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 * BIOLOGY 1**


 * Biology** (from Greek- //bios//, "life"; and //-logia, study of// ) is the natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy.

Biology 1 requires completion of three units as part of the course. The first unit is worth one credit. Unit 1 - The Nature of Life covers the science and chemistry of Biology. The second is worth two credits. Unit 3 - Cells. Covers cell structure and function, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and cell growth and division. The last is worth two credits. Unit 4 covers Genetics covers DNA and RNA, genetic engineering, and the human genome. After completing these units with satisfactory grade of “D” or higher, five credits will be earned.

COURSE OBJECTIVES (What I am going to accomplish) A. To develop an awareness and understanding in the general field of life science. B. To understand how living things are classified. C. To recognize the various life functions. D. To be aware of nature’s ecological balance.

ASSIGNMENTS: A. To read each chapter and answer questions at the end of each chapter. B. To take a final exam constituting 20% of the final grade. Grading Scale: 59 and below - F 60 - 69% - D 70 - 79% - C 80 - 89% - B 90 - 100% - A

ATTENDANCE POLICY For Independence High School, completed weekly assignments equates to full attendance for the week. Missing assignments will also affect grades and the amount of credits earned.


 * Credit One **
 * UNIT 1 - THE NATURE OF LIFE**

//Standard 1.f: Students know usable energy is// //captured from sunlight by chloroplasts and is stored through the synthesis of sugar from carbon dioxide.//
 * Chapter 1 - The Science of Biology**

Read pages 2 - 28 Define vocabulary terms: pages 3, 8, 16, 24 Section Assessment 1-1, questions 1 – 5 and Thinking Visually, page 7 Section Assessment 1-2, questions 1 – 4, page 15 Section Assessment 1-3, questions 1 – 5 and Connecting Concepts, page 22 Section Assessment 1-4, questions 1 – 4, page 28 Chapter 1 Assessment, questions 1 - 23, page 31 Standards Practice Test on page 33 Lab - Scientific Method worksheet

//Standard 4.e: Students know proteins can differ from one another in the number and sequence of amino acids.//
 * Chapter 2 - The Chemistry of Life**

Read pages 34 - 53 Define vocabulary terms: pages 35, 40, 44, 49 Section Assessment 2-1, questions 1 – 5 and Writing in Science, page 39 Section Assessment 2-2, questions 1 – 4, page 43 Section Assessment 2-3, questions 1 – 3, page 48 Section Assessment 2-4, questions 1 – 4, page 53 Lab Scientific Method worksheet and Poster of Scientific Method Chapter 2 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 57 Standards Practice Test on page 59

//Standard 1.j: Students know how eukaryotic cells are given shape and internal organization by a cytoskeleton or cell wall or both.// View the video by clicking Cell Structure and answer the following questions: What are the different parts of a cell structure and what are their functions. [|Cell Structure]
 * Credit Two **
 * UNIT 3 - CELLS**
 * Chapter 7 – Cell Structure and Function**

Read pages 166 - 193 Define vocabulary terms: pages 169, 174, 182, 190 Section Assessment 7-1, questions 1 – 4 and Thinking Visually, page 173 Section Assessment 7-2, questions 1 – 4, and Writing in Science, page 181 Section Assessment 7-3, questions 1 – 5, page 189 Section Assessment 7-4, questions 1 – 3, page 193 Chapter 7 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 197 Standards Practice Test on page 199

//Standard 1.i: Students know how chemiosmotic gradients in the mitochondria and chloroplast store energy for ATP production.//
 * Chapter 8 - Photosynthesis**

Read pages 200 – 214 Define vocabulary terms: pages 201, 204, 208 Section Assessment 8-1, questions 1 – 4, page 203 Section Assessment 8-2, questions 1 – 4, page 207 Section Assessment 8-3, questions 1 – 4, and Thinking Visually page 214 Chapter 7 Assessment, questions 1 - 23, page 217 Standards Practice Test on page 219

Credit Three //Standard 1.i: Students know how chemiosmotic gradients in the mitochondria and chloroplast store energy for ATP production.//
 * UNIT 3 - CELLS**
 * Chapter 9 – Cellular Respiration**

Read pages 220 - 231 Define vocabulary terms: pages 221, 226 Section Assessment 9-1, questions 1 – 5, page 225 Section Assessment 9-2, questions 1 – 4, page 232 Chapter 9 Assessment, questions 1 - 22, page 237 Standards Practice Test on page 239

