
Cliffs AP Biology, 3rd Edition
by Pack, Phillip E.-
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Summary
Author Biography
Table of Contents
Introduction | p. 1 |
How You Should Use This Book | p. 1 |
What to Bring to the Exam | p. 2 |
Exam Format | p. 2 |
Exam Grading | p. 2 |
What's on the Exam | p. 3 |
Hints for Taking the Multiple-Choice Section | p. 4 |
Hints for Taking the Essay Section | p. 4 |
Must-Know Essay Questions | p. 6 |
Some Final Suggestions | p. 7 |
Subject Area Reviews with Sample Questions and Answers | |
Chemistry | p. 11 |
Review | p. 11 |
Atoms, Molecules, Ions, and Bonds | p. 11 |
Properties of Water | p. 12 |
Organic Molecules | p. 13 |
Carbohydrates | p. 14 |
Lipids | p. 16 |
Proteins | p. 17 |
Nucleic Acids | p. 20 |
Chemical Reactions in Metabolic Processes | p. 22 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 25 |
Cells | p. 33 |
Review | p. 33 |
Structure and Function of the Cell | p. 33 |
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes | p. 38 |
Movement of Substances | p. 38 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 40 |
Cellular Respiration | p. 45 |
Review | p. 45 |
Glycolysis | p. 45 |
The Krebs Cycle | p. 45 |
Oxidative Phosphorylation | p. 46 |
How Many ATP? | p. 47 |
Mitochondria | p. 47 |
Chemiosmosis in Mitochondria | p. 48 |
Two Types of Phosphorylation | p. 49 |
Anaerobic Respiration | p. 49 |
Alcohol Fermentation | p. 49 |
Lactic Acid Fermentation | p. 50 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 51 |
Photosynthesis | p. 57 |
Review | p. 57 |
Noncyclic Photophosphorylation | p. 57 |
Cyclic Photophosphorylation | p. 59 |
Calvin Cycle | p. 59 |
Chloroplasts | p. 60 |
Chemiosmosis in Chloroplasts | p. 60 |
Photorespiration | p. 61 |
C[subscript 4] Photosynthesis | p. 62 |
CAM Photosynthesis | p. 62 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 64 |
Cell Division | p. 73 |
Review | p. 73 |
Mitosis and Cytokinesis | p. 74 |
Meiosis | p. 76 |
Mitosis versus Meiosis | p. 78 |
Genetic Variation | p. 80 |
Regulation of the Cell Cycle | p. 80 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 82 |
Heredity | p. 89 |
Review | p. 89 |
Complete Dominance, Monohybrid Cross | p. 90 |
Complete Dominance, Dihybrid Cross | p. 92 |
Test Crosses | p. 93 |
Incomplete Dominance | p. 94 |
Codominance | p. 94 |
Multiple Alleles | p. 94 |
Epistasis | p. 95 |
Pleiotropy | p. 95 |
Polygenic Inheritance | p. 95 |
Linked Genes | p. 95 |
Sex-Linked Inheritance | p. 97 |
X-Inactivation | p. 97 |
Nondisjunction | p. 98 |
Human Genetic Defects | p. 98 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 99 |
Molecular Genetics | p. 107 |
Review | p. 107 |
DNA Replication | p. 107 |
Replication of Telomeres | p. 109 |
Protein Synthesis | p. 111 |
Transcription | p. 112 |
mRNA Processing | p. 113 |
Translation | p. 114 |
Mutations | p. 116 |
DNA Organization | p. 116 |
The Molecular Genetics of Viruses | p. 117 |
The Molecular Genetics of Bacteria | p. 117 |
Regulation of Gene Expression | p. 118 |
Recombinant DNA | p. 119 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 121 |
Evolution | p. 129 |
Review | p. 129 |
Evidence for Evolution | p. 129 |
Natural Selection | p. 130 |
Sources of Variation | p. 132 |
Causes of Changes in Allele Frequencies | p. 134 |
Genetic Equilibrium | p. 134 |
Speciation | p. 135 |
Maintaining Reproductive Isolation | p. 137 |
Patterns of Evolution | p. 137 |
Macroevolution | p. 138 |
The Origin of Life | p. 139 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 141 |
