Biology Overview: Four Big Ideas and Evolution

Vocabulary flashcards covering the four big ideas in AP Biology and Darwin's role in evolution, based on the lecture notes.

Evolution

One of the four big ideas in AP Biology; explains how populations change over time through processes like natural selection and descent with modification, emphasizing common ancestry.

Free energy

One of the four big ideas in AP Biology; relates to energy flow and transformations within living systems.

Information

One of the four big ideas in AP Biology; concerns how genetic information is stored, transmitted, and used in biological processes.

Systems

One of the four big ideas in AP Biology; focuses on how parts of biological networks interact to produce integrated functions.

AP Biology framework

College Board framework built around the four big ideas: evolution, free energy, information, and systems.

Charles Darwin

Naturalist who proposed natural selection; a proponent of evolution rather than the inventor.

Common ancestry

Concept that all life shares a single origin; central to the theory of evolution and supported by Darwin's notes.

Natural selection

Mechanism by which evolution occurs; differential survival and reproduction favoring advantageous traits.