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ANIMALS BODY SYSTEMS CELLS CELL DIVISION CELL SIGNALING
 DNA RNA PROTEINS ECOLOGY  ENZYMES  EVOLUTION EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
GENETICS GRAPHS LABS METABOLISM MOLECULES
PLANTS PHOTOSYNTHESIS REGULATION RESPIRATION STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
TRANSPORT WATER Chi-Square

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 

2018 #2      2018  All Questions      Scoring Guidelines            Sample Responses Q2
Read a diagram
Cell structure/function
Predict effect of change in pathway
Location of pathways/proteins in cell
Effect in hypotonic enviroment
Make/support a claim
Justify claim with evidence
Immune response

2018 #8  2018 All Free-Response Questions                 Scoring Guidelines                        Sample Responses Q8
Receptors in nerve signaling
Structure/function in receptors
Effect of enzyme inhibition

2017 #3  2017 All Free-Response Questions           Scoring Guidelines         Sample Responses Q3
Use codon chart to predict mutation
Impact of amino acid substitution
Mutations
Phenotype/genotype
2017 #8  2017 All Free-Response Questions            Scoring Guidelines           Sample Responses Q8
 Cell membranes/transport
Structure/Function
Hormones/cell signaling
Antibodies/Immune system

2013 #5  2013 All questions       Scoring Guidelines       Sample Responses Q5
Mutations
Compare codon data from table
Explain genetic change in organisms
Predict/explain structure/function changes in protein

2013 #6  2013 All questions        Scoring Guidelines       Sample Responses Q6
Use data provided
Identify cell function
Use data to support answer

2011 #2 2011 All Questions           Scoring Guidelines      Sample Responses Q2
Methods for obtaining nutrition
Intracellular/Extracellular digestion
Human stomach/small intestine structure/function relationships
Plant nutrition structures

2008 #2 2008 All Questions      Scoring Guidelines       Sample Responses Q2
Structure function
organization of subunits into:
~ A eukaryotic chromosome (b)
~ mature angiosperm root (c)
~ a colony of bees
~ An inner membrane of a mitochondrion
~ An enzyme

2007 #1 2007 All Questions          Scoring Guidelines        Sample Responses Q1
Molecular components of plasma membranes
Structure/function
Role of membranes in:
~ muscle contraction
~ fertilization of an egg
~ chemisomotic production of ATP
~ intercellular signaling

2006 #1              2006 All Questions                   Scoring Guidelines             Sample Responses Q1
 Eukaryotic organelles structure/function
Prokaryotes/Eukaryotes differences
DNA
Ribosomes
Cell Wall
Endosymbiotic theory

2006B #2 2006B All Questions             Scoring Guidelines            Sample Responses Q2
 Relate structure/function for:
 Enzymes/catalysis
mRNA /protein synthesis
Cell membrae/signal transduction
Membrane proteins/facilitated ransport and active transport

2005 #2 2005 All Questions         Scoring Guidelines                  Scoring Commentary             Sample Responses Q2
Structure/function eukaryotic chromosome
Eukaryotes/prokaryote differences
Evolutionary significance

2005 B #3  2005B All Questions         Scoring Guidelines            Scoring Commentary         Sample Responses
Compare.contrasttranscription/translation
Post translational protein modification



 2003 B #3  2003B  Questions             Scoring Guidelines         Sample Responses Q3
 Properties of water
~ transpiration
~ Thermoregulation in endotherms
~ plasma membrane structure
Role of water in carbon cycle
Impact of human activity on water cycle

2002 #3  2002 All questions    Scoring Guidelines     Scoring Commentary        Sample Responses Q3 
Structure/function
Material transport
Response to stimuli
Gas exchange
Locomotion
in animal examples (Cnidaria, earthworms, mouse)

2001 #1 2001 All Questions     Scoring Guidelines     Scoring Commentary      Sample Responses Q1
Explain a graph
Effect of temperature/pH on enzyme activity
Enzyme structure/funtion
Describe experiment
State hypothesis

2001 #4 2001 All Questions     Scoring Guidelines     Scoring Commentary     Sample Responses Q4
Chemical composition/levels of protein structure
Roles of DNA/RNA in protein synthesis
Roles of proteins in membrane structure/transport

2000 #1  2000 All Questions         Scoring Guidelines           Sample Responses Q1
Effect of temperature/pH on enzyme activity
Enzyme structure/funtion
Describe experiment
State hypothesis