AP Biology (lab)

Segment 1

Module 01—Chemistry of Life

• Hydrogen Bonding
• Properties of Water
• Elements of Life
• Biological Macromolecules
• Structure and Function of Macromolecules

Module 02—Cell Structure and Function

• Cell Structure and Function
• Cell Size
• Membrane Transport
• Facilitated Diffusion
• Tonicity and Osmoregulation
• Mechanism of Transport
• Cell Compartmentalization

Module 03—Cellular Energetics

• Enzymes
• Environmental Impacts on Enzymes
• Cellular Energy
• Energy Transfer
• Photosynthesis
• Cellular Respiration
• Fitness

Module 04—Cell Communication and Cell Cycle

• Cell Communication
• Signal Transduction
• Changes to Signal Transduction
• Feedback
• Cell Cycle
• Regulation of Cell Cycle

Segment 2

Module 05—Heredity

• Meiosis
• Meiosis and Genetic Diversity
• Mendelian Genetics
• Non-Mendelian Genetics
• Environmental Effects on Phenotype
• Chromosomal Inheritance

Module 06—Gene Expression and Regulation

• DNA and RNA Structure
• Replication
• Transcription and RNA Processing
• Translation
• Regulation of Gene Expression
• Gene Expression and Cell Specialization
• Mutations
• Biotechnology

Module 07—Natural Selection

• Natural Selection
• Artificial Selection
• Population Genetics
• Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
• Phylogeny
• Speciation and Extinction
• Variation in Populations
• Origins of Life

Module 08—Ecology

• Responses to the Environment
• Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
• Population Ecology
• Effects of Density of Populations
• Community Ecology
• Biodiversity
• Disruptions of Ecosystems

AP Course & Exam Registration Requirements

College Board requires students to register for AP exams no later than November 13th (individual schools may set earlier deadlines).

All VLACS AP students are required to enroll in the “course only” section in My AP.  Instructions for joining My AP will be posted on each VLACS course page and instructors are available to help with this process.

Students who plan to take the corresponding AP exam must arrange to take the exam at a local school that administers it. To register for an AP Exam, the local school will enroll the student in an “exam only” section in My AP.  Students should follow these steps:

• Search for a local test site through this resource of contact AP Services for Students at 888-225-5427 [email protected]. That office can give you contact information for local AP coordinators who may be willing to test outside students. Students are then responsible for contacting coordinators on that list to see if one can arrange to test for you. You should do this no later than October 2nd. Note that schools may have their own local deadlines for receiving requests from outside students to test at their school so we recommend doing this as soon as possible
• The AP coordinator who agrees to assist you must provide a join code for an “exam only” section in My AP. You’ll use the join code to join the section so that the AP coordinator can order your exam.

Please note that, if a school allows a student to register after the 11/13 deadline, there will be a $40 late exam fee. There will also be a $40 canceled/unused exam fee if a student registers and then cancels his/her exam or if the student does not show up on test day.

More information is available on the College Board’s website: https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/