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AP Biology
  1. Chemistry of Life
  2. Cell Structure and Function
  3. Cellular Energetics
  4. Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
  5. Heredity
  6. Gene Expression and Regulation
  7. Natural Selection
  8. Ecology

Introduces Darwin’s theory, the concept of natural selection, and evolution.[1]

Objectives and Skills

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Topics may include:[2]

  • Evidential support for evolution and common ancestry
  • The mechanisms of natural selection and speciation
  • Environmental and human-caused factors in evolution
  • Charting species ancestry through phylogenetic trees and cladograms
  • Extinction
  • Models of the origin of life on Earth

Study Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ College Board: AP Biology
  2. ↑ College Board: AP Biology
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