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Unit 5: Heredity

AP Biology Unit 5 Trivia 

Non-Mendelian Genetics & Pedigrees

Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Genetics with Chi Square Trivia

Non-Mendelian Genetics - Slides

Mendelian Genetics - Slides

Mendelian Genetics

5.5 Environmental Effects on Phenotype

Meiosis and an Intro to Heredity

Meiosis and an Intro to Heredity - Slides

5.2 Meiosis and Genetic Diversity

Chi Square Analysis - Slides

Heredity Trivia

5.6 Chromosomal Inheritance

5.3 Mendelian Genetics

5.0 Unit 5 Overview: Heredity

Chi Square Analysis

5.1 Meiosis

Non-Mendelian Genetics & Pedigrees - Slides

Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Genetics and Chi Square

5.4 Non-Mendelian Genetics

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Administration 2

Administration 3

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Unit 1: Chemistry of Life

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Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle

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Heredity

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Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation

Gene Expression and Regulation

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Unit 1 Overview

Macromolecules

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Proteins 

Nucleic Acids

Unit 1 Overview: Chemistry of Life

Water Molecules

Hydrogen Bonding

Key Terms

Structure of Water and Hydrogen Bonding

Atoms

Isotopes

Electron Shells

Carbon

Functional Groups

Elements of Life

Chemical Bonds

Metallic Bonds

Polymers and Monomers

Covalent Bonds

Dehydration Synthesis & Hydrolysis

Introduction to Biological Macromolecules

Carbohydrates 


Lipids

Saturated and Unsaturated Fatty Acids

Phospholipids 

Steroids

	
Proteins

Properties of Biological Macromolecules

Disaccharides

Most Common Disaccharides

Polysaccharides

Most common types of Polysaccharides and Their Functions

Varied Functions of Proteins

Levels of Protein Structure

Denaturation

Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Purines and Pyrimidines

Chargaff’s Rule

Cell Size

Plasma Membrane

Membrane Transport

Tonicity and Osmoregulation

Unit 2 Overview: Cell Structure and Function

Ribosomes

Endoplasmic Reticulum

The Golgi Apparatus

Mitochondria

Lysosomes

Vacuoles

Chloroplast

Cell Structure: Subcellular Components

Cell Compartmentalization

Origins of Cell Compartmentalization

Lysosome

Membrane Permeability

Plasma Membranes

Diffusion Across the Plasma Membrane

Different Modes of Membrane Transport

When and Why Does Facilitated Diffusion Occur?

Channel Proteins 

Carrier Proteins 

Facilitated Diffusion

Major Formulas

Unit 3 Overview: Cellular Energetics

Structure

Enzyme Structure

Enzyme Reactions

Competitive and Noncompetitive Inhibitors

Enzyme Catalysis

Temperature

Concentration

Environmental Impacts on Enzyme Function

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

Energy

Cellular Energy

Chemiosmosis

Light-Independent Reactions (Calvin Cycle)

Photosynthesis

Glycolysis

Krebs Cycle

Electron Transport Chain

Fermentation

Cellular Respiration

Adaptations

Survival and Reproduction

Fitness

In a Nutshell

Before we begin…

❗ Important Vocabulary 

Unit 4 Overview: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle

Direct Contact

Paracrine Signaling

Synaptic Signaling

Cell Communication

Cell Surface Receptors

Examples of cell surface receptors

Transduction has a link to evolution

Introduction to Signal Transduction

Gene Expression

Signal Transduction Pathways

Signal Transduction

Cellular Processes

Mutations

Chemicals

Changes in Signal Transduction Pathways

Homeostasis

❎ Negative Feedback Loops

✅ Positive Feedback Loops

Feedback

1️⃣ Interphase

4️⃣ Mitosis

5️⃣ Cytokinesis 

Cell Cycle

Cell Cycle Checkpoints

Cancerous Cells

Apoptosis

Regulation of Cell Cycle

Unit 5 Overview: Heredity

1️⃣ Step 1

2️⃣ Step 2

3️⃣ Step 3

4️⃣ Step 4

5️⃣ Step 5

Meiosis

Crossing Over

Independent Assortment

Random Fertilization

Meiosis and Genetic Diversity

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🧬AP Biology - Unit 5: Heredity

Exam Dates:

may 14, 2021

, may 27, 2021

, june 11, 2021

Study Guides

5.0 Unit 5 Overview: 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

Replays

Mendelian Genetics

Chi Square Analysis

Non-Mendelian Genetics & Pedigrees

Meiosis and an Intro to Heredity

Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Genetics and Chi Square

Slides

Mendelian Genetics - Slides

Chi Square Analysis - Slides

Non-Mendelian Genetics & Pedigrees - Slides

Meiosis and an Intro to Heredity - Slides

Non-Mendelian Genetics - Slides

Mendelian Genetics - Slides

Trivia

Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Genetics with Chi Square Trivia

Heredity Trivia

AP Biology Unit 5 Trivia

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