STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program
1 What You Need to Know About the AP Biology Exam
Background of the Advanced Placement Program
Who Writes the AP Biology Exam
The AP Grades and Who Receives Them
Reasons for Taking the AP Biology Exam
Questions Frequently Asked About the AP Biology Exam
2 How to Plan Your Time
Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP Biology Exam
Calendar for Each Plan
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
3 Take a Diagnostic Exam
Diagnostic Exam for AP Biology
DiagnosticMaster Exam: AP Biology
Answers and Explanations
Scoring and Interpretation
STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
4 How to Approach Each Question Type
Multiple-Choice Questions
Free-Response Questions
STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
5 Chemistry
Introduction
Elements, Compounds, Atoms, and Ions
Lipids, Carbohydrates, and Proteins
Enzymes
pH: Acids and Bases
Reactions
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
6 Cells
Introduction
Types of Cells
Organelles
Cell Membranes: Fluid Mosaic Model
Types of Cell Transport
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
7 Respiration
Introduction
Aerobic Respiration
Anaerobic Respiration
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
8 Photosynthesis
Introduction
The Players in Photosynthesis
The Reactions of Photosynthesis
Types of Photosynthesis
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
9 Cell Division
Introduction
Cell Division in Prokaryotes
The Cell Cycle
Mitosis
Control of Cell Division
Haploid Versus Diploid Organisms
Meiosis
Life Cycles
Sources of Cell Variation
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
10 Heredity
Introduction
Terms Important in Studying Heredity
Mendel and His Peas
Intermediate Inheritance
Other Forms of Inheritance
Sex Determination and Sex Linkage
Linkage and Gene Mapping
Heads or Tails?
Pedigrees
Common Disorders
Chromosomal Complications
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
11 Molecular Genetics
Introduction
DNA Structure and Function
RNA Structure and Function
Replication of DNA
Transcription of DNA
RNA Processing
Translation of RNA
Gene Expression
The Genetics of Viruses
The Genetics of Bacteria
Genetic Engineering
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
12 Evolution
Introduction
Definition of Evolution
Natural Selection
Lamarck and Darwin
Adaptations
Types of Selection
Evolution Patterns
Sources of Variation
Speciation
When Evolution is not Occurring: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
The Evidence for Evolution
Macroevolution
How Life Probably Emerged
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
13 Taxonomy and Classification
Introduction
Five or Six Kingdoms?
Kingdom Monera
Endosymbiotic Theory
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Fungi
Kingdom Animalia
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
14 Plants
Introduction
Anatomy of Plants
Roots
The Shoot System
Plant Hormones
Plant Tropisms
Photoperiodism
Go with the Flow: Osmosis, Capillary Action, Cohesion-Tension
Theory, and Transpiration
The Changing of the Guard: Regulating Stomata Activity
"Move Over, Sugar": Carbohydrate Transport Through Phloem
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
15 Human Physiology
Introduction
Circulatory System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Control of the Internal Environment
Nervous System
Muscular System
Endocrine System
Immune System
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
16 Human Reproduction
Introduction
Sex Differences
Anatomy
Embryonic Development
The Influence of Hormones
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
17 Behavioral Ecology and Ethology
Introduction
Types of Animal Learning
Animal Movement
Animal Communication
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
18 Ecology in Further Detail
Introduction
Population Ecology and Growth
Life History Strategies
Community and Succession
Trophic Levels
Biomes
Biogeochemical Cycles
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
19 Laboratory Review
Introduction
Laboratory Experiment 1: Diffusion and Osmosis
Laboratory Experiment 2: Enzyme Catalysis
Laboratory Experiment 3: Mitosis and Meiosis
Laboratory Experiment 4: Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis
Laboratory Experiment 5: Cell Respiration
Laboratory Experiment 6: Molecular Biology
Laboratory Experiment 7: Genetics of Organisms
Laboratory Experiment 8: Population Genetics and Evolution
Laboratory Experiment 9: Transpiration
Laboratory Experiment 10: Physiology of the Circulatory
System
Laboratory Experiment 11: Animal Behavior
Laboratory Experiment 12: Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Primary
Productivity
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
Practice Free-Response Test 1
Practice Free-Response Test 2
Practice Free-Response Test 3
Practice Free-Response Test 4
AP Biology Practice Exam 1
AP Biology Practice Exam 2
Appendixes
Bibliography
Web sites
Glossary