Advanced Placement Biology
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This AP Biology course is a lab based college course that follows a historical sequence of discovery, tracing how major models in biology emerged and reshaped our understanding of life. Students will begin by building core skills in scientific thinking, data analysis, and biochemistry before exploring ecology as it was first studied in the field. From there, the course moves into taxonomy and evolution, examining how natural selection and phylogenetics reframed biological classification. Inheritance is approached through both classical experiments and the molecular mechanisms that followed, leading into a systems-level study of cells—their structure, communication, and regulation. Finally, students investigate energy transformations that sustain life, tying together biochemical processes with ecological and evolutionary contexts. By uncovering these models in the order they were developed, students gain a deeper appreciation for biology as a dynamic, evolving science.