Welcome to AP Biology!
Course Description:
This course will prepare students for the AP Biology exam and is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester college biology course. If you pass the exam you can earn college credit. Life traits and functions will be studied at the cellular and molecular level which underscores the unity at the base of diversity. Units include: 1) Cell chemistry, energetics, and types; 2) heredity at cellular and molecular levels, and as agent of Evolution at micro and macro levels; and 3) diversity and interactions within and between populations and extending to the biosphere. By structuring the course around the four big ideas, enduring understandings, and science practices students will develop an appreciation for the study of life and help them identify and understand unifying principles within a diversified biological world. Furthermore, what we know today about biology is a result of inquiry. Science is a way of knowing. Therefore, the process of inquiry in science and developing critical thinking skills is the most important part of this course. Suggested Student AP Test Prep Manual (not mandatory) |