentation and cellular respiration Photosynthesis

II. Heredity and Evolution ……………………………….. 25% Heredity ………………………………………..8% Meiosis and gametogenesis Eukaryotic chromosomes Inheritance patterns Molecular Genetics ………………………… 9% RNA and DNA structure and function Gene regulation Mutation Viral structure and replication Nucleic acid technology and applications Evolutionary Biology ………………………… 8% Early evolution of life Evidence for evolution Mechanisms of evolution

III. Organisms and Populations……………………………… 50% Diversity of Organisms ……………………… 8% Evolutionary patterns Survey of the diversity of life Phylogenetic classification Evolutionary relationships Structure and Function of Plants and Animals..32% Reproduction, growth, and development Structural, physiological, and behavioral adaptation. Response to the environment Ecology …………………………………………10% Population dynamics Communities and ecosystems Global issues

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