In this AP® Biology crash course we will be talking about the endocrine system. The endocrine system is a system that regulates the secretion of hormones in order to control the body and mind. This system allows our bodies to do certain functions and have certain emotional states. All over our bodies are glands and vital organs that are controlled by the brain to direct our flow of hormones to allow life to happen.
Otto Von Bismarck is someone you are going to want to get to know during your AP® Euro review sessions. He was a central figure in the unification of modern Germany as we know it today. But that’s not all. His entire political career represented the ongoing political changes and national unifications swept through the entirety of Europe during the 19th century.
Classical conditioning is a type of learning where the organism learns to associate two stimuli. Association begins when a neutral stimulus happens and an unconditioned stimulus produces a response. The unconditioned stimulus naturally and automatically triggers a response that psychologists call the unconditioned response.
Because it is unique to our political system, the AP® US Government & Politics exam is almost certain to test you on your knowledge of the Electoral College. What is the Electoral College, again? No—it’s not somewhere you get accepted to if you get a lot of 5s on your AP® exams.
The creation of the Pendleton Act in 1883 marked a new era for the US … Read more
Redox reactions are a very important part of the AP® Chemistry exam, and they can be quite challenging. I know that I personally spent more time on understanding redox reaction than on any other concept on the test. I’ll try to make it a little easier for you than it was for me.
One of the most important big-picture topics on the AP® US History exam is foreign policy. Familiarizing yourself with major foreign policy trends, as well as their legacies, will help you think critically about patterns of international relations and tackle multiple-choice questions, DBQs, and essays.
Did you think that international trade was a product of modern globalization and capitalist markets? Or did you ever assume that the Columbian Exchange was the first historical instance of the trade of people, plants, animals, and diseases between two vastly different continents? Well, this AP® World History guide is going to help to dissuade you of any of these misconceptions as we cover one of the central AP® World History concepts: the Silk Road.
Lipids have gotten a bad reputation over the past few years due to all the hype about fats being bad, but in reality, lipids are much more than just “fat.” They are, in fact, one of the building blocks of life. In this crash course review, we will go over everything you need to know about lipids to not only be prepared for the AP® Biology exam but also to better understand what an important role lipids play in biology as a whole.
The AP® Biology exam has a lot of content on DNA, and DNA replication will be a topic that you will be tested on so it is very critical to know it! In this AP® Biology Crash Course Review we will go over what you should know about DNA replication for the AP® Biology exam.