Read pages 240 - 252 Define vocabulary terms: pages 241. 244, 250 Section Assessment 10-1, questions 1 – 3, page 243 Section Assessment 10-2, questions 1 – 5, page 249 Section Assessment 10-3, questions 1 – 4, page 252 Lab – Cell worksheet and drawing of an animal and plant cell media type="custom" key="25375032" Assignment: Draw and label the parts of a paramecium: contractile vacuole cilia pellicle macronucleus micronucleus oral groove mouth food vacuoles anal pores
 * Chapter 10 – Cell Growth and Division**

Chapter 10 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 257 Standards Practice Test on page 259

//Standard 2.c: Students know how random chromosome segregation explains the probability that a particular alleles may be in a gamete,//
 * Credit Four **
 * UNIT 4 - GENETICS**
 * Chapter 11 – Introduction to Genetics**

Read pages 260 - 280 Define vocabulary terms: pages 263, 267, 270, 275, 278 Section Assessment 11-1, questions 1 – 5, page 266 Section Assessment 11-2, questions 1 – 4, page 269 Section Assessment 11-3, questions 1 – 4, page 274 Section Assessment 11-4, questions 1 – 4, page 278 Section Assessment 11-5, questions 1 – 3, page 280 Chapter 11 Assessment, questions 1 - 21, page 283

//Standard 4.a: Students know the general pathway by which ribosome synthesize proteins, using tRNA to translate genetic information in mRNA.//
 * Chapter 12 - DNA and RNA**

Read pages 286 - 312 Define vocabulary terms: pages 287, 295, 300, 307, 309 Section Assessment 12-1, questions 1 – 4, page 294 Section Assessment 12-2, questions 1 – 5, page 299 Section Assessment 12-3, questions 1 – 4, page 306 Section Assessment 12-4, questions 1 – 4, page 308 Section Assessment 12-5, questions 1 – 4, page 312 Chapter 12 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 315


 * Credit Five **
 * UNIT 4 - GENETICS**
 * Chapter 13 Genetic Engineering**

Read pages 318 - 333 Define vocabulary terms: pages 319, 322, 327, 331 Section Assessment 13-1, questions 1 – 4, page 321 Section Assessment 13-2, questions 1 – 4, page 326 Section Assessment 13-3, questions 1 – 4, page 327 Section Assessment 13-4, questions 1 – 3, page 333 Chapter 13 Assessment, questions 1 - 24, page 337 Standards Practice Test on page 339

//Standard 3.c: Students know how to predict the probable mode of inheritance from a pedigree diagram showing phenotypes.//
 * Chapter 14 – The Human Genome**

Read pages 340 - 360 Define vocabulary terms: page 341, 349, 355 Section Assessment 14-1, questions 1 – 3, page 348 Section Assessment 14-2, questions 1 – 4, page 353 Section Assessment 14-3, questions 1 – 4 and Writing in Science, page 360 Lab – Drawing of D.N.A. Model and D.N.A. fingerprinting Chapter 14 Assessment, questions 1 - 22, page 363 Standards Practice Test on page 365

Final Exam

= =  BIOLOGY 2 Biology 2 requires completion of three units. The first unit is worth one credit. Unit 2 - Ecology covers the biosphere, ecosystems, populations, and humans in the biospheres (Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6,). Unit 5 Evolution is worth two credits. It covers Darwin’s theory of evolution, history of life and classifications (Chapters 15, 16, 17, 18). Unit 6 - Microorganisms and Fungi (Chapters 19, 20, 21). The last unit required is Unit 10 - The Human Body (Chapters 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40). This unit covers nervous, skeletal, respiratory, digestive, excretory, endocrine, and reproductive systems. At the completion of this coursework with a grade “D” or higher, you will earn five credits.

COURSE OBJECTIVES (What I am going to accomplish) A. To develop an awareness and understanding in the general field of life science. B. To understand how living things are classified. C. To recognize the various life functions. D. To be aware of nature’s ecological balance.

ASSIGNMENTS: A. To read each chapter and answer questions at the end of each chapter. B. To take a final exam constituting 20% of the final grade.

