Syllabus
2006-2007 Biology Syllabus
First Nine Weeks
Introduction:
Ch. 1 Lab Safety
Scientific Method
Metric Measurements
Properties of Life
Interactions:
Ch. 2 Symbiosis
Abiotic/Biotic Factors
Energy Flow Through Trophic Levels
Ch. 3 Organisms in the Energy Pyramid
Biomes
Ch. 4 Environmental Effects on Population Growth Curves
Population Growth Curves
Ch. 33 Innate/Learned Behaviors
Ch. 5 Human Activities and Ecosystems
Cells:
Ch. 6 Biomolecules
Ch. 7 The Microscope
Cell Organelles
Plant vs Animal Cells
Second Nine Weeks
Cells:
Ch. 8 Movement of Water
Homeostasis
Mitosis/Cell Cycle
Ch. 9 Active and Passive Transport
Respiration/Photosynthesis:
Ch. 9 Products and reactants
The Chloroplast
Carbon/Oxygen Cycle
Aerobic/Anaerobic Respiration
Interdependence of Photosynthesis & Respiration
Transfer of Energy from Respiration to Cell work
Cells/Genetics:
Ch. 10 Meiosis/Genetic Variability
Chromosomal Number in Meiosis & Mitosis
Reproduction (Sexual/Asexual)
Dominant vs Recessive Genes
Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses
Third Nine Weeks
Genetics/Biotechnology:
Ch. 11 DNA Structure
Replication & Protein Synthesis
Mutations
Ch. 12 Genetic Diseases
Ch. 13 Genetic Diseases
Genetic Engineering/Gel Electrophoresis
DNA Changes Related To Mutations
Evolution:
Ch. 13 DNA Bases for Mutations
DNA Fingerprinting
Biochemical Comparison
Ch. 14 Fossils
Ch. 15 Speciation
Divergent Evolution
Homologous Structures
Natural and Artificial Selection
Fourth Nine Weeks
Diversity:
Ch. 17 Classification
Dichotomous Key
Ch. 25 Symmetry
Ch. 28/30 Life Cycles
Ch. 27-38 Organ Structure
Ch. 39 Immunity
First Nine Weeks
Introduction:
Ch. 1 Lab Safety
Scientific Method
Metric Measurements
Properties of Life
Interactions:
Ch. 2 Symbiosis
Abiotic/Biotic Factors
Energy Flow Through Trophic Levels
Ch. 3 Organisms in the Energy Pyramid
Biomes
Ch. 4 Environmental Effects on Population Growth Curves
Population Growth Curves
Ch. 33 Innate/Learned Behaviors
Ch. 5 Human Activities and Ecosystems
Cells:
Ch. 6 Biomolecules
Ch. 7 The Microscope
Cell Organelles
Plant vs Animal Cells
Second Nine Weeks
Cells:
Ch. 8 Movement of Water
Homeostasis
Mitosis/Cell Cycle
Ch. 9 Active and Passive Transport
Respiration/Photosynthesis:
Ch. 9 Products and reactants
The Chloroplast
Carbon/Oxygen Cycle
Aerobic/Anaerobic Respiration
Interdependence of Photosynthesis & Respiration
Transfer of Energy from Respiration to Cell work
Cells/Genetics:
Ch. 10 Meiosis/Genetic Variability
Chromosomal Number in Meiosis & Mitosis
Reproduction (Sexual/Asexual)
Dominant vs Recessive Genes
Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses
Third Nine Weeks
Genetics/Biotechnology:
Ch. 11 DNA Structure
Replication & Protein Synthesis
Mutations
Ch. 12 Genetic Diseases
Ch. 13 Genetic Diseases
Genetic Engineering/Gel Electrophoresis
DNA Changes Related To Mutations
Evolution:
Ch. 13 DNA Bases for Mutations
DNA Fingerprinting
Biochemical Comparison
Ch. 14 Fossils
Ch. 15 Speciation
Divergent Evolution
Homologous Structures
Natural and Artificial Selection
Fourth Nine Weeks
Diversity:
Ch. 17 Classification
Dichotomous Key
Ch. 25 Symmetry
Ch. 28/30 Life Cycles
Ch. 27-38 Organ Structure
Ch. 39 Immunity
