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Unit 1 - Scientific Investigations
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Transport (how organisms get what they need to cells, how they move waste from cells to organs of excretions. Excretion – how organisms get rid of their waste and balance their...
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Transport, Excretion, Regulation, Respiration, Nutrition, Synthesis, Reproduction, Growth and Development, Feeding adaptations, Adaptations to ensure successful reproduction,...
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Transport, Excretion, Regulation, Respiration, Nutrition, Synthesis, Reproduction, Growth and Development, Feeding adaptations, Adaptations to ensure successful reproduction,...
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Transport, Excretion, Regulation, Respiration, Nutrition, Synthesis, Reproduction, Growth and Development, Feeding adaptations, Adaptations to ensure successful reproduction,...
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Transport, Excretion, Regulation, Respiration, Nutrition, Synthesis, Reproduction, Growth and Development, Feeding adaptations, Adaptations to ensure successful reproduction,...
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Transport, Excretion, Regulation, Respiration, Nutrition, Synthesis, Reproduction, Growth and Development, Feeding adaptations, Adaptations to ensure successful reproduction,...
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Insects Only - Transport, Excretion, Regulation, Respiration, Nutrition, Synthesis, Reproduction, Growth and Development, Feeding adaptations, Adaptations to ensure successful...
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Transport, Excretion, Regulation, Respiration, Nutrition, Synthesis, Reproduction, Growth and Development, Feeding adaptations, Adaptations to ensure successful reproduction,...
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Transport, Excretion, Regulation, Respiration, Nutrition, Synthesis, Reproduction, Growth and Development, Feeding adaptations, Adaptations to ensure successful reproduction,...
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Genetics – Focus should be in the interactive role of genetics and the environment in determining a specific response, including: Sickle Cell anemia and malaria, Lung/Mouth...
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Nutrition: Optimal health, Poor nutrition (obesity, malnutrition, specific deficiencies). Toxins – understand the effect of environmental toxins (biological magnification),...
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Structure of viruses, Mutation of viruses and other microorganisms, Variety of disease causing (pathogenic) agents (viruses and bacteria) including:HIV, Influenza,...
Disease Causing Bacteria
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Parasites: Teachers should focus on the general life cycle (not specific details), vector, symptoms, and treatments for Malarial parasite (Plasmodium).
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Function and relationship of Tcells, Bcells, antibodies/antigens. (Overview only of different types and roles of T and B cells; role of memory cells, B cells make antibodies,...
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Psychological Factors and behaviors influencing health and disease: Addictions, Psychological Disorders, Habits, Behaviors.
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Animal Behavior - as adaptations to the environment. Innate Behavior: Suckling Instinct, Insects moving away or toward light (taxis), Migration, estivation, hibernation. Social...
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Describe the levels of the community: Organism, Population, Community, habitat, etc.
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Symbiotic Relationships: Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism. Predator/Prey Relationships: Identify and predict patterns in predator/prey relationships
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Analyze food chains, Analyze food webs, Analyze energy pyramids for direction and efficiency of energy transfer
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Abiotic and Biotic Factors: Explain how abiotic and biotic factors are related to one another and their importance in ecosystems. Carrying Capacity: Analyze how limiting factors...
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Nitrogen Cycle, Water Cycle, Relationship of the carbon cycle to photosynthesis and respiration
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Use field ecology techniques such as sampling and quadrant studies to determine species diversity and changes over time
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Historic and potential changes in population, Analyze human population growth graphs, Factors influencing birth rates and death rates, Effects of population size, density and...
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Discussion of human impact on local ecosystems: Acid Rain, Habitat destruction, Introduced non-native species, How changes in human population affects populations of other...
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Discussion of factors that influence climate: Greenhouse Effect (relate to carbon cycle and human impact on atmospheric CO2), Natural environmental processes (e.g....
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Resource Use: Investigation of the direct and indirect impact of humans on natural resources (e.g. deforestation, pesticide use and bioaccumulation research). Sustainable...
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Identify biological problems and questions that can be answered through scientific investigations. Develop questions for investigation from a given topic or problem.1
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What You Should Learn
Identify biological problems and questions that can be answered through scientific investigations. Develop questions for investigation from a given topic or problem.
