Textbook:
This is the picure of the textbook that we will be using this year. (Ideally I would attempt to get a ebook for studetns and parents to access as well).
Below are the following units that we will be following.
(Ideally I would have each of these untis as a link that would take them to the powerpoints, videos, and classwork that were used in class. Also any homework assignemnts hat were assigned would be on this page as well).
Unit 1 The Nature of Life
1. The Science of Biology
2. The Chemistry of Life
Unit 2 Ecology
3. The Biosphere
4. Ecosystems and Communities
5. Populations
6. Humans in the Biosphere
Unit 3 Cells
7. Cell Structure and Function
8. Photosynthesis
9. Cellular Respiration and Fermentation
10. Cell Growth and Division
Unit 4 Genetics
11. Introduction to Genetics
12. DNA
13. RNA and Protein Synthesis
14. Human Heredity
15. Genetic Engineering
Unit 5 Evolution
16. Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
17. Evolution of Populations
18. Classification
19. History of Life
Unit 6 From Microorganisms to Plants
20. Viruses and Prokaryotes
21. “Protists” and Fungi
22. Introduction to Plants
23. Plant Structure and Function
24. Plant Reproduction and Response
Unit 7 Animals
25. Introduction to Animals
26. Animal Evolution and Diversity
27. Animal Systems I
28. Animal Systems II
29. Animal Behavior
Unit 8 The Human Body
30. Digestive and Excretory Systems
31. Nervous System
32. Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems
33. Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
34. Endocrine and Reproductive Systems
35. Immune System and Disease