Curriculum Map: AP Biology

TERM 3 

Topics Representative Activities/Assessments Chapters Standards/Performance Descriptors

3 weeks

Organisms and Populations (50%)

Diversity of Organisms (8%)

Evolutionary Patterns

Survey of diversity of Life

Phylogenetic classification

Evolutionary Relationships

Lab:  Transpiration   13B.  Know and apply concepts that describe the interaction between science, technology and society.

13.B.4c  Analyze ways that resource management and technology can be used to accommodate population trends.

13.B.5d  Analyze the costs, benefits and effects of scientific and technological policies at the local, state, national and global levels (e.g., genetic research, Internet access).

13.B.4d  Analyze local examples of resource use, technology use or conservation programs; document findings; and make recommenda­tions for improvements.

3 weeks

Structure and Function of Plants and Animals (32%)

Reproduction, growth and development

Lab:  Physiology of the Circulatory System

 

12A.  Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt and change.

12.A.5a  Explain changes within cells and organisms in response to stimuli and changing environmental conditions (e.g., homeostasis, dormancy).

 

3 weeks

Structural, physiological, and behavioral adaptations

 

 

 

 

12A.  Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt and change.

12.A.5a  Explain changes within cells and organisms in response to stimuli and changing environmental conditions (e.g., homeostasis, dormancy).

 

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