Welcome to Biology! Here is your class SYLLABUS

UNIT 1: INTO TO BIOLOGY

Aug 17/18 M/T
Aug 18/19 W/R
Aug 20/25 F/T
Aug 26/27 W/R
Aug 28/31 F/M
Aug 1/2 T/W
Aug 3/4 R/F

Welcome to the class!
Unifying Themes 1-3
Unifying Themes 4-7
The Nature of Science
Microscopes
Graphing
Putting it all Together
UNIT TEST

UNIT 2: ECOLOGY

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Introduction to Ecology
Population Ecology
Community Ecology
Ecosystem Ecology
Biogeochemical Cycles
Renewable vs. Nonrenew. Resources
Human Impact
Ecology Review
UNIT TEST

UNIT 3: BIOCHEMISTRY

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Chemistry Review
Energy/Chemical Reactions
Enzymes
Enzymes
pH
Water
Macromolecules
Macromolecules
UNIT TEST

UNIT 4: THE CELL

Date

Cells Theory
Prokaryotic Cells
Eukaryotic Cells
Phospholipid Membrane
Transport Across the Membrane
Organelles
Organelles

UNIT 5: ENERGY METABOLISM

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Energy Flow
Plant Cells
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Cellular Respiration
Lab
UNIT TEST

UNIT 6: The CELL CYCLE

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The Cell Cycle Overview
The CC: S phase (DNA Rep)
The CC: M phase (mitosis)
The CC: M phase (mitosis)
When Things go Wrong...Cancer
Formation of Sex Cells (Meiosis)
Comparison of Mitosis & Meiosis
UNIT TEST

UNIT 7: THE CENTRAL DOGMA

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DNA
The Central Dogma
DNA Replication
Transcription
Translation
Translation
Mutations
DNA Technology
DNA Technology
UNIT TEST

UNIT 8: EVOLUTION

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Principles of Evolution
Evidence for Evolution
Speciation
Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change
Hominid Evolution
Hominid Evolution
Children's Book
Phylogeny
UNIT TEST

UNIT 9: HEREDITY

Date

Meiosis Review 
Mendel's Laws - monohybrid
Mendel's Laws - dihybrid
Mendel's Laws - other patterns
Pedigrees
Pedigrees
UNIT TEST

UNIT 10: FROM ONE CELL TO MANY

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Origin of Life
Diversity of Life
Review of Cells
Plants Structure
Plant Structure
Plants Reproduction
Review of Photosynthesis
UNIT TEST

UNIT 11: ANIMALS

The Major Organ Systems
The Cardiovascular System
The Brain
The Nervous System
Immune System
Reproductive Systems
Fertilization & Pregnancy
UNIT TEST