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Colegio Karl C. Parrish
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AP Biology
Curricular Standards and Pacing Guide
Grade 10
Adopted from California State Standards (2012)
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/
Prepared by A. Morgan, Curriculum Coordinator
SEMESTER I
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Pacing
guides
Sub-standard or standard if
stand alone
There are several hypotheses
about the natural origin of life
on Earth, each with supporting
scientific evidence.
Organisms must exchange
matter with the environment
to grow, reproduce and
maintain organization.
1.D.1, 2.A.3,
3.A.1, 4.A.1,
4.B.1,
4.C.1
Unit 1
Weeks 1-3
DNA, and in some cases
RNA, is the primary source of
heritable information.
The subcomponents of
biological molecules and
their sequence determine
the properties of that
molecule.
Interactions between
molecules affect their
structure and function.
Variation in molecular
units provides cells with
Essential Question(s) or
enduring understanding
How are biological molecules
necessary for organisms to
grow, to reproduce, and to
maintain organization?
Resources and
Assessments
Chapters:
1. Introduction:
Themes in the
Study of Life
2. The Chemical
How do the subcomponents of Context of Life
biological molecules determine 3. Water and the
the properties of that molecule? fitness of the
Environment
4. Carbon and the
Molecular Diversity
of Life
5. The Structure
and Function of
Large Biological
Molecules
a wider range of
functions.
1.B.1, 2.A.3,
2.B.3, 2.B.1,
2.B.2, 3.A.1,
4.A.2, 4.B.2,
Unit 2
Weeks 4-6
Organisms share many
conserved core processes
and features that evolved
and are widely distributed
among organisms today.
How do shared conserved
cellular processes support the
idea that all organisms are
linked by lines of descent from
common ancestry?
Organisms must exchange
matter with the
environment to grow,
reproduce and maintain
organization.
How do cells create and
maintain internal environments
that are different from their
external environments?
Eukaryotic cells maintain
internal membranes that
partition the cell into
specialized regions.
Cell membranes are
selectively permeable due to
their structure
Growth and dynamic
homeostasis are
maintained by the constant
movement of molecules
across membranes.
How do structure and function
of subcellular components and
their interactions provide
essential cellular processes?
How do cells maintain dynamic
homeostasis by the movement
of molecules across
membranes?
Chapters:
6. A Tour of the
Cell
7. Membrane
Structure and
Function
DNA, and in some cases
RNA, is the primary source
of heritable information.
The structure and function of
subcellular components, and
their interactions provide
essential cellular processes.
Cooperative interaction within
organisms promotes
efficiency in the use of
energy and matter.
Change in the genetic makeup
of a population over time is
evolution.
The origin of living systems is
explained by natural
processes.
1.A, 1.D, 2.B
, 4.A, 4.B
How do biological systems
utilize free energy to grow, to
reproduce, and to maintain
homeostasis?
How do organisms capture,
use, and store free energy?
Unit 3
Weeks7-10
Growth, reproduction and
maintenance of the
organization of living systems
require free energy and
matter.
Interactions within biological
systems lead to complex
properties.
How are external signals
converted into cellular
responses?
Chapters:
8. An Introduction
to Metabolism
9. Cellular
Respiration
10. Photosynthesis
11. Cell
communication
Competition and cooperation
are important biological
systems.
Change in the genetic makeup
of a population over time is
evolution.
Many biological processes
involved in growth,
reproduction and dynamic
homeostasis include temporal
regulation and coordination.
1.A, 2.E,
3.A, 3.B,
3.D, 3.C,
4.C,
Heritable information provides
for continuity of life.
Unit 4
Weeks 1114
Expression of genetic
information involves cellular
and molecular
mechanisms.
Cells communicate by
generating, transmitting and
receiving chemical signals.
The processing of genetic
information is imperfect and is
a source of genetic variation.
Naturally occurring diversity
How do living systems store,
retrieve, and transmit genetic
information critical to life
processes?
How does the expression of
genetic material control cell
products which, in turn,
determine the metabolism and
nature of the cell?
What is the relationship
between changes in genotype
and phenotype and evolution?
How can humans use genetic
engineering techniques to
manipulate genetic
information? What are ethical
issues raised by the application
of these techniques?
Chapters:
12. The Cell Cycle
13. Meiosis and
Sexual Life Cycles
14. Mendel and
the Gene Idea
15. The
Chromosomal
Basis of
Inheritance
among and between
components within biological
systems affects interactions
with the environment.
Change in the genetic makeup
of a population over time is
evolution
Unit 5
1.A, 2.C,
2.E, 3.A,
3.B, 3.C, 4.A
Week 15End of
semester
Organisms use feedback
mechanisms to regulate
growth and reproduction, and
to maintain dynamic
homeostasis.
