AP Biology Exam Prep Course

AP Exam Prep

Course Overview

Lessons & Practice

I. Welcome

1. Chemistry of Life

2.1hr

1.1.1. Important Elements that Make Up Life4 min

1.1.2. Unique Properties of Water6 min

1.1.3. Practice 12 min

1.1.4. Practice 22 min

1.2.1. Types of Chemical Bonds 5 min

1.2.2. Practice 1

1.2.3. Practice 2

1.3.1. Intermolecular Forces: Hydrogen Bonding5 min

1.3.2. Example 2 min

1.3.3. Practice 12 min

1.3.4. Practice 22 min

1.3.5. Practice 33 min

1.4.1. Intermolecular Forces: Van der Waals Interactions 11 min

1.4.2. Practice 13 min

1.4.3. Practice 2

1.5.1. From Monomers to Polymers4 min

1.5.2. Practice 1

1.5.3. Practice 2

1.5.4. Practice 3

1.6.1. Proteins6 min

1.6.2. Protein Folding4 min

1.6.3. Functions of Proteins7 min

1.6.4. Example1 min

1.6.5. Practice 13 min

1.6.6. Practice 2

1.6.7. Practice 3

1.6.8. Practice 4

1.7.1. Carbohydrates (Sugars)5 min

1.7.2. Polysaccharides6 min

1.7.3. Practice 1

1.7.4. Practice 2

1.7.5. Practice 3

1.8.1. Lipids: Fats10 min

1.8.2. Lipids: Phospholipids5 min

1.8.3. Lipids: Steroids3 min

1.8.4. Example3 min

1.8.5. Practice 13 min

1.8.6. Practice 2

1.8.7. Practice 3

1.8.8. Practice 4

1.9.1. Nucleic Acids5 min

1.9.2. The DNA Double Helix5 min

1.9.3. Example2 min

1.9.4. Practice 11 min

1.9.5. Practice 22 min

1.9.6. Practice 33 min

1.9.7. Practice 445 sec

2. Cell Structure

1.4hr

2.1.1. Prokaryotic Cells5 min

2.1.2. Practice 1

2.1.3. Bacteria and Archaea Cell Wall Composition4 min

2.1.4. Practice 2

2.1.5. Practice 3

2.2.1. Eukaryotic Cells11 min

2.2.2. Illustrations of Cellular Components7 min

2.2.3. Practice 1

2.2.4. Practice 2

2.3.1. Eukaryotic Cells [Introduction for detailed courses]2 min

2.3.2. Ribosomes 3 min

2.3.3. Peroxisomes3 min

2.3.4. Mitochondria and Chloroplasts6 min

2.3.5. Plant versus Animal Cells3 min

2.3.6. Practice 1

2.3.7. Practice 2

2.3.8. Practice 3

2.3.9. Practice 4

2.4.1. Cytoskeleton Overview [short lesson]5 min

2.4.2. Microtubules6 min

2.4.3. Actin Microfilaments4 min

2.4.4. Intermediate Filaments3 min

2.4.5. Practice 1

2.4.6. Practice 2

2.4.7. Illustrations of the Cytoskeleton4 min

2.5.1. Motor Proteins5 min

2.5.2. Flagella and Cilia3 min

2.5.3. Practice 1

2.5.4. Practice 2

2.6.1. Extracellular Matrix2 min

2.6.2. Junctions and Adhesions5 min

2.6.3. Practice 1

2.6.4. Practice 2

2.6.5. Practice 3

3. The Plasma Membrane

1.2hr

3.1.1. The Fluid Mosaic Model5 min

3.1.2. Factors Affecting Membrane Fluidity5 min

3.1.3. Practice 1

3.1.4. Practice 21 min

3.1.5. Practice 31 min

3.2.1. Membrane Permeability3 min

3.2.2. Introduction and Passive Transport7 min

3.2.3. Practice 12 min

3.2.4. Practice 2

3.3.1. Active Transport7 min

3.3.2. Example 3 min

3.3.3. Practice 13 min

3.4.1. Osmosis and Osmolarity6 min

3.4.2. Practice 14 min

3.4.3. Practice 21 min

3.5.1. The Endomembrane System2 min

