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Part I: Introduction to the AP Biology Examination |
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The Advanced Placement Program |
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Organisms and Populations |
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Structure and Function of Plants and Animals |
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Understanding the AP Biology Examination |
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Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions |
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``Reverse'' Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Conceptual-Thematic Questions |
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Lab-Based or Experimental Questions |
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Section II: Free-Response Questions |
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Grading Procedures for the AP Biology Examination |
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Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Section II: Free-Response Questions |
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Test-Taking Strategies for the AP Biology Examination |
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Section I: Strategies for Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Section II: Strategies for Free-Response Questions |
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AP Topic Correlation to Campbell and Reece Biology |
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Part II: Topical Review with Sample Questions and Answers and Explanations |
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The Chemical Context of Life: Chemical Elements and Compounds |
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Water and the Fitness of the Environment: The Effects of Water's Polarity |
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The Dissociation of Water Molecules |
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The Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Polymer Principles |
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Carbohydrates---Fuel and Building Material |
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Lipids---Diverse Hydrophobic Molecules |
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Proteins---Many Structures, Many Functions |
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Nucleic Acids---Informational Polymers |
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An Introduction To Metabolism |
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Metabolism, Energy, and Life |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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A Tour of the Cell: How We Study Cells |
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A Panoramic View of the Cell |
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The Nucleus and Ribosomes, the Endomembrane System, Other Membranous Organelles, and the Cytoskeleton |
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Membrane Structure and Function |
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Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy |
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Principles of Energy Harvest |
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The Process of Cellular Respiration |
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Oxidative Phosphorylation and Chemiosmosis |
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Related Metabolic Processes |
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Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis in Nature |
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The Pathways of Photosynthesis |
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The Cell Cycle: The Key Roles of Cell Division |
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The Mitotic Cell Cycle and Mitosis |
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Regulation of the Cell Cycle |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles: An Introduction to Heredity |
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The Role of Meiosis in Sexual Life Cycles |
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Meiosis Reduces Chromosome Number from Diploid to Haploid |
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Origins of Genetic Variation |
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Gregor Mendel's Discoveries |
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Extending Mendelian Genetics |
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Mendelian Inheritance in Humans |
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The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance: Relating Mendelism to Chromosomes |
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Errors and Exceptions in Chromosomal Inheritance |
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The Molecular Basis of Inheritance: DNA as the Genetic Material |
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DNA Replication and Repair |
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From Gene to Protein: The Connection Between Genes and Proteins |
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The Synthesis and Processing of RNA |
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Microbial Models: The Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria |
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The Organization and Control of Eukaryotic Genomes: Eukaryotic Chromatin Structure and Genome Organization at the DNA Level |
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The Control of Gene Expression |
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The Molecular Biology of Cancer |
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DNA Technology and Genomics: DNA Cloning |
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DNA Analysis and Genomics |
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Practical Applications of DNA Technology |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life: The Historical Context for Evolutionary Theory |
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The Evolution of Populations: Population Genetics |
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Genetic Variation, the Substrate for Natural Selection |
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The Origin of Species: What Is a Species? |
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From Speciation to Macroevolution |
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Phylogeny and Systematics: The Fossil Record and Geologic Time |
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Systematics: Connecting Classification to Phylogeny |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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The Evolutionary History of Biological Diversity |
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Early Earth and the Origin of Life: Introduction to the History of Life |
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The Major Lineages of Life |
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Prokaryotes and the Origins of Metabolic Diversity: The World of Prokaryotes |
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The Structure, Function, and Reproduction of Prokaryotes |
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Nutritional and Metabolic Diversity |
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A Survey of Prokaryotic Diversity |
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The Ecological Impact of Prokaryotes |
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The Origins of Eukaryotic Diversity: Introduction to the Protists |
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The Origins and Early Diversification of Eukaryotes |
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A Sample of Protistan Diversity |
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Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land: An Overview of Land Plant Evolution |
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Pteridophytes: Seedless Vascular Plants |
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Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants: Overview of Seed Plant Evolution |
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Fungi: Introduction to the Fungi |
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Introduction to Animal Evolution: What Is an Animal? |
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Two Views of Animal Diversity |
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The Origins of Animal Diversity |
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Vertebrate Evolution and Diversity: Invertebrate Chordates and the Origin of Vertebrates |
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Introduction to the Vertebrates |
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Primates and the Evolution of Homo sapiens |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Plant Structure and Growth: The Plant Body |
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The Process of Plant Growth and Development |
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Mechanisms of Plant Growth and Development |
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Transport in Plants: An Overview of Transport Mechanisms in Plants |
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Absorption of Water and Minerals by Roots |
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The Control of Transpiration |
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Translocation of Phloem Sap |
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Plant Nutrition: Nutritional Requirements of Plants |
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The Role of Soil in Plant Nutrition |
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The Special Case of Nitrogen as a Plant Nutrient |
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Nutritional Adaptations: Parasitism and Predation by Plants |
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Plant Reproduction and Biotechnology: Sexual Reproduction |
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Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals: Plant Responses to Hormones |
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Plant Responses to Environmental Stimuli Other than Light |
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Plant Defense: Responses to Herbivores and Pathogens |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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An Introduction to Animal Structure and Function: Functional Anatomy: An Overview |
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Regulating the Internal Environment |
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Introduction to the Bioenergetics of Animals |
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Animal Nutrition: Nutritional Requirements |
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Food Types and Feeding Mechanisms |
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Overview of Food Processing |
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The Mammalian Digestive System |
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Circulation and Gas Exchange: Circulation in Animals |
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Regulation of the Heartbeat |
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The Lymphatic System and Blood |
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The Body's Defenses: Nonspecific Defenses Against Infection |
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How Specific Immunity Arises |
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Regulating the Internal Environment: An Overview of Homeostasis |
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Water Balance and Waste Disposal |
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Chemical Signals in Animals |
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An Introduction to Regulatory Systems |
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Chemical Signals and Their Modes of Action |
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The Vertebrate Endocrine System |
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Animal Reproduction: Overview of Animal Reproduction |
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Mechanisms of Sexual Reproduction |
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Animal Development: The Stages of Early Embryonic Development |
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Nervous Systems: An Overview of Nervous Systems |
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The Nature of Nerve Signals |
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Vertebrate Nervous Systems |
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Sensory and Motor Mechanisms: Introduction to Sensory Reception |
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Photoreceptors and Vision |
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Chemoreception---Taste and Smell |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere: The Scope of Ecology |
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Factors Affecting the Distribution of Organisms |
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Aquatic and Terrestrial Biomes |
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Behavioral Biology: Introduction to Behavior and Behavioral Ecology |
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Social Behavior and Sociobiology |
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Population Ecology: Characteristics of Populations |
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Population Growth and Population-Limiting Factors |
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Community Ecology: What Is a Community? |
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Interspecific Interactions and Community Structure |
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Disturbance and Community Structure |
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Biogeographic Factors Affecting the Biodiversity of Communities |
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Ecosystems: The Ecosystem Approach to Ecology |
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The Cycling of Chemical Elements in Ecosystems |
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Human Impact on Ecosystems and the Biosphere |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Part III: Sample Tests with Answers and Explanations |
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