高級（AP）生物學第一學期複習

In this two-week course, students will meet 6 times for 50-minutes per period to review concepts that are typically covered in the first semester. 

The Biology curriculum is centered around 4 big ideas:
-Big Idea #1: The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
-Big Idea #2: Biological systems utilize energy and molecular building blocks to grow, reproduce,
and maintain homeostasis.
-Big Idea #3: Living systems retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life
processes.
-Big Idea #4: Biological systems interact, and these interactions possess complex properties.

We'll devote time in each of our classes to discussing how these big ideas fit into each of the topics shown below.

Topics:  
Day 1: Biochemistry
Day 2: Cell structure and function
Day 3: Cell Energy- Cellular Respiration
Day 4: Cell Energy- Photosynthesis
Day 5: Cell Cycle- Mitosis
Day 6: Meiosis

Students must come to class prepared to take notes (by hand whenever possible).  I strongly encourage my students to draw and annotate their work to help commit topics to memory.  

I strongly encourage students to purchase an AP Biology review book.  Although it is not required for this class, this will be helpful for continued review outside of class time.  I recommend Barron's AP Biology book (available on Amazon for approximately $20).

Please be advised that every advanced biology course can differ depending on the instructor.  Your student's course may not exactly line up with every topic we cover if the instructor is covering the material in a different order.  This course is designed to follow along with a traditional syllabus.