AP Biology

This course will cover those topics regularly covered in a college biology course for biology majors. The

college course in biology differs significantly from the Biology II with respect to the kind of textbook used,

the range and depth of topics covered, the type of laboratory work done by students, and the time and

effort required of students. The Advanced Biology course is designed to be the equivalent of the first

semester college introductory biology course usually taken by biology majors during their first year of

college. This class is designed to help students develop a conceptual framework for modern biology and

an appreciation of science as a process. The following major themes will be covered in order to prepare

students for taking the AP Biology exam:

• Science as a Process

• Energy Transfer

• Evolution

• Continuity and Change