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AP Biology, unit by unit

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  1. Unit 2: Cells

    Organelles & the Endomembrane System · Membrane Structure & Composition · Membrane Permeability & Transport Rules · Tonicity, Water Potential & Osmoregulation · Surface Area-to-Volume Ratios · Cell Compartmentalization & Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote

  2. Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle

    Cell Communication: Distance & Mechanism · Negative & Positive Feedback · Signal Transduction: Pathway & Disruption · Mitosis: Stages & Outcomes · Cell Cycle Phases: Interphase · Cell Cycle Regulation & Disruption

  3. Unit 5: Heredity

    Meiosis I: Separation of Homologs · Meiosis II: Separation of Sister Chromatids · Mitosis vs. Meiosis · Sources of Genetic Diversity in Meiosis · Nondisjunction & Aneuploidy · Mendelian Genetics: Core Definitions · Mendel's Laws & Probability · Non-Mendelian Patterns: Linkage & Dominance · Sex-Linked & Non-Nuclear Inheritance · Phenotypic Plasticity & Environment