AP Biology Research Paper The following is a list of the possible topic areas for your research paper. It is not comprehensive and you may submit for approval your own topic statement of choice. Remember that your research paper will require 4-5 scientific sources and be fully cited within the 5 page double spaced 10 point Arial or equivalent font. In addition please submit a separate bibliography page and if you choose the format of a separate footnote citation page. Topic Areas Evolution Homeotic genes Punctuated Equilibrium Cell cycle/cell aging Population Genetics Meiosis & meiotic errors Speciation Mitosis telomeres, cancer – Taxonomy-Domains Meiotic events & Mendelian laws Evolution of Birds Multiple allelism Mass Extinctions Polygenic inheritance Endangered Species Sex-linkage Mullerian mimicry Chromosome mapping Batesian mimicry Nondisjunction Dominance hierarchies Crossing over Territoriality Barr bodies Imprinting Embryonic germ layers/development Pheromones Blastulation/gastrulation/ neurulation Pigments Embryonic induction LDL/HDL Alternation of generations Glycoproteins/MHC proteins hormones: auxins, cytokinins, abscissic acid Enzyme structure/function Phototropism Phospholipids/membranes Gravitropism Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes Photoperiodism Endosymbiotic theory (of mitochondria/chloroplasts) Circadian rhythms Mitochondrial DNA Immune response DNA structure & function Immunoglobulins Protein structure & function MHC proteins Protein synthesis Antibody formation ATP Endocrine hormones Golgi Bodies Muscle contraction Ribosomes/Nuclei Negative and positive feedback control mechanisms Heterochromatin Trophic levels/energy pyramid Euchromatin Geochemical cycles Plasmids Global warming Endoplasmic reticulum Greenhouse effect Cilia/flagella/centrioles Ozone depletion Mitochondrial structure & function Eutrophication Chloroplasts structure & function Acid rain Oxidative respiration El Nino/La Nina Photosynthesis Thermal pollution Chemiosmosis Ecological niches Cell transport mechanisms Ecological succession Endocytosis/exocytosis Biome distribution Active transport Carrier facilitated transport Hardy-Weinberg principles DNA technology PCR Recombinant DNA DNA fingerprinting Human genome Genetic transformation Bacterial transformation/conjugation
AP Biology Research Paper The following is a list of the possible topic areas for your research paper. It is not comprehensive and you may submit for approval your own topic statement of choice. Remember that your research paper will require 4-5 scientific sources and be fully cited within the 5 page double spaced 10 point Arial or equivalent font. In addition please submit a separate bibliography page and if you choose the format of a separate footnote citation page. Topic Areas Evolution Punctuated Equilibrium Population Genetics Speciation Taxonomy-Domains Evolution of Birds Mass Extinctions Endangered Species Mullerian mimicry Batesian mimicry Dominance hierarchies Territoriality Imprinting Pheromones Pigments LDL/HDL Glycoproteins/MHC proteins Enzyme structure/function Phospholipids/membranes Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes Endosymbiotic theory (of mitochondria/chloroplasts) Mitochondrial DNA DNA structure & function Protein structure & function Protein synthesis ATP Golgi Bodies Ribosomes/Nuclei Heterochromatin Euchromatin Plasmids Endoplasmic reticulum Cilia/flagella/centrioles Mitochondrial structure & function Chloroplasts structure & function Oxidative respiration Photosynthesis Chemiosmosis Cell transport mechanisms Endocytosis/exocytosis Active transport Carrier facilitated transport Hardy-Weinberg principles DNA technology PCR Recombinant DNA DNA fingerprinting Human genome Genetic transformation Bacterial transformation/conjugation Homeotic genes Cell cycle/cell aging Meiosis & meiotic errors Mitosis – telomeres, cancer Meiotic events & Mendelian laws Multiple allelism Polygenic inheritance Sex-linkage Chromosome mapping Nondisjunction Crossing over Barr bodies Embryonic germ layers/development Blastulation/gastrulation/ neurulation Embryonic induction Alternation of generations hormones: auxins, cytokinins, abscissic acid Phototropism Gravitropism Photoperiodism Circadian rhythms Immune response Immunoglobulins MHC proteins Antibody formation Endocrine hormones Muscle contraction Negative and positive feedback control mechanisms Trophic levels/energy pyramid Geochemical cycles Global warming Greenhouse effect Ozone depletion Eutrophication Acid rain El Nino/La Nina Thermal pollution Ecological niches Ecological succession Biome distribution
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