AP Biology SyllabusDownload

Class Hours: 02:13 pm – 3:08 pm (Monday-Wednesday), 2:18 pm – 3:08 (Thursday)

Google Classroom Code: 7vldftz

semester 1

(04/04 to 04/08)

Standard: Big Idea 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life processes.

Students will be able to :

  1. Understand that meiosis is a processs that results in the transmission of chromosomes from one generation to the next.
  2. Explain the similarities and/or differences between the phases and outcomes of mitosis and meiosis.
  3. Explain how the process of meiosis generates genetic diversity.
  4. Explain how shared, conserved, fundamental processes and features support the concept of common ancestry.

(11/14 to 11/18)

Standard: Big Idea 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life processes.

Students will be able to understand:

  1. Carbon atoms can form diverse molecules by bonding to four other atoms
  2. Macromolecules are polymers, built from monomers
  3. Carbohydrates serve as fuel and building material
  4. Proteins include a diversity of structures, resulting in a wide range of functions
  5. Nucleic acids store, transmit, and help express hereditary information.
  6. Lipids are a diverse group of hydrophobic molecules

(09/27 to 10/08)

Standard: Big Idea 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life processes.

Students will be able to understand:

  1. Understand functional groups and their properties.
  2. Identify the stages of protein structure and organization.
  3. Describe the major macromolecules and how they are synthesized.

(09/13-09/24)

Goals:

Understanding the AP Exam

Introduction to Study Skills

Standard: Big Idea 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life processes.

Students will be able to understand:

  1. The structure of water and the bonds involved in its formation.
  2. The properties of water and how life depends on them.
  3. Identify and describe carbohydrate isomers
  4. Understand Surface Tension

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