Grading Scale: 59 and below - F 60 - 69% - D 70 - 79% - C 80 - 89% - B 90 - 100% - A

//Standard BI6. d: Students know// how water, carbon, and nitrogen cycle between abiotic resources and organic matter in the ecosystem and how oxygen cycles through photosynthesis and respiration. Read pages 62 - 85 Define vocabulary terms on pages 63, 67, 74, Section Assessment 3-1, questions 1 - 3, page 65 Section Assessment 3-2, questions 1 - 4, page 73 Section Assessment 3-3, questions 1 - 4, page 80
 * Credit ONE **
 * UNIT 2 ECOLOGY**
 * Chapter 3 - The Biosphere**

Chapter 3 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 83 Standards Practice Test on page 85

//Standard 6 5.c: Students know// how fluctuations in population size in an ecosystem are determined by the relative rates of birth, immigration, emigration, and death. Read pages 87 - 116 Define vocabulary terms pages 87, 90, 98, 106, Section Assessment 4-1, questions 1 – 5, page 89 Section Assessment 4-2, questions 1 – 4, page 97 Section Assessment 4-3, questions 1 – 5, page 105 Section Assessment 4-4, questions 1 – 5, page 112 Chapter 4 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 115 Standards Practice Test on page 117
 * Chapter 4 Ecosystems and Communities**

//Standard BI6. b: Students know// how to analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from changes in climate, human activity, introduction of nonnative species, or changes in population size. Read pages 118 - 135 Define vocabulary terms pages 119, 124, 129 Section Assessments 1, questions 1 - 5, page 123 Section Assessment 5-2, questions 1 - 4, page 127 Section Assessment 5-3, questions 1 - 4, page 132 Chapter 5 Assessment page, questions 1 - 23 page 135 Standards Practice Test on page 137
 * Chapter 5 Populations**

//Standard BI6. b: Students know// how to analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from changes in climate, human activity, introduction of nonnative species, or changes in population size.
 * Chapter 6 Humans in the Biosphere**

Read pages 138 - 165 Define vocabulary terms pages139, 144, 150, 157 Section Assessment 6-1, questions 1 - 4, page 143 Section Assessment 6-2, questions 1 - 4, page 149 Section Assessment 6-3, questions 1 - 5, page 156 Section Assessment 6-4, questions 1 - 4, page 160 Chapter 6 Assessment, questions 1 - 21, page 163 Standards Practice Test on page 165

CREDIT 2 Standard BIIE 1.h: Students know that when an observation does not agree with an accepted scientific theory, the observation is sometimes mistaken or fraudulent. Read pages 368 - 391 Define vocabulary terms pages 369, 373, 378 Section Assessment 15-1, questions 1 - 4, page 372 Section Assessment 15-2, questions 1 - 4, page 377 Section Assessment 15-3, questions 1 - 3, page 386 Chapter 15 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 389 Standards Practice Test on page 391 and Chapter Test
 * UNIT 5 - EVOLUTION**
 * Chapter 15 - Darwin’s Theory of Evolution**

Standard BI 7.c: Students know new mutations are constantly being generated in a gene pool. Read pages 392 - 410 Define vocabulary terms pages 393, 397, 404 Section Assessment 16-1, questions 1 - 4, page 396 Section Assessment 16-2, questions 1 - 4, page 402 Section Assessment 16-3, questions 1 - 4, page 410 Chapter 16 Assessment, questions 1 - 24, page 413 Standards Practice Test on page 415 and chapter test
 * Chapter 16 - Evolution of Populations**

Standard BIIE 1.i: Analyze the locations, sequences, or time intervals that are characteristic of natural phenomena (e.g. relative ages of rocks, locations of planets over time, and succession of species in an ecosystem). Read pages 416 - 440 Define vocabulary terms pages 417, 423, 429, 435 Section Assessment 17-1, questions 1 - 5, page 422 Section Assessment 17-2, questions 1 - 4, page 428 Section Assessment 17-3, questions 1 - 3, page 434 Section Assessment 17-4, questions 1 - 4, page 440 Chapter 17 Assessment, questions 1 - 26, page 443 Standards Practice Test on page 445 and chapter test
 * Chapter17 - The History of Life**

Standard BI 8.f : Students know how to use comparative embryology, DNA or protein sequence comparisons, and other independent sources of data to create a branching diagram (cladorgram) that shows probable evolutionary relationships.
 * Chapter 18 - Classification**

Read pages 446 - 467 Define vocabulary terms pages 447, 451, 457 Section Assessment 18-1, questions 1 - 5, page 450 Section Assessment 18-2, questions 1 - 5, page 455 Section Assessment 18-3, questions 1 - 5, page 461 Chapter 18 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 465 Standards Practice Test on page 467 and Chapter Test

Lab - Draw a time-line of the History of Earth and Evolution of Living Species

Define vocabulary terms, page 471, 478, 485, Section Assessment 19 - 1 questions 1 - 5, page 477 Section Assessment 19 - 2 questions 1 - 4 page 483 Section Assessment 19 - 3 questions 1 - 4 page 490 Chapter 19 Assessment page 493 questions 1 - 25 Standardized Test Prep page 495 questions 1 - 12
 * CREDIT THREE **
 * UNIT 6**
 * Chapter 19**