3.5.2. The Nucleus5 min

3.5.3. The Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)4 min

3.5.4. The Golgi Apparatus3 min

3.5.5. Lysosomes, Vacuoles and Vesicles

3.5.6. Example 1

3.5.7. Practice 1

3.5.8. Practice 2

3.5.9. Practice 3

3.6.1. Endosymbiont Theory5 min

3.6.2. Example 1

3.6.3. Practice 1

3.6.4. Practice 2

3.6.5. Practice 3

3.7.1. Endocytosis and Exocytosis

3.7.2. Practice 1

3.7.3. Practice 21 min

4. Energy & Metabolism

1.8hr

4.1.1. Enzymes6 min

4.1.2. Enzyme Activity4 min

4.1.3. Example1 min

4.1.4. Practice 1 min

4.2.1. Enzyme Regulation10 min

4.2.2. Feedback Inhibition3 min

4.2.3. Example 13 min

4.2.4. Example 26 min

4.2.5. Practice 12 min

4.3.1. The Laws of Thermodynamics8 min

4.3.2. Example 2 min

4.3.3. Practice2 min

4.4.1. Potential and Kinetic Energies3 min

4.4.2. Practice 11 min

4.4.3. Energy in Reactions7 min

4.4.4. Example 15 min

4.4.5. Activation Energy3 min

4.4.6. Gibbs Free Energy8 min

4.4.7. Practice 22 min

4.5.1. Coupled Reactions6 min

4.5.2. Example 1 min

4.5.3. Practice 1

4.5.4. Practice 22 min

4.6.1. ATP and the Proton Motive Force (PMF)6 min

4.6.2. Example1 min

4.6.3. Practice 2 min

4.7.1. Overview of Metabolism4 min

4.7.2. Nutrients Required by Cells4 min

4.7.3. Practice 11 min

4.7.4. Practice 22 min

4.7.5. Practice 32 min

5. Photosynthesis

48min

5.1.1. Plant Structures for Photosynthesis4 min

5.1.2. Practice 1

5.1.3. Practice 2

5.2.1. Photosynthesis [short]9 min

5.2.2. Practice 12 min

5.2.3. Practice 2

5.3.1. Light-Dependent Reactions of Photosynthesis [detailed]10 min

5.3.2. Non-Cyclic and Cyclic Versions of Light-Dependent Reactions3 min

5.3.3. Practice 11 min

5.3.4. Practice 22 min

5.4.1. Calvin Cycle [Carbon Fixation]8 min

5.4.2. Example3 min

5.4.3. Practice 12 min

5.4.4. Practice 23 min

6. Cellular Respiration

1.7hr

6.1.1. Overview of Cellular Respiration4 min

6.2.1. Redox (Reduction-Oxidation) Reactions7 min

6.2.2. Practice 13 min

6.2.3. Practice 23 min

6.3.1. Glycolysis4 min

6.3.2. Practice 1

6.3.3. Practice 22 min

6.3.4. Practice 3

6.4.1. Steps of Glycolysis: Intro and Stage I [Detailed]7 min

6.4.2. Steps of Glycolysis: Stages II and III [Detailed]9 min

6.4.3. Practice 1

6.4.4. Practice 2

6.4.5. Practice 3

6.4.6. Practice 4

6.5.1. Energy of Glucose Metabolism7 min

6.5.2. Practice 1

6.6.1. Glycolysis Regulation8 min

6.6.2. Practice 1

6.6.3. Practice 2

6.7.1. Glycolysis Full Sequence of Reactions and Summary [detailed]8 min

6.8.1. Pyruvate Processing4 min

6.8.2. Practice 1

6.9.1. The Citric Acid Cycle3 min

6.9.2. Practice 12 min

6.9.3. Practice 2

6.9.4. Practice 3

6.10.1. The Citric Acid Cycle - Substrates and Enzymes [detailed]10 min

6.10.2. Practice 1

6.10.3. Practice 2

6.10.4. Practice 3

6.11.1. Utilization of TCA Intermediates2 min

6.12.1. Electron Transport Chain Overview3 min

6.12.2. Example

