Curriculum Map: AP Biology

TERM 2

3 weeks

Heredity and Evolution (25%)

Heredity (8%)

Meiosis and gametogenesis

Eukaryotic chromosomes

Inheritance patterns

Lab:  Molecular Biology

12.A.4a  Explain how genetic combinations produce visible effects and variations among physical features and cellular functions of organisms.

3 weeks

Molecular Genetics (9%)

RNA and DNA structure and function

Gene regulation

Mutation

Viral structure and replication

Nucleic acid technology and applications

Lab:  Genetics of Organisms

12.A.4a  Explain how genetic combinations produce visible effects and variations among physical features and cellular functions of organisms

12.A.5b  Analyze the transmission of genetic traits, diseases and defects.

13A.  Know and apply the accepted practices of science.

13.A.4c  Describe how scientific knowledge, explanations and technological designs may change with new information over time (e.g., the understanding of DNA, the design of computers).

13.A.4d  Explain how peer review helps to assure the accurate use of data and improves the scientific process.

3 weeks

Evolutionary Biology (8%)

Early evolution of life

Evidence for evolution

Mechanisms of evolution

Lab:  Population Genetics and Evolution

12.A.4c  Describe processes by which organisms change over time using evidence from comparative anatomy and physiology, embryology, the fossil record, genetics and biochemistry.

12B.  Know and apply concepts that describe how living things interact with each other and with their environment

12.B.5b  Compare and predict how life forms can adapt to changes in the environment by applying concepts of change and constancy (e.g., variations within a population increase the likelihood of survival under new conditions).

12E.  Know and apply concepts that describe the features and processes of the Earth and its resources.

12.E.4b  Describe how rock sequences and fossil remains are used to interpret the age and changes in the Earth.