Define vocabulary terms page 497, 499, 506, 510, 516 Section Assessment 20 - 1 questions 1 - 6 page 498 Section Assessment 20 - 2 questions 1 - 4 page 505 Section Assessment 20 - 3 questions 1 - 4 page 509 Section Assessment 20 - 4 questions 1 - 4 page 515 Section Assessment 20 - 5 questions 1 - 4 page 520 Chapter 20 Assessment page 523 questions 1 - 19 Standardized Test Prep page 525 questions 1 - 11
 * Chapter 20**

Define vocabulary terms page 527, 530, 537 Section Assessment 21 - 1 questions 1 - 4 page 529 Section Assessment 21 - 2 questions 1 - 3 page 536 Section Assessment 21 - 3 questions 1 - 4 page 546 Chapter 20 Assessment page 545 questions 1 - 25 Standardized Test Prep page 547 questions 1 - 10
 * Chapter21**

//Students know// how feedback loops in the nervous and endocrine systems regulate conditions in the body. Read pages 890 - 919 Define vocabulary terms pages 891, 897, 901 Section Assessment 35-1, questions 1 - 4, page 896 Section Assessment 35-2, questions 1 - 4, page 900 Section Assessment 35-3, questions 1 - 5, page 905 Section Assessment 35-4, questions 1 - 4, page 909 Section Assessment 35-5, questions 1 - 4, page 914 Chapter 35 Assessment, questions 1 - 24, page 917 Standards Practice Test on page 919
 * Credit FOUR **
 * UNIT 10 - THE HUMAN BODY**
 * Chapter 35 - Nervous System**

Standard 7 5.f - Students know how bones and muscles work together to provide a structural framework for movement. Read pages 920 - 941 Define vocabulary terms pages 921, 925, 931 Section Assessment 36-1, questions 1 - 4, page 925 Section Assessment 36-2, questions 1 - 5, page 931 Section Assessment 36-3, questions 1 - 5, page 936 Chapter 36 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 939 Standards Practice Test on page 941
 * Chapter 36 - Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems**

//Standard BI9. B: Students know// how the nervous system mediates communication between different parts of the body and the body’s interactions with the environment. Read pages 943 - 969 Define vocabulary terms pages 943, 951, 956 Section Assessment 37-1, questions 1 - 4, page 950 Section Assessment 37-2, questions 1 - 4, page 955 Section Assessment 37-3, questions 1 - 4, page 963 Chapter 37 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 967 Standards Practice Test page 969
 * Chapter 37 - Circulatory and Respiratory Systems**

Standard BI9. f: Students know the individual functions and of secretions of digestive enzymes (amylases, proteases, nucleases, lipases), stomach acid, and bile salts. Read pages 970 - 995 Define vocabulary terms pages 971, 978, 985 Section Assessment 38-1, questions 1 - 4, page 977 Section Assessment 38-2, questions 1 - 4, page 984 Section Assessment 38-3, questions 1 - 4, page 989 Chapter 38 Assessment, questions 1 - 25, page 993 Standards Practice Test on page 995
 * Credit FIVE **
 * UNIT 10 - THE HUMAN BODY**
 * Chapter 38 - Digestive and Excretory System**

Standard BI9. c: //Students know// how feedback loops in the nervous and endocrine systems regulate conditions in the body. Read pages 996 - 1029 Define vocabulary terms pages 997, 1003, 1009, 1016 Section Assessment 39-1, questions 1 - 4, page 1002 Section Assessment 39-2, questions 1 - 4, page 1008 Section Assessment 39-3, questions 1 - 4, page 1015 Section Assessment 39-4, questions 1 - 5, page 1024 Chapter 39 Assessment, questions 1 - 28, page 1027 Standards Practice Test on page 1029
 * Chapter 39 - Endocrine and Reproductive Systems**

Standard BI10. d: //Students know// there are important differences between bacteria and viruses with respect to their requirements for growth and replication, the body’s primary defenses against bacterial and viral infections, and effective treatments of these infections. Read pages 1030 - 1059 Define vocabulary terms pages 1031, 1036, 1043, 1049 Section Assessment 40-1, questions 1 - 4, page 1035 Section Assessment 40-2, questions 1 - 4, page 1042 Section Assessment 40-3, questions 1 - 4, page 1047 Section Assessment 40-4, questions 1 - 4, page 1054 Chapter 40 Assessment, questions 1 - 26, page 1057 Standards Practice Test on page 1059
 * Chapter 40 - The Immune System and Disease**

Lab - Color code the Systems of the human Body

Final Exam