6.12.3. Practice 12 min

6.12.4. Practice 23 min

6.13.1. The Electron Transport Chain8 min

6.13.2. Example

6.13.3. Practice 1

6.13.4. Practice 2

6.13.5. Practice 3

6.13.6. Practice 4

6.14.1. Fermentation3 min

6.14.2. Practice 1

6.14.3. Practice 2

6.14.4. Practice 3

7. Cell Communication

1.1hr

7.1.1. Types of Cell Communication 10 min

7.1.2. Practice 13 min

7.1.3. Practice 22 min

7.1.4. Practice 32 min

7.2.1. Internal Receptors4 min

7.2.2. G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs)7 min

7.2.3. Receptor Tyrosine Kinases (RTKs)5 min

7.2.4. Ion Channel Receptors2 min

7.2.5. Practice 12 min

7.2.6. Practice 22 min

7.2.7. Practice 33 min

7.3.1. Signal Transduction6 min

7.3.2. Practice 12 min

7.3.3. Practice 21 min

7.4.1. Second Messengers5 min

7.4.2. Practice 12 min

7.5.1. Response to Signaling5 min

7.5.2. Practice 12 min

7.5.3. Practice 22 min

8. The Cell Cycle

49min

8.1.1. The Gene and the Genome10 min

8.1.2. Practice 11 min

8.2.1. Phases of the Cell Cycle5 min

8.2.2. Practice 12 min

8.3.1. Mitosis and Cytokinesis7 min

8.3.2. Cytokinesis2 min

8.3.3. Practice 13 min

8.3.4. Practice 23 min

8.3.5. Practice 3

8.3.6. Practice 4

8.4.1. Cell cycle Control7 min

8.4.2. Putting the Breaks on the Cell Cycle4 min

8.4.3. Example1 min

8.4.4. Practice 139 sec

8.4.5. Practice 22 min

9. Meiosis

21min

9.1.1. Meiosis I10 min

9.1.2. Chromosomal Crossover3 min

9.1.3. Example3 min

9.1.4. Practice 1

9.1.5. Practice 2

9.1.6. Practice 3

9.2.1. Meiosis II5 min

9.2.2. Practice 1

9.2.3. Practice 2

9.2.4. Practice 3

9.2.5. Practice 4

10. Mendelian Genetics

1.5hr

10.1.1. History of Mendelian Genetics4 min

10.1.2. Basics of Probability for Genetics5 min

10.1.3. Example2 min

10.1.4. [OLD] Probability

10.2.1. Alleles3 min

10.2.2. Genotype and Phenotype5 min

10.3.1. Incomplete Dominance and Co-Dominance3 min

10.3.2. Example4 min

10.3.3. Practice 1

10.4.1. Mendel's Law of Segregation10 min

10.4.2. Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment6 min

10.4.3. Punnett Square Rules4 min

10.4.4. Example 15 min

10.4.5. Example 29 min

10.4.6. Practice 1

10.4.7. Practice 2

10.4.8. Practice 3

10.4.9. Practice 4

10.4.10. Cheatsheet: Inheritance Terminology

10.5.1. Pedigree Analysis9 min

10.6.1. Inheritance of Autosomal Traits9 min

10.6.2. Example 1

10.6.3. Example 2

10.7.1. Inheritance of X-linked Traits

10.7.2. Example 13 min

10.7.3. Example 2

10.7.4. Example 3

10.8.1. Practice 1

10.8.2. Practice 2

10.8.3. Practice 3

10.8.4. Practice 4

10.8.5. Practice 5

10.8.6. Practice 6

10.8.7. Practice 7

10.8.8. Practice 8

10.9.1. Practice 1

10.9.2. Practice 2

10.9.3. Practice 3

10.10.1. Blood Types2 min

10.10.2. Practice 1

10.10.3. Pleiotropy, Epistasis and Polygenic Inheritance5 min

10.10.4. Practice 2

10.10.5. Practice 3

11. Modern Concepts of Inheritance

26min

11.1.1. Genetic Linkage4 min

