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Preparing for the AP Biology Examination : Fast Track to A 5.
Title:
Preparing for the AP Biology Examination : Fast Track to A 5.
Author:
Doltar, Robert.
ISBN:
9781435461253
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (321 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I: STRATEGIES FOR THE AP EXAMINATION -- Preparing for the AP Biology Examination -- What's in This Book -- Setting Up a Review Schedule -- Before the Examination -- Taking the AP Biology Examination -- Strategies for the Multiple-Choice Section -- Types of Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Scoring for Free-Response Questions -- A Diagnostic Test -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Answers for Multiple-Choice Questions -- Answers for Free-Response Questions -- PART II: A REVIEW OF AP BIOLOGY -- CHAPTER 1: Chemistry of Life -- Atoms and Chemical Bonds -- Water's Properties Make Life Possible -- Acids, Bases, and pH -- Organic Molecules -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- CHAPTER 2: Cells and Their Membranes -- Understanding Cells -- Prokaryotic Cells -- Eukaryotic Cells -- Cell Membrane Structure -- Diffusion Across a Membrane -- Osmosis -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- CHAPTER 3: Cell Energetics -- Energy Transformations -- Enzymes -- Carbohydrate Breakdown -- Electron Transfer Phosphorylation -- Anaerobic Fermentation -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- CHAPTER 4: Photosynthesis -- Capturing the Energy of the Sun -- Overview of Photosynthesis -- Light-Dependent Reactions -- Light-Independent Reactions -- Alternate Carbon Fixing Pathways -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- CHAPTER 5: Cell Division -- Chromosomes -- Cell Cycle -- When the Cell Cycle Goes Wrong: Cancer -- Sexual Reproduction -- Meiosis -- Comparison of Mitosis and Meiosis -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers.

Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- CHAPTER 6: Heredity -- Inheritance Patterns -- Mendelian Genetics -- Test Cross -- Dihybrid Crosses -- Codominance -- Incomplete Dominance -- Epistasis -- Pleiotropy -- Linkage Groups -- Continuous Variation -- Human Chromosomes -- Karyotyping -- X-Linked Inheritance Patterns -- Heritable Changes in Chromosome Structure Number -- Heritable Changes in Chromosome Number -- Human Genetic Disorders -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- CHAPTER 7: Molecular Genetics -- The Discovery of DNA's Structure -- DNA Replication and Repair -- DNA, RNA, and Gene Expression -- Transcription: DNA to RNA -- RNA and the Genetic Code -- Translation RNA to Protein -- Mutated Genes and Their Protein Products -- Gene Expression in Eukaryotic Cells -- Cloning DNA -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- CHAPTER 8: Evolutionary Biology -- Early Earth and Geologic Time -- Origins of Organic Compounds and the First Cells -- Early Evolution -- Evolutionary Theory -- Processes of Evolution and Speciation -- Evidence of Evolution -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- CHAPTER 9: Diversity of Organisms -- Virus -- Prokaryotes -- Protists -- Fungi -- Animal Evolution-Invertebrates -- Animal Evolution-Vertebrates -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- CHAPTER 10: Structure and Function of Plants -- Overview of Plant Structure and Tissues -- Structure and Function of Shoots, Leaves, and Roots -- Water and Nutrient Transport in Plants -- Plant Reproduction -- Plant Growth and Development -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice.

Free-Response -- CHAPTER 11: Animal Physiology -- Animal Tissues and Organ Systems -- Nervous System -- Endocrine Control -- Protection, Support, and Movement -- Circulation -- Interactions with the Lymphatic System -- Immunity -- Respiration -- Digestive System -- The Internal Environment -- Animal Development -- Human Reproduction -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- CHAPTER 12: Ecology -- Animal Behavior -- Population Ecology -- Community Structure and Biodiversity -- Ecosystems -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers -- Multiple-Choice -- Free-Response -- PART III: LABORATORY REVIEW -- Laboratory 1: Diffusion and Osmosis -- Laboratory 2: Enzyme Catalysis -- Laboratory 3: Mitosis and Meiosis -- Laboratory 4: Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis -- Laboratory 5: Cell Respiration -- Laboratory 6: Molecular Biology -- Laboratory 7: Genetics of Organisms -- Laboratory 8: Population Genetics and Evolution -- Laboratory 9: Transpiration -- Laboratory 10: Physiology of the Circulatory System -- Laboratory 11: Animal Behavior -- Laboratory 12: Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Primary Productivity -- PART IV: PRACTICE TESTS -- Practice Test 1 -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers for Multiple-Choice Questions -- Answers for Free-Response Questions -- Practice Test 2 -- Multiple-Choice Questions -- Free-Response Questions -- Answers for Multiple-Choice Questions -- Answers for Free-Response Questions.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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