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 AP Biology II
Course Description
Prerequisite:   A’s in Biology I and Chemistry I, B average in Honors Biology I and Honors Chemistry I;
This second year course prepares students for the AP Biology exam. Topics to be covered include biochemistry, cells, genetics, evolution, survey of kingdoms monera, protista, and fungi, plant, and animal diversity and classification and ecology.  This course follows the College Board Advanced Placement Syllabus and students are strongly encouraged to take the national College Board exam in May.  Please see the section at the beginning of this guide concerning AP exams. District Network and Internet Access are required.   
Textbook
Biology, 7th Edition
2005
Campbell, Reece
Pearson Benjamin Cummings
Semester I Units
Introduction Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Study of Life
  • Lab: How Environmental Factors Affect a Population
  • Science as a Process
  • Lab: Making Inferences
  • Lab: Designing a Controlled Experiment
  
Ecology Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Introduction to Ecology
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Lab: Animal Behavior
  • Population Ecology
  • Lab: Estimating Population Size & Density
  • Community Ecology
  • Lab: Dissolved Oxygen & Primary Productivity
  • Ecosystems
  
Biochemistry Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Chemical Bonds
  • Water, Bases, Acids, and Buffers
  • Lab: The Role of Buffers & pH
  • Carbon Chemistry
  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Lab: Testing for Organic Compounds
  • Enzymes
  • Lab: Catalase
  
Cells Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Lab: Microscope
  • Cell Parts
  • Lab: Cells
  • Lab: Why Cells are Small
  • Cell Membrane
  • Cell Transport
  • Lab: Diffusion & Osmosis
  • Cell Cycle
  • Lab: Mitosis
  
Cellular Energetics Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Energy Transfers
  • Cellular Respiration
  • Lab: Cellular Respiration
  • Photosynthesis
  • Lab: Plant Pigments & Photosynthesis
  • Lab: Factors Affecting the Rate of Photosynthesis
  
Heredity Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Lab: Meiosis
  • Mendelian Genetics
  • Beyond Mendel
  • Mendelian Genetics in Humans
  • Chromosomal Theory of Inheritance
  • Sex Linkage
  • Lab: M & M Statistics - A Chi Square Test
  • Lab: Drosophila Genetics
  
Semester II Units
Molecular Genetics Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Nucleic Acids
  • Protein Synthesis
  • DNA Technology
  • Lab: DNA Who Dun It
  • Lab: Determining the Length of DNA Fragments
  • Lab: Producing a Strain of E. coli that Glows in the Dark
  • Genetics in Viruses
  • Genetics in Bacteria
  
Evolution Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Descent with Modification
  • Hardy Weinberg
  • Lab: Population Genetics & Evolution
  • Microevolution
  • Origin of Species
  • Phylogeny & Systematics
  • Lab: Bioinformatics
  
Diversity of Life Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Tree of Life
  • Prokaryotes
  • Lab: Gram Staining of Bacteria
  • Protists
  • Lab: Protist Hunt
  • Plant Diversity
  • Lab: Plant Life Cycles
  • Fungi
  • Animal Diversity
  
Plants Form & Function Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Lab: Plant Morphology
  • Lab: Plant Anatomy
  • Transport in Plants
  • Lab: Transpiration in Plants
  • Plant Hormones
  • Plant Responses
  
Animals Form & Function Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Animal Form & Function Basics
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Circulation
  • Gas Exchange
  • Immune System
  • Osmoregulation & Excretion
  • Reproduction & Development
  • Nervous Systems
  • Muscle Contraction
  
Fetal Pig Dissection Illinois Assessment Framework References
  • Pig Parts
  

Last Updated Thursday, March 19, 2009
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