11.1.2. Practice 1

11.1.3. Practice 2

11.1.4. Practice 3

11.1.5. Practice 4

11.2.1. Karyotyping3 min

11.2.2. Practice

11.3.1. Chromosomal Nondisjunction, Aneuploidy and Polyploidy6 min

11.3.2. Example2 min

11.3.3. Practice 1

11.3.4. Practice 27 min

11.4.1. Duplications, Deletions and Inversions4 min

11.4.2. Practice 1

12. DNA Replication & Repair

1.5hr

12.1.1. Review of DNA Structure10 min

12.1.2. Practice 12 min

12.1.3. Practice 2

12.2.1. Meselson-Stahl Experiment9 min

12.2.2. Practice 12 min

12.3.1. DNA Replication in Cells14 min

12.3.2. Example2 min

12.3.3. Practice 12 min

12.3.4. Practice 23 min

12.4.1. Telomerase4 min

12.4.2. Practice 11 min

12.4.3. Practice 22 min

12.5.1. Types of DNA Mutations9 min

12.5.2. Practice 1

12.5.3. Practice 2

12.6.1. Repair of Mutations During Replication [Exonuclease Activity and Mismatch Repair]10 min

12.6.2. Repair of Mutations by Mutagens [Nucleotide Excision Repair]3 min

12.6.3. Practice 12 min

12.7.1. Repair of DNA Double Stranded Breaks [detailed]9 min

12.7.2. Practice 12 min

13. Transcription and Translation

1.7hr

13.1.1. The Central Dogma of Biology4 min

13.1.2. Practice 1

13.1.3. Practice 22 min

13.1.4. Practice 32 min

13.2.1. Genes and mRNA8 min

13.2.2. General Structure of mRNA4 min

13.2.3. The Genetic Code8 min

13.2.4. Practice 13 min

13.2.5. Practice 22 min

13.2.6. Practice 32 min

13.2.7. Practice 43 min

13.2.8. Summary of Genes and mRNA

13.3.1. Initiation8 min

13.3.2. Elongation7 min

13.3.3. Termination4 min

13.3.4. Practice 14 min

13.3.5. Practice 22 min

13.3.6. Practice 3

13.4.1. Transcription In Eukaryotes9 min

13.4.2. Practice 1

13.5.1. RNA Maturation in Eukaryotes8 min

13.5.2. Example 3 min

13.5.3. Practice 11 min

13.5.4. Practice 23 min

13.6.1. Translation into Proteins9 min

13.6.2. Differences in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Translation3 min

13.6.3. Example 15 min

13.6.4. Example 2

13.6.5. Transcription vs. Translation Chart

13.6.6. Summary of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Gene Expression - Theory

14. Gene Expression & Regulation

53min

14.1.1. Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression4 min

14.1.2. Prokaryotic Levels of Regulation6 min

14.1.3. Prokaryotic Regulatory Proteins5 min

14.1.4. Practice 1

14.1.5. Practice 2

14.1.6. Practice 3

14.2.1. The Tryptophan (Trp) Operon5 min

14.2.2. The Trp Operon Summary

14.2.3. Example 1

14.2.4. Example 2

14.2.5. Practice 1

14.2.6. Practice 2

14.3.1. The Lac Operon5 min

14.3.2. Practice 1

14.3.3. Practice 2

14.3.4. Practice 3

14.4.1. The Lac Operon [detailed]5 min

14.4.2. The Lac Operon & Glucose Regulation [detailed]5 min

14.4.3. Lac Operon Summary

14.4.4. Example 1

14.4.5. Example 2

14.4.6. Practice 1

14.5.1. Epigenetic Gene Regulation5 min

14.5.2. X-Chromosome Inactivation4 min