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Apply safety procedures in the laboratory and in field studies. Recognize and avoid potential hazards. Safely manipulate materials and equipment needed for scientific...
What You Should Learn
Identify biological problems and questions that can be answered through scientific investigations. Develop questions for investigation from a given topic or problem.
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Design scientific investigations to answer biological questions. Create testable hypotheses, Identify variables (Responding, Manipulated, Dependent, Independent), Use a control...
What You Should Learn
Identify biological problems and questions that can be answered through scientific investigations. Develop questions for investigation from a given topic or problem.
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Conduct Scientific Investigations to answer biological questions. Collect and record data. Organize data into charts and graphs.Analyze and interpret data. Communicate findings....
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Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models of biological phenomena using logic and evidence to: Use questions and models to determine the relationships between...
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Analyze reports of scientific investigations from an informed scientifically literate viewpoint including considerations of: Appropriate sample, Adequacy of experimental...
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Unit 2A Powerpoint - The Characteristics and Requirements of Life
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The Eight Characteristics of Life: Pasteur, Spalanzine, Redi, Spontaneous Generation. Requirements for Life: Transport (how organisms get what they need to cells, how they move...
What You Should Learn
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Unit 1B Powerpoint - General Chemistry
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Inorganic Molecules, Organic Molecules, List the 4 main groups of organic molecules – Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic Acids
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Subunits of Carbohydrates, Role & Importance of Carbohydrates, Monosaccharides, Polysaccharides. Examples of Carbohydrates: Glucose, Glycogen, Insulin, Starch,...
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Subunits of Proteins, Role & Importance of Proteins, Structure of Proteins, Folding, Examples of Proteins:Hemoglobin, Insulin, Enzymes (as catalysts, as reusable and...
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Enzymes as Protein Catalysts, Enzymes as Reusable and Specific, Enzymes as Affected by Temperature and pH, Enzyme Function: specifically the “Lock and Key”, All bioenergetic...
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Subunits of Lipids, Role & Importance of Lipids, Saturated Fats, Unsaturated Fats
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Subunits of Nucleic Acids, Types of Nucleic Acids – DNA & RNA and their general differences in structure and function
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Starch – Iodine, Lipids – Brown Paper, Monosaccharides – Benedict’s, Protein – Biuret’s
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Unit 2I Powerpoint - Testing for Organic Molecules
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State Goal Content
Focus is to emphasize that organic molecules make up organisms, starting at the cellular level. Introduce the Cell Membrane and Nucleus here.
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Unit 3A Powerpoint
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Bacteria are the prokaryotes, compare prokaryotic cell to the eukaryotic cell.
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Eukaryotic Cell & Organelles: Nucleus, Plasma Membrane, Mitochondria, Vacuoles, Ribosomes. Compare parts of the cell to a factory. Plant vs Animal Cell: Chloroplasts, Water...
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Cell Organization, Cell Structure Specialization, Cell Variation, Cell Communication: Chemical Signals, Receptor Proteins, Hormones
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Microscope Techniques and Steps in Use, Determining Magnification
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Maintenance of Homeostasis:Regulation of Temperature, Regulation of pH, Blood Glucose Levels, Water Balance
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Movement of Materials into and out of cells. Porous Nature of the Plasma Membrane, Passive Transport: Diffusion, Osmosis. Active Transport
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Unit 4A Quiz
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ATP as the source of energy for cell activities, ATP and ADP
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Unit 4B Quiz
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Aerobic Respiration: Overall Equation, Organelles Involved, Factors that Affect the Rate, Efficiency of ATP Formation, Types of Organisms Using this Process
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Lactic Acid Fermentation: Overall Equation, Organelles Involved, Factors that Affect the Rate, Efficiency of ATP Formation, Types of Organisms Using this Process. Alcoholic...
Unit 4C Quiz
Unit 4D Quiz
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Photosynthesis: Overall Equation, Organelles Involved, Factors that Affect the Rate, Efficiency of ATP Formation, Types of Organisms Using this Process
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Unit 4E Quiz
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Focus is on Bioenergetic reactions providing energy for necessary cellular processes. Expand on the concept that there are directions on how to produce the energy, how to produce...
