AP Biology Big Ideas
Big Idea 1: Evolution
The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
DCI LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
DCI LS4.B: Natural Selection
DCI LS4.C: Adaptation
DCI LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans
Big Idea 2: Cellular Processes: Energy and Communication
Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.
DCI LS1.A: Structure and Function
DCI LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
DCI LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
Big Idea 3: Genetics and Information Transfer
Living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes.
LS1.D: Information Processing
DCI LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
DCI LS3.B: Variation of Traits
Big Idea 4: Interactions
Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.
DCI LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
DCI LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
DCI LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
DCI LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior
The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life.
DCI LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
DCI LS4.B: Natural Selection
DCI LS4.C: Adaptation
DCI LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans
Big Idea 2: Cellular Processes: Energy and Communication
Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain dynamic homeostasis.
DCI LS1.A: Structure and Function
DCI LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
DCI LS1.C: Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
Big Idea 3: Genetics and Information Transfer
Living systems store, retrieve, transmit, and respond to information essential to life processes.
LS1.D: Information Processing
DCI LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
DCI LS3.B: Variation of Traits
Big Idea 4: Interactions
Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess complex properties.
DCI LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
DCI LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
DCI LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
DCI LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior