Biology for the AP® Course, 1st Edition grew out of a belief that the AP® Biology classroom could benefit from a textbook that matches the goals and organization of the course. Although the course content is the equivalent of a first year college biology course, AP® teachers and students face unique challenges. This book is designed to provide the rigor expected for the course, while addressing the need for careful pacing. It provides solid skill building on data analysis and statistical testing through teaching, review, and practice. It focuses on the science practices around which the course is designed and interweaves the four Big Ideas of AP® Biology. Stunning visuals support and reinforce the science practices throughout.
Table of Contents:
Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
Module 0: Introduction
Tutorial 1: Statistics
Module 1: Elements of Life
Module 2: Water and Life
Module 3: Carbohydrates and Lipids
Module 4: Proteins
Module 5: Nucleic Acids
Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
Module 6: Cell Structure and Function
Module 7: Subcellular Components of Eukaryotes
Module 8: Cell and Organism Size
Module 9: Cell Membranes
Module 10: Membrane Transport
Module 11: Water Movement: Osmosis, Tonicity, and Osmoregulation
Module 12: Origin of Compartmentalization and the Eukaryotic Cell
Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
Module 13: Cellular Energetics
Module 14: Enzymes
Module 15: Photosynthesis I: Overview
Module 16: Photosynthesis II: Biochemistry
Module 17: Cellular Respiration I: Overview
Module 18: Cellular Respiration II: Biochemistry
Module 19: Metabolism, the Environment, and Evolutionary Fitness
Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
Module 20: Cell Communication
Module 21: Signal Transduction
Module 22: Changes in Signal Transduction Pathways
Module 23: Feedback in Cell Communication
Module 24: The Cell Cycle
Module 25: Regulation of the Cell Cycle
Unit 5: Heredity
Module 26: Meiosis and Genetic Diversity
Module 27: Mendelian Genetics
Tutorial 2: Probability
Module 28: Non-Mendelian Genetics
Module 29: Environmental Effects on Phenotype
Module 30: Chromosomal Inheritance
Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
Module 31: DNA and RNA Structure and Function
Module 32: DNA Replication
Module 33: Transcription and RNA Processing
Module 34: Translation
Module 35: Regulation of Gene Expression
Module 36: Cell Specialization and Development
Module 37: Mutation
Module 38: Biotechnology
Module 39: Viruses
Unit 7: Evolution and Natural Selection
Module 40: Introduction to Evolution and Natural Selection
Module 41: Natural and Artificial Selection
Module 42: Population Genetics
Module 43: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Module 44: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Evolution
Module 45: Continuing Evolution
Module 46: Phylogeny
Module 47: Speciation
Module 48: Extinction
Module 49: Variation in Populations
Module 50: Origins of Life on Earth
Unit 8: Ecology
Module 51: Responses to Environment
Module 52: Energy Flow through Ecosystems
Module 53: Population Ecology
Module 54: Effect of Density of Populations
Tutorial 3: Rate and Growth in Population Ecology
Module 55: Community Ecology
Module 56: Biodiversity
Module 57: Disruptions to Ecosystems
Tutorial 4: Graphing
AP® Practice Exam
