Course Syllabus

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BIOLOGY I

MRS. DAVIS

TEXT: BIOLOGY (MILLER.LEVINE) 2002

 

SYLLABUS

 

UNIT 1 - Introduction to the Chemistry of Living Organisms

            Section 1 - Intro to Chemistry           

            Section 2 - Properties of Water and pH

            Section 3 - Carbon Compounds and Enzymes

 

UNIT 2 - Cell Structure and Transport

            Section 1 - Cell Structure and Function

            Section 2 - Cell Membrane Structure and Transport

           

UNIT 3 - Bioenergetics

            Section 1 - Photosynthesis

            Section 2 - Cellular Respiration and Fermentation

 

UNIT 4 – Cell Reproduction

            Section 1 – Mitosis

            Section 2 – Cell Cycle Regulation and Stem Cells

 

Unit 5 – Molecular Basis of Inheritance: Genetics  

            Section 1 – Introduction to Genetics and Punnett Squares

            Section 2 – Non-Mendelian Inheritance

            Section 3 – Meiosis and Chromosome Mutations

 

Unit 6 – Molecular Basis of Inheritance: DNA and Biotechnology

            Section 1 – Introduction to DNA Structure and DNA Replication

            Section 2 – Protein Synthesis and DNA Mutations

 

Unit 7 – Nature of Science 

            Section 1 – Scientific Method and Graphing

            Section 2 – Characteristics of Life and Levels of Organization

 

Unit 8 – Evolution and Natural Selection

            Section 1 – Introduction to Darwin and Evidence of Evolution

            Section 2 – Population and Species Evolution

 

Unit 9 – Ecology and the Environment

            Section 1 – Introduction to Ecology and Energy Flow

            Section 2 – Population, Community, and Ecosystem Ecology