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School District of Oconee County

AP Biology

Course Number: 327200AW  

AP Biology is an introductory college-level biology course. Students cultivate their understanding of biology through inquiry-based investigations as they explore the following topics: evolution, cellular processes — energy and communication, genetics, information transfer, ecology, and interactions.

 

  • Biology I Honors
  • Chemistry I Honors (students can be concurrently enrolled in Chemistry I)
There are no fees associated with this course.

South Carolina Standards:  (List the standards students are expected to master in this course)

  • NA

 

Other Standards:  (List national or local standards students are expected to master in this course)

  1. The process of evolution explains the diversity and unity of life.

 

  1. Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to

    reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.

 

  1. Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to

    reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.

 

  1. Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex

    properties.  

 

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Material Requirements:

  1.   Textbook – Campbell’s AP Biology: Eighth Edition
  2.   Lab book – composition book that will be used for all lab notes
  3.   3-ring binder – sections for notes, homework, test/quizzes
  4.   Blue/black pens for labs, pencils, colored pencils
  5.   Internet access! We will be using several websites to support coursework.
  6.   AP Biology study books are highly recommended. Make sure you get one that is for the revised curriculum.  Anything published earlier than 2012 will not be helpful in preparation for the new test, which was given for the first time in 2013.


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