ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL

ADVANCED PLACEMENT BIOLOGY

COURSE OUTLINE

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The evolutionary and ecological relationships of living organisms are the two major unifying threads of biology today.

TOPIC	PAGES*	LAB(S)
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LIFE
Some Major Generalizations of the Biological Sciences	1 - 19	1, 2
Molecular Basis for Life	20 – 80	3, 4, 5, 6
CELLULAR ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Cells and Tissues	100 - 144, 188 – 203	7, 8
Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis	83 – 97, 147 – 185	9, 10
GENETICS AND HEREDITY
Mitosis and Meiosis	206 – 237	11
Introduction to Embryology	388 - 410
Molecular Genetics	278 – 385	12
Classical Genetics	239 – 276	13
Population Genetics	428 – 442	14
EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS
Evidence	422 – 426, 464 – 473
Mechanism	414 – 422, 445 – 462
Evolutionary History of Biodiversity	488 - 500
Taxonomic Classification	473 – 485	15
Biodiversity	502 - 665	16
PLANT ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
General Properties of Green Plant Cells	668 – 692, 751 – 773	17
Procuring and Distributing Nutrients in Seed Plants	695 – 727	18
Reproductive Processes in Plants	730 – 748	19
ANIMAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
Anatomy & Physiology	776 – 790	20
Digestive Systems & Nutrition	792 – 808	21
Respiratory Systems	826 – 834	22
Circulatory Systems	811 – 826, 834 – 861	23
Excretory Systems & Homeostasis	865 – 890	24
Endocrine Systems	893 – 910	25
Sensory Systems	992 – 1009	26
Nervous Systems	960 – 989
Behavior	1053 – 1079	27
Skeletal and Muscular Systems	1009 – 1020
Reproductive Systems	913 – 933
Animal Embryology	936 – 957
ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS
Introduction to Ecology	1024 – 1050	28
Populations & Communities	1082 – 1128
Ecosystems and Life Zones	1131 – 1172

^*BIOLOGY, 5^th ed., Campbell, Reece, & Mitchell, 1999

INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Jim Moore

ROOM: Welder Hall, Room 4

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