Many biological processes
involved in growth,
How do living systems store,
retrieve, and transmit genetic
information critical to life
processes?
How does the expression of
genetic material control cell
products which, in turn,
determine the metabolism and
nature of the cell?
What is the relationship
Chapters:
16. The Molecular
Basis of
Inheritance
17. From Gene to
Protein
18. Regulation of
Gene Expression
19. Viruses
20. Biotechnology
21. Genomes and
their Evolution
reproduction and dynamic
homeostasis include
temporal regulation and
coordination.
Heritable information provides
for continuity of life.
Expression of genetic
information involves cellular
and molecular
mechanisms.
between changes in genotype
and phenotype and evolution?
How can humans use genetic
engineering techniques to
manipulate genetic
information? What are ethical
issues raised by the application
of these techniques?
The processing of genetic
information is imperfect and is
a source of genetic variation.
Interactions within biological
systems lead to complex
properties.
2nd
Semester
1.A, 1.B,
1.C, 1.D,
3.A, 3.C, 4.C
Unit 7
23 days
Change in the genetic makeup
of a population over time is
evolution.
How does evolution by natural
selection drive the diversity and
unity of life?
Organisms are linked by lines
of descent from common
ancestry.
What scientific evidence from
many disciplines, including
mathematics, supports models
about the origin of life on Earth
and biological evolution?
Life continues to evolve within
a changing environment.
How can phylogenetic trees
Chapters:
22. Descent with
Modification: A
Darwinian View of
Life
23. The Evolution
of Populations
24. The Origin of
Species
25. The History of
Life on Earth
The origin of living systems is
explained by natural
processes.
3.A Heritable information
provides for continuity of life.
and cladograms be used to
graphically model evolutionary
history among species?
26. Phylogeny and
the Tree of Life
27. Bacteria and
Archae
How are growth and
homeostasis of a biological
system influenced by the
system’s environment?
Chapters:
40. Basic
Principles of
Animal Form and
Function
43. The Immune
System
48. Neurons,
Synapses, and
Signaling
49.2 The
Vertebrate Brain
(Chapters 28-49
will be utilized to
provide students
with resources for
the
enduring
The processing of genetic
information is imperfect and is
a source of genetic variation.
Naturally occurring diversity
among and between
components within biological
systems affects interactions
with the environment
Change in the genetic makeup
of a population over time is
evolution.
Organisms are linked by lines
of descent from common
ancestry.
1.A, 1.B,
2.A, 2.C,
2.D, 2.E,
3.E,
Unit 8
25 days
Growth, reproduction and
maintenance of the
organization of living systems
require free energy and
matter.
Organisms use feedback
mechanisms to regulate
growth and reproduction, and
to maintain dynamic
How do interactions among
living systems and with their
environment result in the
movement of matter and
energy?
How do interactions between
and within populations
influence patterns of species
distribution and abundance?
How does human activity affect
the biodiversity of ecosystems?
understandings in
this unit)
homeostasis.
Growth and dynamic
homeostasis of a biological
system are influenced by
changes in the system’s
environment.
Many biological processes
involved in growth,
reproduction and dynamic
homeostasis include temporal
regulation and coordination.
Transmission of information
results in changes within and
between biological systems.
Interactions within biological
systems lead to complex
properties.
1.A, 1.C,
2.A, 2.C,
2.D, 2.E,
3.E, 4.A,
4.B, 4.C
Competition and cooperation
are important aspects of
biological systems.
Change in the genetic makeup
of a population over time is
evolution.
Unit 9
21 days
Life continues to evolve within
a changing environment.
Growth, reproduction and
How are growth and
homeostasis of a biological
system influenced by the
system’s environment?
How do interactions among
living systems and with their
environment result in the
Chapters:
51. Animal
Behavior
52.2. Interactions
between
organisms and the
environment limit
the distribution
maintenance of the
organization of living systems
require free energy and
matter.
Organisms use feedback
mechanisms to regulate
growth, reproduction and
dynamic homeostasis.
Growth and dynamic
homeostasis of a biological
system are influenced by
changes in the system’s
environment.
Many biological processes
involved in growth,
reproduction and dynamic
homeostasis include temporal
regulation and coordination.
Transmission of information
results in changes within and
between biological systems.
Interactions within biological
systems lead to complex
properties.
Competition and cooperation
are important aspects of
biological systems.
movement of matter and
energy?
How do interactions between
and within populations
influence patterns of species
distribution and abundance?
How does human activity affect
the biodiversity of ecosystems?
of species.
53. Population
Ecology
54. Community
Ecology
55. Ecosystems
56. Conservation
Biology and Global
Change
Naturally occurring diversity
among and between
components within biological
systems affects interactions
with the environment.