Exam Outline
Section I: Multiple Choice
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Section II: Free Response
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A four-function or nongraphing scientific calculator without storage is allowed; an equations sheet is provided.
Notes
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8Course Content
Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
1.1 Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding
1.2 Elements of Life
1.3 Introduction to Macromolecules
1.4 Carbohydrates
1.5 Lipids
1.6 Nucleic Acids
1.7 Proteins
Unit 2: Cells
2.1 Cell Structure and Function
2.2 Cell Size
2.3 Plasma Membrane
2.4 Membrane Permeability
2.5 Membrane Transport
2.6 Facilitated Diffusion
2.7 Tonicity and Osmoregulation
2.8 Mechanisms of Transport
2.9 Cell Compartmentalization
2.10 Origins of Cell Compartmentalization
Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
3.1 Enzymes
3.2 Environmental Impacts on Enzyme Function
3.3 Cellular Energy
3.4 Photosynthesis
3.5 Cellular Respiration
Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
4.1 Cell Communication
4.2 Introduction to Signal Transduction
4.3 Signal Transduction Pathways
4.4 Feedback
4.5 Cell Cycle
4.6 Regulation of Cell Cycle
Unit 5: Heredity
5.1 Meiosis
5.2 Meiosis and Genetic Diversity
5.3 Mendelian Genetics
5.4 Non-Mendelian Genetics
5.5 Environmental Effects on Phenotype
Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
6.1 DNA and RNA Structure
6.2 DNA Replication
6.3 Transcription and RNA Processing
6.4 Translation
6.5 Regulation of Gene Expression
6.6 Gene Expression and Cell Specialization
6.7 Mutations
6.8 Biotechnology
Unit 7: Natural Selection
7.1 Introduction to Natural Selection
7.2 Natural Selection
7.3 Artificial Selection
7.4 Population Genetics
7.5 Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium
7.6 Evidence of Evolution
7.7 Common Ancestry
7.8 Continuing Evolution
7.9 Phylogeny
7.10 Speciation
7.11 Variations in Populations
7.12 Origins of Life on Earth
Unit 8: Ecology
8.1 Responses to the Environment
8.2 Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
8.3 Population Ecology
8.4 Effect of Density on Populations
8.5 Community Ecology
8.6 Biodiversity
8.7 Disruptions in Ecosystems