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South Warren High School Science Department 2011-2012 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. Fall Semester Biology and Scientific Method (2 weeks): Characteristics of life Laboratory skills, graphing and reports Cellular Biology (4 weeks): Cell Theory Cell structure/organelles Cell differentiation Cell membrane and transport Properties of water and pH Microscopy Biological macromolecules Cellular Respiration and Enzymes (3 weeks): Types of bonds and chemical reactions Enzymes as catalysts Factors affecting enzymes ATP/ADP Fermentation Mitochondrial structure Photosynthesis (3 weeks): Electromagnetic Spectrum Pigments Factors affecting rates Chloroplast structure Plant structure, transport, and reproduction Cellular/Nuclear Division (3 weeks): Cell Cycle and Mitosis Reasons for cell division Prokaryote vs. eukaryotes Plants vs. animals Introduction to DNA (2 weeks): Discovery of DNA Structure of DNA and chromosomes Midterm Cumulative Exam (1 week): Comprehensive Exam and Review Spring Semester RNA and Protein Synthesis (2.5 weeks): Structure and types of RNA Replication, transcription, & translation Amino acids and protein synthesis Meiosis and Mutations (2 weeks): Oogenesis vs. Spermatogenesis Karyotypes and mutations Heredity (3 weeks): Mendel’s Laws Genotypes and phenotypes Mono and dihybrid crosses Incomplete and co-dominance Pedigrees and probability Biotechnology (1 week): Human Genome Project Stem Cell Research Cloning Topics of Current Interest Biological Change (3 weeks): Binomial nomenclature Factors affecting biological change Evidence of change in species Disruptive, stabilizing, and directional selection Catastrophism, gradualism, and punctuated equilibrium Interdependence of Organisms (2.5 weeks): Ecological levels of classification Trophic levels and availability of energy Food web, food chain, and pyramid analysis Biotic and abiotic factors in biomes Kingdoms (2.5 weeks): Taxonomic levels of organization Dichotomous keys Requirements to be a species Major divisions of animals Animal cell and tissue types and functions Animal body systems and functions Criteria for fungi, plants, and animals Viruses, bacteria, and protists Final Cumulative Exam (1.5 weeks): ACT Biology End of Course Assessment and Review (10%) of final grade