AP SSC General Science (BSEAP) study plan

List and define every key term in Heredity and Evolution (gene, allele, phenotype, genotype, dominant, recessive, homologous chromosomes, speciation, natural selection) and write a one-line definition for each from memory.

Draw and label the monohybrid and dihybrid cross diagrams for Mendel's pea experiments, and state the 3:1 and 9:3:3:1 ratios with the reasoning behind each.

Classify ten everyday changes (rusting, burning magnesium, curdling milk, dissolving salt, souring curd) as physical or chemical and justify each in one sentence.

Balance eight unbalanced chemical equations and label each as combination, decomposition, displacement, double displacement, or redox.

Write the four types of chemical reaction with one original example equation each, including state symbols (s), (l), (g), (aq).

Explain sexual reproduction in flowering plants by sequencing the steps from pollination through fertilisation to seed and fruit formation, in order, without notes.

Describe human male and female reproductive systems by naming each organ and its function, and outline the menstrual cycle phases with the hormones involved.

Distinguish endocrine from exocrine glands and list at least five human hormones with their source gland and main action.

Define acid, base, and salt using Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry ideas, and give two examples of each with formulae.

Predict and write products for reactions of acids with metals, metal carbonates, metal hydrogen carbonates, and metal oxides, and explain how pH relates to acidity and everyday situations (soil, tooth decay, antacids).

Draw the carbon cycle and explain the roles of photosynthesis, respiration, combustion, and decomposition in it, naming the gases exchanged at each step.

Describe the greenhouse effect and global warming, and list three human activities that increase greenhouse gases with their mechanism.

Explain the structure of the carbon atom and why carbon forms four covalent bonds, then name and draw the structures of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes up to four carbons.

Distinguish saturated from unsaturated hydrocarbons and describe the bromine water and combustion tests for each.

Name the functional groups (alcohol, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, ester) with one example formula each, and explain how ethanol and ethanoic acid are prepared and used.

State the postulates of Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr atomic models in order, and state one experimental observation each model explained and one it could not.

Write electron configurations for the first 20 elements using the 2, 8, 8, 2 shell rule and identify valence electrons for each.

Explain isotopes and isobars with two examples each, and calculate the average atomic mass from given isotopic abundances.

State Mendeleev's periodic law and describe how the modern periodic table corrects its anomalies, naming the modern periodic law.

Explain the trends across a period and down a group for atomic radius, ionisation energy, electronegativity, and metallic character, giving the reason in terms of nuclear charge and shielding.

Explain ionic bond formation for NaCl and MgO and covalent bond formation for H2, O2, and H2O, drawing dot-and-cross diagrams for each.

Describe the properties of ionic versus covalent compounds (melting point, solubility, conductivity) and link each property to its bonding.

Define metallic bonding and explain why metals conduct heat and electricity and are malleable.

Sequence the steps of extracting a metal from its ore: concentration, roasting or calcination, reduction, and refining, naming the reagent used at each step.

Explain the activity series and use it to predict whether a given displacement reaction will occur, with three worked examples.

Describe the extraction of iron in the blast furnace, naming the raw materials and the reaction at each zone.

State the laws of reflection and locate the image formed by a concave and a convex mirror for object positions beyond C, at C, between C and F, at F, and between F and pole, using ray diagrams.

Use the mirror formula and magnification to solve six numerical problems, keeping sign conventions consistent.

State Snell's law and solve for refractive index, angle of incidence, and angle of refraction in five problems, including total internal reflection cases.

Explain the human eye's parts and their functions, accommodation, myopia, hypermetropia, and presbyopia, and how each is corrected with a lens type.

Explain dispersion of white light through a prism and rainbow formation, and describe scattering of light with the reason the sky is blue and sunsets red.

State Ohm's law and solve eight numericals for current, resistance, voltage, and power in series and parallel circuits, drawing each circuit.

Explain the heating effect of current and calculate heat produced using H = I squared R t in three problems.

Describe the magnetic field around a straight conductor and a solenoid using the right-hand thumb rule, and explain the working of an electric motor and a generator.

Explain the role of decomposers, food chains, food webs, and trophic levels, and calculate energy transfer efficiency across a four-level chain.

Describe the water cycle, nitrogen cycle, and carbon cycle and list three conservation practices for each of soil, water, and forests.

Explain ozone depletion and its causes and effects, and distinguish biodegradable from non-biodegradable waste with examples.

Answer two full-length timed practice papers of at least 40 questions under exam time limits and record the score for each.

List every question answered wrongly and map each to its domain, then re-read only that domain's summary sheet.

Recite from memory the key facts most likely to be asked: reaction types, acid-base reactions, electron configurations, periodic trends, bond types, extraction steps, functional groups, and heredity ratios.

Redo the ten numericals you found hardest from weeks 6 and 7 until each is solved without notes.

Write a one-page condensed revision sheet covering all twelve domains with one key fact per domain.