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Units of Study

 

First semester

Second semester

Unit 1: Nature of Biology (Ch 1)

Unit 5:Evolution (Ch 14, Ch 15)

-life requirements

-scientific methods

-natural selection

-mechanisms of evolution

Unit 2: Energy of Life (Ch 2)

Unit 6: Diversity and Classification of Life

(Ch 17,18,19,20,23,24,25-32)

-overview of organisms and their environment

-energy & its flow in ecosystems

-introduction to taxonomy

-Survey of the Kingdoms

-ecological principles

Unit 3: Chemistry of Life (Ch 6 )

Unit 8: Human Body

-basic and organic chemistry

-role of enzymes

-nutrition

-digestive system

-respiratory system

-circulatory system

-urinary system

-nervous system

-reproduction and development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 4: Cells: The Building Blocks of Life (Ch 7)

-cell theory

-types of cells

-organization of the cell

Unit 5: Cell Transport and Cycle (Ch 8)

-types of transport

-cell growth and reproduction

-the cell cycle

Unit 6: Closer Look at the Energy of Cells (Ch 9)

-photosynthesis

-cellular respiration

Unit 7: Genetics (Ch 10,11,12 and 13)

basic genetics priniciples

-meiosis

-DNA replication, RNA replication (transcription)

and Protein production (translation)

-patterns of inheritance

-biotechnology

 

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