Middle Biology 1 *

Starting Segment 1 or Segment 2:

Foundations of Biology

·Science processes

·Observations and inferences

·Historical frame of reference- scientists and explorers

·Theory vs. law, science vs. pseudoscience

·Technology/ Microscopes

·Properties of water

·The origin of life on Earth

·Universal genetic code

·Anaerobic respiration (honors)

·Discovery of cells

　

Segment 1

Life’s Origin

·Properties of Carbon Atoms

·Carbohydrates/Proteins/Lipids/Nucleic Acids

·Cell Theory

·Theory of Endosymbiosis (honors)

·Cell Membrane

·Osmosis/Diffusion

·Active Transport

·Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

·Comparison of plant and animal cells

·Energy and ATP

·Cell Respiration

·Fermentation

·Glycolysis

·Krebs cycle/Calvin cycle

·Stages of Photosynthesis

·Light Dependent/Independent Reactions

Cell Reproduction

·Cell Cycle

·Mitosis

·Meiosis

·Binary Fission (honors)

·Cancer

·History of Genetics

·Discovery of DNA and its role in genetics and heredity

·Principles of Genetics and Heredity

·Mutations

·Biotechnology

　

Earth’s Diversity

·Levels of Organization

·Biotic and Abiotic Factors

·Energy in the Ecosystem

·Food Chains and Food Webs

·Climate/Climate Zones

·Biomes

·Marine Ecosystems

·Habitat/Niche

·Successions

·Populations

·Threats to Biodiversity

·Air/Water Quality

·Human Population growth

·Cycling Matter

·Making Informed Decisions

·Earth's Hydrologic and Biogeochemical cycles (honors)

Segment 2

Scientific Connections

·Theories on Evolution

·Catastrophism/Gradualism/ Uniformitarianism

·Evidence of Evolution

·Artificial Selection

·Natural Selection

·Patterns of Evolution

·Primate Evolution

·Molecular Evolution (honors)

　

Classification and Diversity

·Classification Systems

·Introduction to the kingdoms of life

·Taxonomy of bacteria

·Viruses vs. bacteria

·Taxonomy of protists

·General characteristics of protists

·Taxonomy of Fungi

·General characteristics of fungi

·Taxonomy of plants

·Adaptations of plants

·Structure and function in plants

·Importance of plants

·Plant reproduction, pollination

·Fruits, seeds, seed dispersal

·Taxonomy of animals

·Characteristics of invertebrates

·Characteristics of vertebrates

Human Body Systems

·Nervous and Endocrine Systems

·Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

·Digestive and Excretory Systems

·Muscular/Skeletal/Integumentary Systems

·Reproductive System

-                   Immune System

Household items for lab experiments