Unit

Chapters

I   Introduction

1 Invitation to Biology

II Principles of Cellular Life

2 Life’s Chemical Basis

3 Molecules of Life

4 Cell Structure

5 Ground Rules of Metabolism

6 Where It Starts – Photosynthesis

7 How Cells Release Chemical Energy

III Genetics

8 DNA Structure and Function

9 From DNA to Protein

10 Control of Gene Expression

11 How Cells Reproduce

12 Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

MIDTERM EXAM

25% of the Second Marking Period

III. Genetics (Continued)

13 Observing Patterns in Inherited Traits

14 Human Inheritance

15 Biotechnology

IV. Evolution

16 Evidence of Evolution

17 Processes of Evolution

V. Evolution and Biodiversity

19 Viruses, Bacteria, and Archea

20 The Protists

34 Immunity

23 Animals 1: Major Invertebrate Groups

24 Animals 11: The Chordates

VI. How Animals Work

28 Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

29 Neural Control

30 Sensory Perception

31 Endocrine Control

32 Structural Support and Movement

33 Circulation

35 Respiration

36 Digestion and Human Nutrition

37 Maintaining the Internal Environment

38 Reproduction and Development

FINAL EXAM

NOT CUMULATIVE. COVERS ONLY THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR. 25% of the 4^th marking period grade.