14.5.3. Practice 1

14.5.4. Practice 2

14.6.1. Transcription Factors, Enhancers and Repressors3 min

14.6.2. Practice 1

14.6.3. Practice

14.7.1. Eukaryotic Post-Transcriptional Regulation6 min

14.7.2. Practice 1

14.7.3. Practice 2

14.8.1. Translational and Post-translational Regulation2 min

14.8.2. Practice

15. Biotechnology

58min

15.1.1. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)10 min

15.1.2. Primer Design3 min

15.1.3. Example 15 min

15.1.4. Practice 12 min

15.1.5. Practice 2

15.2.1. Genome Editing11 min

15.2.2. CRISPR [detailed]9 min

15.2.3. Practice 1

15.2.4. Practice 2

15.3.1. DNA Sequencing9 min

15.4.1. (Agarose) Gel Electrophoresis 3 min

15.5.1. Gene Cloning5 min

16. Evolution

1.2hr

16.I. Intro: Evolution31 sec

16.1.1. Charles Darwin6 min

16.1.2. Practice

16.1.3. Practice

16.1.4. Practice

16.2.1. Descent with Modification6 min

16.2.2. Practice

16.2.3. Practice

16.2.4. Practice

16.2.5. Practice

16.3.1. The Modern Synthesis6 min

16.3.2. Practice

16.3.3. Practice

16.4.1. Evolution of Populations5 min

16.4.2. Example2 min

16.4.3. Practice46 sec

16.4.4. Practice46 sec

16.4.5. Practice1 min

16.4.6. Graphing Allele Frequencies Over Time7 min

16.4.7. Practice: Relative Fitness5 min

16.5.1. Hardy-Weinberg Principle5 min

16.5.2. Hardy-Weinberg Equation5 min

16.5.3. Example4 min

16.5.4. Practice

16.5.5. Practice

16.5.6. Example: Applying HWE during experimentation5 min

16.5.7. Practice: Assortative Mating10 min

16.Q. Quiz: Evolution8 Qns

17. Phylogenetic Trees

9min

17.I. Intro: Classification1 min

17.1.1. Phylogenetic Trees4 min

17.1.2. Phylogenetic Trees and Parsimony4 min

17.1.3. Practice

17.1.4. Practice

17.1.5. Practice

17.Q. Quiz: Classification6 Qns

18. Speciation

9min

18.I. Intro: Origin of Species39 sec

18.1.1. Origin of Species9 min

18.1.2. Practice

18.1.3. Practice

18.1.4. Practice

18.Q. Quiz: Origin of Species5 Qns

19. Ecology

52min

19.1.1. Introduction2 min

19.1.2. Food Webs6 min

19.1.3. Practice

19.1.4. Practice

19.1.5. Practice

19.2.1. Biomes and Abiotic Factors5 min

19.2.2. Practice

19.2.3. Practice

19.3.1. Carbon Cycle3 min

19.3.2. Nitrogen Cycle1 min

19.3.3. Phosphorous Cycle1 min

19.3.4. Practice

19.3.5. Practice

19.3.6. Practice

19.4.1. Community Ecology4 min

19.4.2. Disturbances5 min

19.4.3. Ecology Practice Problem 2 (Community Ecology)

19.4.4. Practice

19.4.5. Practice

19.5.1. Species Interactions5 min

19.5.2. Species Interaction Fillable Summary Sheet

19.5.3. Practice

19.5.4. Practice

19.6.1. Life Histories6 min

19.6.2. Practice

19.6.3. Life Tables4 min

19.6.4. Practice2 min

19.7.1. Survivorship2 min

19.7.2. Practice

19.8.1. Population Growth4 min

19.8.2. Density Dependent Population Growth3 min

19.8.3. Practice

19.8.4. Practice

19.8.5. Practice

19.8.6. Practice

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