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DNA Structure: sugar-phosphate backbone (deoxyribose), weak hydrogen bonds, nucleotides, base pairing, deoxyribose, double helix, Watson & Crick. RNA Structure: Sugar...
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How DNA replication allows daughter cells to have an exact copy of parental DNA, Semiconservative Nature of DNA Replication and importance of weak hydrogen bonds, Position of...
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How DNA replication allows daughter cells to have an exact copy of parental DNA, Semiconservative Nature of DNA Replication and importance of weak hydrogen bonds, Position of...
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All of an organism’s cells have the same DNA but differ based on the expression of genes, Differentiation of cells in multicellular organisms, Cells responding to their...
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G1, S, G2, M, P
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Types of cells that undergo mitosis replication and separation of DNA and cellular material, Changes in chromosome number, Number of cell divisions, Number of cells produced in a...
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Types of cells that undergo meiosis, Replication and separation of DNA and cellular material, Changes in chromosome number, Number of cell divisions, Number of cells produced in...
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Crossing Over, Random Assortment of Chromosomes, Gene Mutation, Nondisjunction, Fertilization
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Genotypes, Phenotypes, Recognizing that phenotype is the result of both genotype and the environment, A discussion of Gregor Mendel’s experiments and laws, Intro to Punnett...
Unit 7A Quiz
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Complete Dominance: Understanding that dominant traits mask recessive alleles, Autosomal inheritance patterns and characteristics of: Sickle Cell Anemia, Cystic Fibrosis,...
Unit 7B Quiz
Unit 7C Powerpoint
Unit 7C Quiz
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Students should be able to solve problems involving apparently intermediate phenotypes. Incomplete Dominance, Codominance
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Multiple Alleles: Solving and Interpreting co-dominant crosses involving multiple alleles, A,B,AB and O blood types (alleles: Ia, Ib, and i). Polygenic Traits: Recognizing that...
Unit 7D Powerpoint
Unit 7D Quiz
Unit 7E Quiz
This is an old presentation, but it has information in it about sex linked inheritance.
Powerpoint
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Sex Linked Traits: An understanding of human sex chromosomes, Solving crosses involving sex-linked traits (colorblindness, hemophilia), Understand why males are more likely to...
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Display proficiency in solving test crosses and pedigrees in all types of inheritance
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Unit 7F Quiz
Unit 7F Powerpoint
Using a Virus to Fight Cancer
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Reasons for establishing the human genome project, Recognition that the project is useful in determining whether individuals may carry genes for...
Unit 7G Quiz
No Quiz for Unit 7H
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Early atmosphere hypotheses and experiments, How the early conditions affected the type of organism that developed (anaerobic, prokaryotic)
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Unit 8A Quiz
8A Powerpoint
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Unit 8 Powerpoint
Unit 8B Quiz
8B Powerpoint
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Historical development of the theory of evolution by natural selection, Charles Darwin, Evolution of eukaryotic and aerobic organisms
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Unit 8C Quiz
8C Powerpoint
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How variations provide material for natural selection, The role of geographic isolation in speciation, The importance of environment in selecting adaptations, Applications...
Unit 8D Quiz
8D Powerpoint
Unit 8E Quiz
8E Powerpoint
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Relative and absolute dating methods, discussion of what can be inferred from patterns in the fossil record, Biochemical similarities, Shared anatomical structures (patterns in...
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The historical development and changing nature of classification systems: Originally two kingdoms (plants and animals) More kingdoms added as knowledge of the diversity of...
Unit 9A Quiz
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Evolutionary Phylogeny, DNA and Biochemical Analysis, Embryology, Morphology, Interpret Phylogenic Trees, Cladograms
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Unit 9B Quiz
Unit 9C Quiz
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Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes: Membrane-Bound Organelles – none in prokaryotes, Ribosomes in both, Contrasts in Chromosome Structure, Contrasts in size
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Unit 9D Quiz
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Similarities and differences between the eukaryotic kingdoms: Prosists, Fungi, Plants, Animals. Compare Cellular structures, Unicellular vs Multicellular, Methods of...
Unit 9E Quiz
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Use Dichotomous keys to identify organisms
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