Cracking the AP Biology Exam 20; Premium Edition 2018 - Princeton Review-Penguin Random House

710 Pages·2016·36.06 MB·English

by  Franek R.

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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Register Your Book Online!
Part I: Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score
Preview: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations
Your Guide to Using This Book
How to Begin
Part II: Practice Test 1
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations
Part III: About the AP Biology Exam
The Structure of the AP Biology Exam
How the AP Biology Exam Is Scored
Overview of Content Topics
How AP Exams Are Used
Other Resources
Designing Your Study Plan
Part IV: Test-Taking Strategies for the AP Biology Exam
Preview
1 How to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions
2 How to Approach Free-Response Questions
3 Using Time Effectively to Maximize Points
Reflect
Part V: Content Review for the AP Biology Exam
4 Chemistry of Life
Elements
The Essential Elements of Life
Subatomic Particles
Compounds
Water: The Versatile Molecule
The Acid Test
Organic Molecules
Origins of the Earth
Key Terms
Chapter 4 Drill
5 Cells
Living Things
Types of Cells and Organelles
Cell Communication In Plants
Tropisms
Key Terms
Chapter 5 Drill
6 Cellular Energetics
Bioenergetics
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
Types of Reactions
Gibbs Free Energy
Reaction Coupling
Photosynthesis
The Light Reaction
The Light-Independent Reaction
Cellular Respiration: The Shorthand Version
Aerobic Respiration
Chemiosmosis
Anaerobic Respiration
Key Terms
Chapter 6 Drill
7 Molecular Biology
DNA: The Blueprint of Life
The Molecular Structure of DNA
Genome Structure
DNA Replication
RNA
Mutations
Biotechnology
Key Terms
Chapter 7 Drill
8 Cell Reproduction
Cell Division
The Cell Cycle
Interphase: The Growing Phase
Mitosis: The Dance of the Chromosomes
Haploids Versus Diploids
An Overview of Meiosis
Key Terms
Chapter 8 Drill
9 Heredity
Gregor Mendel: The Father of Genetics
Mendelian Genetics
Beyond Mendelian Genetics
Sex-Linked Traits
Key Terms
Chapter 9 Drill
10 Evolutionary Biology
Natural Selection
Common Ancestry
Genetic Variability
Causes of Evolution
Species
Population Genetics
Key Terms
Chapter 10 Drill
11 Animal Structure and Function
The Structure and Function of Organisms
Development
Body Systems
The Immune System
Viruses
The Two Immune Responses
The Nervous System
The Endocrine System
Key Terms
Chapter 11 Drill
12 Behavior and Ecology
Behavior
Instinct
How Animals Communicate
Plant Behavior
Ecology
Population Ecology
Ecological Succession
Human Impact on the Environment
Key Terms
Chapter 12 Drill
13 Quantitative Skills and Biostatistics
Summarizing and Presenting Data
Types of Data
Types of Experiments or Questions
Probability
Hypothesis Testing
Key Terms
Chapter 13 Drill
14 Sample Free-Response Questions
Section II: Free-Response
Scoring Guidelines
Sample Essays
How to Use the Sample Free-Response Questions
Sample Long Free-Response Questions
Sample Short Free-Response Questions
15 Laboratory
Lab 1: Artificial Selection
Lab 2: Mathematical Modeling: Hardy-Weinberg
Lab 3: Comparing DNA Sequences to Understand Evolutionary
Relationships with BLAST
Lab 4: Diffusion and Osmosis
Lab 5: Photosynthesis
Lab 6: Cellular Respiration
Lab 7: Mitosis and Meiosis
Lab 8: Biotechnology: Bacterial Transformation
Lab 9: Biotechnology: Restriction Enzyme Analysis of DNA