Course Outline
- Introduction to AP Biology
- Learning
- Science Practices
- Evolution Unit
- Matter Unit
- Cycles of Matter
- Biological Molecules
- Cell Membrane Structure
- Transport Across Membranes
- Cell Size
- Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
- Eukaryotic Cellular Systems
- Evolution of Cell Communication
- Cellular Communication
- Energy Unit
- Bioenergetic Theory
- Free Energy
- Enzymes
- Cellular Respiration
- Photosynthesis
- Information Unit
- History of DNA
- Central Dogma
- Gene Regulation
- Signal Transmission
- Genotype Expression
- Cell Cycle & Mitosis
- Meiosis
- Mendelian Inheritance
- Complex Inheritance
- Biotechnology
- Viral Replication
- Sources of Variation
- Regulation Unit
- Regulation of Development
- Cellular Specialization
- Organ Systems
- Communication
- Positive & Negative Feedback Loops
- Homeostatic Evolution & Disruptions
- Response to External Environments
- Plant & Animal Defenses
- Information Exchange
- The Nervous System
- Regulation of Physiology
- Behavior & Natural Selection
- Ecological Interrelationships Unit
- Ecosystems
- Biotic & Abiotic Factors
- Populations
- Population Variation
- Communities
- Biodiversity
- Ecosystem Changes
- Review
- Evolution Unit
- Matter Unit
- Energy Unit
- Information Unit
- Regulation Unit
- Ecological Interactions Unit
The AP Biology curriculum is divided into enduring understandings, essential knowledges, and learning objectives. The specific enduring understandings, essential knowledges, and learning objectives addressed by each unit will be outlined in specific unit posts.
An overview of each particular unit can be found on the course planning document.