🧬AP Biology
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1252 essential vocabulary terms and definitions to know for your AP Biology exam

🧬AP Biology
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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

1.7 Multiple Choice Questions

Unit 2 – Cell Structure and Function

2.10 Cell Compartmentalization

2.1 Cell Structure

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

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

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 Homeostasis & Feedback Loops

4.6 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 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

7.10 Speciation

7.11 Extinction

7.12 Variations in Population

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

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

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