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| Introduction | |
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| How You Should Use This Book | |
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| What to Bring to the Exam | |
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| Exam Format | |
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| Exam Grading | |
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| What's on the Exam | |
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| Hints for Taking the Multiple-Choice Section | |
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| Hints for Taking the Essay Section | |
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| Must-Know Essay Questions | |
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| Some Final Suggestions | |
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| Subject Area Reviews With Sample Questions And Answers | |
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| Chemistry | |
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| Review | |
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| Atoms, Molecules, Ions, and Bonds | |
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| Properties of Water | |
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| Organic Molecules | |
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| Carbohydrates | |
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| Lipids | |
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| Proteins | |
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| Nucleic Acids | |
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| Chemical Reactions in Metabolic Processes | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Cells | |
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| Review | |
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| Structure and Function of the Cell | |
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| Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes | |
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| Movement of Substances | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Cellular Respiration | |
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| Review | |
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| Glycolysis | |
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| The Krebs Cycle | |
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| Oxidative Phosphorylation | |
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| How Many ATP? | |
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| Mitochondria | |
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| Chemiosmosis in Mitochondria | |
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| Two Types of Phosphorylation | |
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| Anaerobic Respiration | |
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| Alcohol Fermentation | |
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| Lactic Acid Fermentation | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Photosynthesis | |
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| Review | |
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| Noncyclic Photophosphorylation | |
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| Cyclic Photophosphorylation | |
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| Calvin Cycle | |
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| Chloroplasts | |
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| Chemiosmosis in Chloroplasts | |
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| Photorespiration | |
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| C4 Photosynthesis | |
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| CAM Photosynthesis | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Cell Division | |
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| Review | |
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| Mitosis and Cytokinesis | |
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| Meiosis | |
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| Mitosis versus Meiosis | |
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| Genetic Variation | |
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| Regulation of the Cell Cycle | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Heredity | |
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| Review | |
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| Complete Dominance, Monohybrid Cross | |
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| Complete Dominance, Dihybrid Cross | |
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| Test Crosses | |
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| Incomplete Dominance | |
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| Codominance | |
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| Multiple Alleles | |
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| Epistasis | |
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| Pleiotropy | |
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| Polygenic Inheritance | |
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| Linked Genes | |
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| Sex-Linked Inheritance | |
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| X-Inactivation | |
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| Nondisjunction | |
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| Human Genetic Defects | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Molecular Genetics | |
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| Review | |
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| DNA Replication | |
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| Replication of Telomeres | |
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| Protein Synthesis | |
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| Transcription | |
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| mRNA Processing | |
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| Translation | |
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| Mutations | |
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| DNA Organization | |
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| The Molecular Genetics of Viruses | |
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| The Molecular Genetics of Bacteria | |
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| Regulation of Gene Expression | |
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| Recombinant DNA | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Evolution | |
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| Review | |
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| Evidence for Evolution | |
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| Natural Selection | |
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| Sources of Variation | |
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| Causes of Changes in Allele Frequencies | |
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| Genetic Equilibrium | |
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| Speciation | |
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| Maintaining Reproductive Isolation | |
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| Patterns of Evolution | |
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| Macroevolution | |
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| The Origin of Life | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Biological Diversity | |
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| Review | |
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| Domain Archaea | |
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| Domain Bacteria | |
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| Domain Eukarya | |
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| Kingdom Protista | |
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| Kingdom Fungi | |
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| Kingdom Plantae | |
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| Kingdom Animalia | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Plants | |
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| Review | |
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| Plant Tissues | |
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| The Seed | |
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| Germination and Development | |
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| Primary Growth Versus Secondary Growth | |
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| Primary Structure of Roots | |
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| Primary Structure of Stems | |
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| Secondary Structure of Stems and Roots | |
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| Structure of the Leaf | |
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| Transport of Water | |
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| Control of Stomata | |
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| Transport of Sugars | |
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| Plant Hormones | |
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| Plant Responses to Stimuli | |
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| Photoperiodism | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Animal Form and Function | |
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| Review | |
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| Thermoregulation | |
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| The Respiratory System | |
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| The Circulatory System | |
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| The Excretory System | |
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| The Digestive System | |
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| The Nervous System | |
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| The Muscular System | |
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| The Immune System | |
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| The Endocrine System | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Animal Reproduction and Development | |
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| Review | |
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| Characteristics That Distinguish the Sexes | |
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| Human Reproductive Anatomy | |
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| Gametogenesis in Humans | |
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| Hormonal Control of Human Reproduction | |
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| Embryonic Development | |
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| Factors That Influence Development | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Animal Behavior | |
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| Review | |
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| Genetic Basis of Behavior | |
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| Kinds of Animal Behavior | |
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| Animal Movement | |
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| Communication in Animals | |
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| Foraging Behaviors | |
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| Social Behavior | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Ecology | |
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| Review | |
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| Population Ecology | |
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| Human Population Growth | |
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| Community Ecology | |
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| Coevolution | |
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| Ecological Succession | |
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| Ecosystems | |
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| Biogeochemical Cycles | |
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| Biomes | |
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| Human Impact on the Biosphere | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| LAboratory Review | |
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| Laboratory Review | |
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| Review | |
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| Graphing Data | |
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| Designing an Experiment | |
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| Diffusion and Osmosis | |
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| Enzyme Catalysis | |
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| Mitosis and Meiosis | |
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| Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis | |
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| Cell Respiration | |
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| Molecular Biology | |
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| Genetics of Drosophila | |
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| Population Genetics and Evolution | |
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| Transpiration | |
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| Physiology of the Circulatory System | |
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| Animal Behavior | |
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| Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Primary Productivity | |
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| Sample Questions and Answers | |
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| Ap Biology Practice Tests | |
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| Practice Test 1 | |
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| (Multiple-Choice Questions) | |
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| (Free-Response Questions) | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 1 | |
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| Scoring Your Practice Test | |
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| Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 1 | |
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| Practice Test 2 | |
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| (Multiple-Choice Questions) | |
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| (Free-Response Questions) | |
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| Answer Key for Practice Test 2 | |
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| Scoring Your Practice Test | |
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| Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 2 | |