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[edit] The 12 AP (Advanced Placement) National Labs

Overview of All Labs

1. Diffusion and Osmosis

2. Enzyme Catalysis

3. Mitosis and Meiosis

4. Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis

5. Cell Respiration

6. Molecular Biology

7. Genetics of Organisms

8. Population Genetics and Evolution

9. Transpiration

10. Physiology of the Circulatory System

11. Animal Behavior

12. Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Primary Productivity

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[edit] Study Guide

1. Preface - - Welcome message, background about the test, and helpful hints

Part I: The Origin of Living Things

2. The Science of Biology - - Introduction to science and biology

3. The Nature of Molecules - - Subatomic particles, compounds, and more!

4. The Chemical Building Blocks of Life - - From organic macromolecules to chemical structure

Part II: Biology of the Cell

5. Cell Structure - - Organelles and their function

6. Membranes - - Phospholipid bilayer and how molecules cross it

7. Cell-Cell Interactions

Part III: Energetics

8. Energy and Metabolism - - Heterotroph, autotrophs, ATP, and aerobic respiration!

9. Photosynthesis -

Part IV: Reproduction and Heredity

10. How Cells Divide -

11. Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis -

12. Patterns of Inheritance -

Part V: Molecular Genetics

13. DNA -

14. Genes and How They Work -

15. Control of Gene Expression -

16. Altering the Genetic Message -

Part VI: Evolution

17. Evolution -

Part VII: Ecology

18. Population Ecology -

19. Community Ecology -

20. Dynamics of Ecosystems -

Part VIII: Organismal Biology

21. Taxonomy -

22. Plants -

23. Animal Structures and Functions -

24. Animal Behavior -

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