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Advanced Biology / ACCP Syllabus
I Instructor – Paul Peterson
Class - Advanced Biology at St Pius X H.S. ( ACCP credit for BL1250 and BL 1251 at
Rockhurst University)
School year 2012-13
Please contact me between 7:30 & 7:45 am any day except Thursday (or 11:15am to 12:15
mon., tue., or fri) at 816-453-3450 ext 353 or e-mail [email protected]
II. Course description:
This class continues the study of living creatures from the molecular to the ecological levels.
Structures, functions, and interactions of living things are emphasized from a continued
perspective of scientific methodology. The course outline indicates two basic areas: 1 - units
of study not covered in the first year of biology; ( i.e. plant taxonomy, plant structures and
functions, microbiology, kingdoms protista & fungi, natural history, and Ecology) 2 greater depth of study for essential units in biology and previously introduced in the first year
of biology ( i.e. chemicals of life, Bioenergy and metabolism, genetics, and cell theory )
III. Text - Modern Biology
IV. Grades - weighted as follows:
Daily work, lessons, assignments, diagrams, questions, quizzes, etc.
Unit project grades - collections, lab notebooks, displays etc.
Unit exams (4 per sem) – objective and performance based
Final exam
10%
10%
60%
20 %
Advanced Biology Course Outline
Unit topic
Basic content
General taxonomic Phylogenetic
overview
sequence; life cycles;
taxonomic sequence
dichotomous key
Characteristics of
life
Plant and animal
structures and
functions
Chemicals of life
Organic categories of
carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins, nucleic
acids, & vitamins
Skills : students should be able to:
Design an evolutionary sequence of the major phyla
Analyze life cycles
Organize categories of taxonomy
Distinguish the concept of species
Create a dichotomous key
Explain characteristics common to all living things
Identify gross and histological structure of plant
tissues as related to life characteristics
Compare and contrast characteristics as seen in the
plant and animal kingdoms
Identify categories of organic compounds and the
food groups within each category
Describe the importance of the food groups to a
healthy lifestyle
Identify the structural formulas of monomers of the
food groups
Generate a list of favorite foods for one day that fits
within the limits of a healthy life style
Weeks
6
3
3
Bioenergy
Nuclear fusion,
photosynthesis, &
respiration
Microbiology
Prokaryotes,
bacteriology, &
viruses
Cell theory
Cell structure &
function,
Kingdom Protista
Protists structures and
functions
Natural history
Theories of natural
selection, origin of
life, & earth time line
Genetics
Mendelian principles
Chromosomes ,
DNA,, protein
synthesis
Ecology
Principles of
conservation,
ecological
relationships, &
biomes
Total weeks
Construct a flow chart demonstrating the energy
changes that convert sunlight energy into the energy
of life.
Describe differences between light and dark phases of
photosynthesis
Compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic
respiration
Demonstrate aseptic method of laboratory handing of
bacteria in multicultural growth media
Describe the importance of bacteria
Describe the importance of multicultural growth
media
Evaluate a virus as living or non-living
Describe the importance of cells to a living organism.
Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic
cells
Design a flow chart displaying a cell analogous to a
factory
Evaluate the importance of the components of cells
Describe the importance of protists.
Identify common species of protists.
Classify Protists based on characteristics
Construct a time line of earth history demonstrating
significant biological events
Compare and contrast common theories of natural
selection and origin of life as described by modern
biology
Solve probability of genetic crosses
Explain genes and chromosomes
Compare and contrast translation and transcription
Explain protein synthesis
Appraise the importance of genetics
Evaluate steps taken for the conservation of natural
resources & future energy sources
Construct flow charts representing ecological
relationships
Describe the critical attributes of the biomes
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
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