Semester 1:
Unit 1: Homeostasis
How does your body keep a constant balance and what happens when your body goes out of balance?
Unit 2: Mitosis & Cancer
How do cells divide and how do they know what types of cells to become?
Unit 3: DNA & Protein Synthesis
How do genes code for proteins in organisms that carry out functions?
Unit 4: Evolution
How do the characteristics of organisms change over time and how are animals selected?
Semester 2:
Unit 5: Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration
What resources do plants and animals use to get energy?
Unit 6: Ecology
How does an organism’s role in the environment affect other organisms?
Unit 7: Human Impact
How do the actions of humans negatively impact the environment?