BIOLOGY SYLLABUS

Fall semester

INTRODUCTION & ORGANIZATION

Week 1: chapter 1- study of life, practice of science

Week 2: chapter 1>>chapter 2- the chemistry of life

UNIT 1: CHEMISTRY OF LIFE

Week 3: chapter 2

Week 4: chapter 2

TEST 9/17

UNIT 2: ECOLOGY

Week 5: chapter 4- ecosystems and communities

Week 6: ecosystems

Week 7: chapter 5- populations

CREEK LAB REPORT DUE 10/14

Week 8: chapter 5- populations

TEST 10/18

UNIT 3: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CELL

Week 9: chapter 7- cell structure & function

Week 10: chapter 7

Week 11: chapter 7

Week 12: chapter 8- photosynthesis

Week 13: chapter 8

Week 14: chapter 8

TEST 11/23

THANKSGIVING

Week 15: chapter 9- cellular energy

Week 16: chapter 9>>review

Week 17: exams

Spring semester

UNIT 4: CELLULAR REPRODUCTION

Week 1: chapter 10- cell growth and division

Week 2: chapter 10>>meiosis

Week 3: meiosis>>chapter 11- Introduction to genetics

TEST 1/19

UNIT 5: DNA & HEREDITY

Week 4: chapter 11

Week 5: chapter 11>> chapter 14- human genome

Week 6: chapter 12- DNA & RNA

Week 7: chapter 12

Week 8: chapter 12

TEST 2/24

ENRICHMENT WEEK

UNIT 6: EVOLUTION

Week 9: chapter 15- Darwin's theory of evolution

Week 10: chapter 15>>chapter 16- evolution of populations

Week 11: chapter 16

TEST 3/28

UNIT 7: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION

Week 12: chapter 22- plant diversity

Week 13: chapter 23- stems, roots, leaves

Week 14: chapter 24- flowers, fruits, seeds

TEST 4/14

SPRING BREAK

UNIT 8: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION

Week 15: chapter 26 sec. 1- animal kingdom>> chapter 29- invertebrates

Week 16: chapter 29>> chapter 33- comparing chordates

Week 17: chapter 37- the circulatory system

Week 18: more animal body systems>>review

Week 19: exams