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South Warren High School Science Department 2012-2013 Biology Syllabus Course Description: The goal of this course is to develop scientifically literate students who are able to understand the influence of science on technology and society and are able to use this knowledge to enhance critical thinking skills and daily decision-making. Students will investigate, through laboratory and class work, the cell as a building block for life. Students will understand that it is the subtle variations that exist within these small building blocks that account for both the likenesses and differences in form and function that create the diversity of life. Students will also explore the role natural selection plays in the diversity of species and examine the variety of factors that influence the survival of a species, leading to an understanding of interdependence. Below is an outline for the course. In parenthesis are the approximate numbers of weeks within each unit. Week 1 Characteristics of Life Viruses Week 2 Kingdoms Taxonomy Dichotomous Keys Week 3 Levels of Organization Food Webs and Food Chains Pyramid Analysis Types of Symbiotic Relationships Week 4 Spontaneous Generation Microscopes Cell Differentiation/Stem Cells Week 5 Mitosis Cancer Cell Membrane Introduction Week 6 Cell Membrane Structure o Phospholipid structure Cell Transport Properties of Water Week 7 Chemical Reactions Enzymes pH Types of Bonds Week 8 Photosynthesis o Carbohydrate structure Cellular Respiration Week 9 Fermentation Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Review Midterm Review MIDTERM EXAM Week 10 Discovery of DNA Structure of DNA o Nucleic acid structure DNA Replication Week 11 Karyotypes Meiosis Genetic Disorders/Mutations Week 12 Mendel’s Laws Monohybrid/Dihybrid Crosses Incomplete vs. Codominance Week 13 Sex-linked Traits Pedigrees Week 14 DNA vs. RNA RNA Structures/Types Central Dogma Transcription and Translation Protein Synthesis o Amino acid structure Week 15 DNA Mutations Week 16 Evidence for Biological Change Darwin and Natural Selection Types of Selection Catastrophism, Gradualism, and Punctuated Equilibrium Week 17 Scientific Method Project Portfolio Project Week 18 Complete Vocab and Binder Work FINAL EXAM REVIEW EOC Final Exam ACT Biology End of Course Assessment (10% of Final Grade)