Biology

Biology is the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution.

[|LESSON PLAN/ASSIGNMENTS] Content Standards

**Mud Lake Field Trip Fall 2014** ·

SYLLABUS 2014-2015

UNIT 1 INTRODUCING BIOLOGY Unit project: Experimental Design- Biochemistry of Compost Bins
 * Scientific Method
 * Lab Safety
 * Chap. 1 Biology in the 21st Century
 * Chap. 2 Chemistry

UNIT 5 ECOLOGY

Unit project: Habitat Model/Dissolved Oxygen Experiment
 * Chap. 13 Principles of Ecology
 * Chap. 14 Interactions in Ecosystems
 * Chap. 15 The Biosphere
 * Chap. 16 Human Impact on Ecosystems

UNIT 2 CELLS

Unit project: Cell Model
 * Chap. 3 Cell Structure and Function
 * Chap. 4 Cells and Energy
 * Chap. 5 Cell Growth and Division

UNIT 3 GENETICS

Unit project: WebQuest
 * Chap. 6 Meiosis and Mendel
 * Chap. 7 Extending Mendelian Genetics
 * Chap. 8 From DNA to Proteins
 * Chap. 9 Frontiers of Biotechnology

UNIT 4 EVOLUTION


 * Chap. 10 Principles of Evolution
 * Chap. 11 The Evolution of Populations
 * Chap. 12 The History of Life

UNIT 6 CLASSIFICATION AND DIVERSITY

Unit project: TBA
 * Chap. 17 The Tree of Life
 * Chap. 18 Viruses and Prokaryotes
 * Chap. 19 Protists and Fungi

UNIT 7 PLANTS

Unit project: TBA
 * Chap. 20 Plant Diversity
 * Chap. 21 Plant Structure and Function
 * Chap. 22 Plant Growth, Reproduction, and Response