<p>Just looking for tips and suggestions. What do you guys suggest studying the most? Major concepts and stuff…?</p>
<p>well… the problem is that everything is important for Bio.
This might help</p>
<p>I. Molecules and Cells (25%)
A. Chemistry of Life (7%)</p>
<ol>
<li>Water</li>
<li>Organic molecules in organisms</li>
<li>Free energy changes</li>
<li>Enzymes</li>
</ol>
<p>B. Cells (10%)</p>
<ol>
<li>Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells</li>
<li>Membranes</li>
<li>Subcellular organization</li>
<li>Cell cycle and its regulation</li>
</ol>
<p>C. Cellular Energetics (8%)</p>
<ol>
<li>Coupled reactions</li>
<li>Fermentation and cellular respiration</li>
<li>Photosynthesis</li>
</ol>
<p>II. Heredity and Evolution (25%)
A. Heredity (8%)</p>
<ol>
<li>Meiosis and gametogenesis</li>
<li>Eukaryotic chromosomes</li>
<li>Inheritance patterns</li>
</ol>
<p>B. Molecular Genetics (9%)</p>
<ol>
<li>RNA and DNA structure and function</li>
<li>Gene regulation</li>
<li>Mutation</li>
<li>Viral structure and replication</li>
<li>Nucleic acid technology and applications</li>
</ol>
<p>C. Evolutionary Biology (8%)</p>
<ol>
<li>Early evolution of life</li>
<li>Evidence for evolution</li>
<li>Mechanisms of evolution</li>
</ol>
<p>III. Organisms and Populations (50%)
A. Diversity of Organisms (8%)</p>
<ol>
<li>Evolutionary patterns</li>
<li>Survey of the diversity of life</li>
<li>Phylogenetic classification</li>
<li>Evolutionary relationships</li>
</ol>
<p>B. Structure and Function of Plants and Animals (32%)</p>
<ol>
<li>Reproduction, growth, and development</li>
<li>Structural, physiological, and behavioral adaptations</li>
<li>Response to the environment</li>
</ol>
<p>C. Ecology (10%)</p>
<ol>
<li>Population dynamics</li>
<li>Communities and ecosystems</li>
<li>Global issues</li>
</ol>
<p>What is the hardest thing about taking AP Bio?</p>
<p>Cellular Energetics (Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration) and Gene Regulation are the hardest for me… Those are just a lot of memorization. They get easier though if you make a logical progression (like this happens because this happens so that this can happen) rather than memorizing a bunch of stuff without knowing the connection (this happens, this happens, this happens)</p>