Biology

• Unit 1: Scientific Method and Study of Life

  • Introduction

  • Scientific Method

  • Scientific Measurement and Technology

  • Principles of Biology

  • Organization of Living Things

• Unit 2: Water and Biochemistry

  • Introduction

  • Chemistry of Life

  • Water and Life

  • Chemical Reactions

  • Carbon and Biomolecules

• Unit 3: Cells

  • Introduction

  • Cell Types and Cell Theory

  • Cell Structures

  • Cell Membrane

  • Membrane Transport

• Unit 4: Cellular Respiration

  • Introduction

  • Cellular Energy

  • Cellular Respiration

  • Fermentation

• Unit 5: Photosynthesis

  • Introduction

  • Photosynthetic Structures

  • The Processes of Photosynthesis

  • Comparing Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

• Unit 6: Cell Division Variation

  • Introduction

  • Cell Cycle

  • Mitosis and Cytokinesis

  • Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

  • Meiosis

• Unit 7: Genetics and Heredity

  • Introduction

  • Principles of Inheritance

  • Probability and Punnett Squares

  • Complex Patterns of Inheritance

  • Genetic Disorders and Pedigrees

• Unit 8: DNA to Protein and Biotechnology

  • Introduction

  • DNA and RNA

  • Transcription and Translation

  • Mutations

  • Biotechnology

Unit 1: Evolution and Natural Selection

• Introduction

• Charles Darwin and His Theories

• Geologic Time and the Fossil Record

Unit 2: Taxonomy

• Introduction

• An Overview of Taxonomy

• Domains and Kingdoms

Unit 3: Bacteria, Viruses, and Protists

• Introduction

• Bacteria

• Viruses

• Protists

Unit 4: Kingdoms Plantae and Fungi

• Introduction

• Fungi

• Overview of the Plant Kingdom

Unit 5: Kingdom Animalia--Eight Invertebrates

• Introduction

• Porifera and Cnidarians Invertebrates

• Platyhelminthes and Nematoda Invertebrates

• Annelida and Mollusca Invertebrates

• Arthropoda and Echinodermata Invertebrates

Unit 6: Kingdom Animalia--Vertebrates

• Introduction

• Fish

• Amphibians and Reptiles

• Class Aves: Birds

• Class Mammalia: Mammals

Unit 7: The Human Body--Cells, Tissues, Organs

• Introduction

• Cells and Tissues

• Heart and Lungs

• Brain, Liver, and Kidneys

Unit 8: The Human Body--Organ Systems

• Introduction

• Integumentary, Muscular, and Skeletal Systems

• Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

• Digestive, Excretory, and Immune Systems

• Nervous, Endocrine, and Reproductive Systems