AP Biology - Collins Hill High School | GCPS

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Transcript AP Biology - Collins Hill High School | GCPS

Why should I take…
AP Biology
AP Biology –
College Incentives
• Earn up to 8 college credit hours
• Exempt out of Introductory Biology
(that’s a whole year!)
• Earn credit for a Lab Science
course (great for non-science
majors)
AP Biology –
Careers/Majors
• Medical Doctor/Physician
• Infectious Disease
• Nurses
• Microbiology
• Biomedical Engineering
• Pharmacy
• Genetic Engineering
• Veterinary Medicine
• Science Research
AP Biology –
What do we study?
• Genetics!
– Disorders, Engineering, Expression
AP Biology –
What do we study?
• Cellular Energy – Cellular
Respiration & Photosynthesis!
AP Biology –
What do we study?
• Cells!
AP Biology –
What do we study?
• Viruses!
– Ebola, Flu, HIV
AP Biology –
What do we study?
• Natural Selection – Descent with
modification
AP Biology –
What do we study?
• Animal Behavior!
– Field trip to Yerkes primate center
AP Biology –
What do we study?
• And of course, BIRDS!