Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Authors |
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Introduction: The Five-Step Program |
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Course Framework |
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STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program |
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1 What You Need to Know About the AP Biology Exam |
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Background of the Advanced Placement Program |
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Who Writes the AP Biology Exam |
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The AP Grades and Who Receives Them |
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Reasons for Taking the AP Biology Exam |
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Questions Frequently Asked About the AP Biology Exam |
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Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP Biology Exam |
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STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness |
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Diagnostic Exam: AP Biology: Section I |
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Free-Response Grading Outline |
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Scoring and Interpretation |
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STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success |
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4 How to Approach Each Question Type |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High |
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Elements, Compounds, Atoms, and Ions |
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6 Cell Structure and Function |
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Cell Membranes: Fluid Mosaic Model |
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The Players in Photosynthesis |
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The Reactions of Photosynthesis |
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8 Cell Communication and Cell Cycle |
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Signal Transduction Pathway |
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Cell Division in Prokaryotes |
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Haploid Versus Diploid Organisms |
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Some Important Terms to Know |
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Sources of Cell Variation |
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Other Forms of Inheritance |
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Sex Determination and Sex Linkage |
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Chromosomal Complications |
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When Evolution Is Not Occurring: Hardy--Weinberg Equilibrium |
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The Evidence for Evolution |
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Population Ecology and Growth |
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Investigation 1 Artificial Selection |
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Investigation 2 Mathematical Modeling: Hardy--Weinberg |
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Investigation 3 Comparing DNA Sequences to Understand Evolutionary Relationships with BLAST |
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Investigation 4 Diffusion and Osmosis |
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Investigation 5 Photosynthesis |
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Investigation 6 Cellular Respiration |
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Investigation 7 Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis |
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Investigation 8 Biotechnology: Bacterial Transformation |
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Investigation 9 Biotechnology: Restriction Enzyme Analysis of DNA |
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Investigation 10 Energy Dynamics |
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Investigation 11 Transpiration |
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Investigation 12 Fruit Fly Behavior |
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Investigation 13 Enzyme Activity |
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STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence |
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AP Biology Practice Exam 1 |
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AP Biology Practice Exam 2 |
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Elite Student Edition 5 Minutes to a 5 180 Activities and Questions in 5 Minutes a Day |
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Bibliography |
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Websites |
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Glossary |
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