Biology Syllabus
1st Six Weeks
A. Chapter 1 Biology: The Study of Life
1. Section 1.1 What is biology?
2. Section 1.2 The Methods of Biology
3. Section 1.3 The Nature of Biology
4. Review & Test
B. Chapter 6 The Chemistry of Life
1. Section 6.1 Atoms and Their Interactions
2. Section 6.2 Water and Diffusion
3. Section 6.3 Life Substances
4. Review & Test
C. Chapter 7 A View of the Cell
1. Section 7.1 The Discovery of Cells
2. Section 7.2 The Plasma Membrane
3. Section 7.3 Eukaryotic Cell Structure
4. Review & Test
D. Chapter 8 Cellular Transport and the Cell Cycle
1. Section 8.1 Cellular Transport
2. Section 8.2 Cell Growth and Reproduction
3. Section 8.3 Control of the Cell Cycle
4. Review & Test
E. Chapter 9 Energy in a Cell
1. Section 9.1 The Need for Energy
2. Section 9.2 Photosynthesis: Trapping the Sun's Energy
3. Section 9.3 Getting Energy to Make ATP
4. Review & Test
2nd Six Weeks
A. Chapter 17 Organizing Life's Diversity
1. Section 17.1 Classification
2. Section 17.2 The Six Kingdoms
3. Review & Test
B. Chapter 18 Viruses and Bacteria
1. Section 18.1 Viruses
2. Section 18.2 Archbaebacteria and Eubacteria
3. Review & Test
C. Chapter 21 What is a plant?
1. Section 21.1 Adapting to Life on Land
2. Section 21.2 Survey of the Plant Kingdom
3. Review & Test
D. Chapter 22 The Diversity of Plants
1. Section 22.1 Nonvascular Plants
2. Section 22.2 Non-Seed Vascular Plants
3. Section 22.3 Seed Plants
4. Review & Test
E. Chapter 23 Plant Structure and Function
1. Section 23.1 Plant Cells and Tissues
2. Section 23.2 Roots, Stems, and Leaves
3. Section 23.3 Plant Responses
4. Review & Test
3rd Six Weeks
A. Chapter 2 Principles of Ecology
1. Section 2.1 Organisms and Their Environment
2. Section 2.2 Nutrition and Energy Flow
3. Review & Test
B. Chapter 3 Communities and Biomes
1. Section 3.1 Communities
2. Section 3.2 Biomes
3. Review & Test
C. Chapter 4 Population Biology
1. Section 4.1 Population Dynamics
2. Section 4.2 Human Population
3. Review & Test
D. Chapter 5 Biological Diversity and Conservation
1. Section 5.1 Vanishing Species
2. Section 5.2 Conservation of Biodiversity
3. Review & Test
4th Six Weeks
A. Chapter 10 Mendel and Meiosis
1. Section 10.1 Mendel's Laws of Heredity
2. Section 10.2 Meiosis
3. Review & Test
B. Chapter 11 DNA and Genes
1. Section 11.1 DNA: The Molecule of Heredity
2. Section 11.2 From DNA to Protein
3. Section 11.3 Genetic Changes
4. Review & Test
C. Chapter 12 Patterns of Heredity and Human Genetics
1. Section 12.1 Mendelian Inheritance
2. Section 12.2 When Heredity Follows Different Rules
3. Section 12.3 Complex Inheritance of Human Traits
4. Review & Test
D. Chapter 13 Genetic Technology
1. Section 13.1 Applied Genetics
2. Section 13.2 Recombinant DNA Technology
3. Section 13.3 The Human Genome
4. Review & Test
5th Six Weeks
A. Chapter 14 The History of Life
1. Section 14.1 The Record of Life
2. Section 14.2 The Origin of Life
3. Review & Test
B. Chapter 15 The Theory of Evolution
1. Section 15.1 Natural Selection and the Evidence for Evolution
2. Section 15.2 Mechanisms of Evolution
3. Review & Test
C. Chapter 16 Primate Evolution
1. Section 16.1 Primate Adaptation and Evolution
2. Section 16.2 Human Ancestry
3. Review & Test
D. Chapter 19 Protists
1. Section 19.1 The World of Protists
2. Section 19.2 Algae: Plantlike Protists
3. Section 19.3 Slime Molds, Water Molds, and Downy Mildews
4. Review & Test
E. Chapter 20 Fungi
1. Section 20.1 What is a fungus?
2. Section 20.2 The Diversity of Fungi
3. Review & Test
6th Six Weeks
A. Chapter 25 What is an animal?
1. Section 25.1 Typical Animal Characteristics
2. Section 25.2 Body Plans and Adaptations
3. Review & Test
B. Chapter 34 Protection, Support, and Locomotion
1. Section 34.1 Skin: The Body's Protection
2. Section 34.2 Bones: The Body's Support
3. Section 34.3 Muscles for Locomotion
4. Review & Test
C. Chapter 35 The Digestive and Endocrine Systems
1. Section 35.1 Following Digestion of a Meal
2. Section 35.2 Nutrition
3. Section 35.3 The Endocrine System
4. Review & Test
D. Chapter 36 The Nervous System
1. Section 36.1 The Nervous System
2. Section 36.2 The Senses
3. Section 36.3 The Effects of Drugs
4. Review & Test
E. Chapter 37 Respiration, Circulation, and Excretion
1. Section 37.1 The Respiratory System
2. Section 37.2 The Circulatory System
3. Section 37.3 The Urinary System
4. Review & Test
F. Chapter 38 Reproduction and Development
1. Section 38.1 Human Reproductive Systems
2. Section 38.2 Development Before Birth
3. Section 38.3 Birth, Growth, and Aging
4. Review & Test
G. Chapter 39 Immunity from Disease
1. Section 39.1 The Nature of Disease
2. Section 39.2 Defense Against Infectious Diseases
3. Review & Test