Merlin's Help With Biology
Competency Goal 1
The learner will develop an understanding of the physical, chemical and cellular basis of life.
Objectives
1.01 Analyze the matter-energy relationships of living and non-living things including:
Chemical processes and regulatory mechanisms of cells.
Bonding patterns.
Energy use and release in biochemical reactions.
1.02 Describe the structure and function of cell organelles.
1.03 Compare and contrast the structure and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
1.04 Assess and explain the importance of water to cells, as well as transport into and out of cells.
1.05 Describe the structure and function of enzymes and explain their importance in biological systems.
1.06 Analyze the bioenergetic reactions:
Aerobic respiration.
Anaerobic respiration.
Photosynthesis.
Chemosynthesis.
Competency Goal 2
The learner will develop an understanding of the continuity of life and the changes of organisms over time.
2.01 Analyze the molecular basis of Heredity/DNA including:
Sexual And Asexual Reproduction
Protein synthesis (Transcription, Translation).
Meiosis
Mitosis
Punnet Squares
2.02 Compare and Contrast the characteristics of asexual and sexual reproduction
2.03 Interpret and use the laws of probability to predict patterns of inheritance.
2.04 Assess the application of DNA technology to forensics, medicine, and agriculture.
2.05 Analyze and explain the role of genetics and environment in health and disease.
2.06 Examine the development of the Theory of Biological Evolution including:
The origins of life.
Patterns.
Variation.
Natural selection.
Competency Goal 3
The learner will develop an understanding of the unity and diversity of life.
3.01 Relate the variety of living organisms to their evolutionary relationships.
3.02 Classify organisms according to currently accepted systems.
: 3.03Determine the form and function of organisms including:
Organ systems of animals.
Functional systems of plants including: transport, reproduction, and regulation.
3.04 Compare and contrast the processes of reproduction, growth, development, and regulation of major phyla of organisms.
3.05 Determine the internal and external factors that influence the growth and development of organisms.
Competency Goal 4
The learner will develop an understanding of ecological relationships among organisms.
4.01 Identify the interrelationships among organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and biomes.
4.02 Analyze the cycling of matter: water, carbon, and nitrogen in systems.
4.03 Explain the flow of energy through ecosystems.
4.04 Assess and describe successional changes in ecosystems.
4.05 Asses and explain human activities that influence and modify the environment:
Global warming.
Human population growth.
Pesticide use.
Competency Goal 5
Students will develop an understanding of the behavior of organisms, resulting from a combination of heredity and environment.
5.01 Evaluate the survival of organisms and suitable adaptive responses to environmental pressures.
5.02 Assess and examine plant tropisms and other responses.
5.03 Assess, describe, and explain types of animal behaviors (taxis, reflexes, instincts, and learned behavior).
5.04 Analyze the biological clocks and rhythmic behavior of organisms.
5.05 Evaluate and explain the evolution of behavioral adaptations and survival of populations.
Biology Teacher's Notes
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Biology - Mrs. Walsmley Chapter 1 -The Study of Life - Mr. Smith
Chapter 2 - Ecology - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 2 - The Principle of Ecology - Mr. Smith
Chapter 3 - Communities and Biomes - Mrs Walsmley
Chapter 4 - Population Dynamics - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 5 - Biological Diversity and Conservation - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 - The Chemistry of Life - Mr. Smith
Chapter 7 - Cells and The Microscope - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 7 - A View of the Cell - Mr. Smith
Chapter 8 - Cellular Transport and the Cell Cycle - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 9 - Cell Energy - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 10 - Mendel’s Laws of Heredity - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 11 - DNA: The Molecule of Heredity
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14- Geologic History
Chapter 15 - Evolution - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 16 - Primate Evolution - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 17 - Classification (Taxonomy) - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 19- Protists
Chapter 20-Fungi
Chapter 21-Plants
Chapter 22-Diversity of Plants
Chapter 23-Plant Structure and Function
Chapter 24-Reproduction in Plants
Chapter 25-What is an Animal?
Chapter 26-Sponges, Cnidarians, Flatworms, and Roundworms
Chapter 27 - Annelida and Molluska - Mrs. Walsmley
Chapter 28-Arthropods
Chapter 29-Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates
Biology End of Course Vocabulary Review
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