Exam Outline
Section 1: Multiple Choice Questions
| Questions | Time | Exam Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | 90 minutes | 50% |
Section 2: Free Response
| Questions | Time | Exam Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 90 minutes | 50% |
A calculator is allowed in both sections, with a periodic table and equations sheet 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 Biological Macromolecules
1.4 Properties of Biological Macromolecules
1.5 Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules
1.6 Nucleic Acids
Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
2.1 Cell Structure: Subcellular Components
2.2 Cell Structure and Function
2.3 Cell Size
2.4 Plasma Membranes
2.5 Membrane Permeability
2.6 Membrane Transport
2.7 Facilitated Diffusion
2.8 Tonicity and Osmoregulation
2.9 Mechanisms of Transport
2.10 Cell Compartmentalization
2.11 Origins of Cell Compartmentalization
Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
3.1 Enzyme Structure
3.2 Enzyme Catalysis
3.3 Environmental Impacts on Enzyme Function
3.4 Cellular Energy
3.5 Photosynthesis
3.6 Cellular Respiration
3.7 Fitness
Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
4.1 Cell Communication
4.2 Introduction to Signal Transduction
4.3 Signal Transduction
4.4 Changes in Signal Transduction Pathways
4.5 Feedback
4.6 Cell Cycle
4.7 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
5.6 Chromosomal Inheritance
Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
6.1 DNA and RNA Structure
6.2 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 Extinction
7.12 Variations in Populations
7.13 Origin 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 of Populations
8.5 Community Ecology
8.6 Biodiversity
8.7 Disruptions to Ecosystems