Biological Diversity | p. 149 |
Review | p. 149 |
Domain Archaea | p. 150 |
Domain Bacteria | p. 150 |
Domain Eukarya | p. 151 |
Kingdom Protista | p. 151 |
Kingdom Fungi | p. 153 |
Kingdom Plantae | p. 154 |
Kingdom Animalia | p. 157 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 161 |
Plants | p. 167 |
Review | p. 167 |
Plant Tissues | p. 167 |
The Seed | p. 168 |
Germination and Development | p. 168 |
Primary Growth Versus Secondary Growth | p. 169 |
Primary Structure of Roots | p. 169 |
Primary Structure of Stems | p. 171 |
Secondary Structure of Stems and Roots | p. 172 |
Structure of the Leaf | p. 173 |
Transport of Water | p. 174 |
Control of Stomata | p. 174 |
Transport of Sugars | p. 175 |
Plant Hormones | p. 176 |
Plant Responses to Stimuli | p. 176 |
Photoperiodism | p. 177 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 179 |
Animal Form and Function | p. 185 |
Review | p. 185 |
Thermoregulation | p. 185 |
The Respiratory System | p. 186 |
The Circulatory System | p. 187 |
The Excretory System | p. 189 |
The Digestive System | p. 192 |
The Nervous System | p. 194 |
The Muscular System | p. 196 |
The Immune System | p. 198 |
The Endocrine System | p. 201 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 203 |
Animal Reproduction and Development | p. 211 |
Review | p. 211 |
Characteristics That Distinguish the Sexes | p. 211 |
Human Reproductive Anatomy | p. 211 |
Gametogenesis in Humans | p. 212 |
Hormonal Control of Human Reproduction | p. 212 |
Embryonic Development | p. 214 |
Factors That Influence Development | p. 217 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 218 |
Animal Behavior | p. 225 |
Review | p. 225 |
Genetic Basis of Behavior | p. 225 |
Kinds of Animal Behavior | p. 225 |
Animal Movement | p. 227 |
Communication in Animals | p. 227 |
Foraging Behaviors | p. 228 |
Social Behavior | p. 228 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 230 |
Ecology | p. 235 |
Review | p. 235 |
Population Ecology | p. 235 |
Human Population Growth | p. 240 |
Community Ecology | p. 240 |
Coevolution | p. 241 |
Ecological Succession | p. 242 |
Ecosystems | p. 244 |
Biogeochemical Cycles | p. 245 |
Biomes | p. 246 |
Human Impact on the Biosphere | p. 246 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 248 |
Laboratory Review | |
Laboratory Review | p. 257 |
Review | p. 257 |
Graphing Data | p. 257 |
Designing an Experiment | p. 258 |
Diffusion and Osmosis | p. 259 |
Enzyme Catalysis | p. 260 |
Mitosis and Meiosis | p. 261 |
Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis | p. 262 |
Cell Respiration | p. 264 |
Molecular Biology | p. 265 |
Genetics of Drosophila | p. 267 |
Population Genetics and Evolution | p. 269 |
Transpiration | p. 270 |
Physiology of the Circulatory System | p. 272 |
Animal Behavior | p. 273 |
Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Primary Productivity | p. 274 |
Sample Questions and Answers | p. 276 |
AP Biology Practice Tests | |
p. 291 | |
(Multiple-Choice Questions) | p. 291 |
(Free-Response Questions) | p. 306 |
Answer Key for Practice Test 1 | p. 308 |
Scoring Your Practice Test | p. 309 |
Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 1 | p. 310 |
p. 323 | |
(Multiple-Choice Questions) | p. 323 |
(Free-Response Questions) | p. 337 |
Answer Key for Practice Test 2 | p. 340 |
Scoring Your Practice Test | p. 341 |
Answers and Explanations for Practice Test 2 | p. 342 |
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