Teacher: Mr. Hopkins

1. Themes in the Study of Life

The Chemistry of Life

2. The Chemical Context of Life

3. Water and the Fitness of the Environment

4. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life

5. The Structure & Function of Macromolecules

Test I

6. An Introduction to Metabolism

The Cell

7. A Tour of the Cell

8. Membrane Structure and Function

Test II

9. Cellular Respiration: Using Chemical Energy

10. Photosynthesis

11. Cell Communication

12. The Cell Cycle

Test III

The Evolutionary History of Biological Diversity

26. Early Earth and the Origin of Life

27. Prokaryotes and Metabolic Diversity

28. The Origins of Eukaryotic Diversity

29. Plant Diversity I: The Colonization of Land

Test IV

30. Plant Diversity II: Evolution of Seed Plants

31. Fungi

32. Introduction to Animal Evolution

33. Invertebrates

34. Vertebrate Evolution and Diversity

Test V

Ecology

50. Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

51. Behavioral Biology

52. Population Ecology

53. Community Ecology

54. Ecosystems

55. Conservation Biology

Test VI

Mid-term Exam

Course Outline: 2002 – 2003
 
 
 
 

Genetics

13. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles

14. Mendel and the Gene Idea

15. The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

16. The Molecular Basis of Inheritance

Test VII

17. From Gene to Protein

18. The Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria

19. Organization / Control of Eukaryotic Genomes

20. DNA Technology

21. The Genetic Basis of Development

Test VIII

Mechanisms of Evolution

22. A Darwinian View of Life

23. The Evolution of Populations

24. The Origin of Species

25. Tracing Phylogeny

Test IX

Plant Form and Function

35. Plant Structure and Growth

36. Transport in Plants

37. Plant Nutrition

38. Plant Reproduction and Development

39. Control Systems in Plants

Test X

Animal Form and Function

40. Animal Structure and Function

41. Animal Nutrition

42. Circulation and Gas Exchange

43. The Body's Defenses

Test XI

44. Controlling the Internal Environment

45. Chemical Signals in Animals

46. Animal Reproduction

47. Animal Development

48. Nervous Systems

49. Sensory and Motor Mechanisms

Test XII

National AP Biology Exam

Final Exam