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Biology Reference Desk:
Tree of Life - have you ever wondered how life might be related?
HSA Practice tests - practice your sweet biology skills here using the Montgomery County HSA Biology simulator!
Biology: Maryland State Standards - (use these indicators for HSA practice tests).
Cells Alive - Everything about Cells!
Bioman - Biology games to practice "yo" skills!
Biology Resource Pages
Click on the unit you are interested in learning about below!
Unit 1: Intro to Biology and the Process of Science (Ch 1)
↑Full powerpoint on scientific method in the link above!
- Introduction to Biology
- Science as Inquiry (making observations)
- Scientific Method
- Variables & Graphing
- Scientific Notation
- Metric Units
- Metric Prefixes & Conversions
Unit 2: Ecology of the Chesapeake Bay l Ecology (Ch 3, 4, 5, 6)
↑Full powerpoint in the link above!
- What is the Chesapeake Bay?
- Levels of Organization (Ecological Organization & Feeding Relationships)
- Interactions of the Bay (Ecological Relationships & Invasive Species)
- Succession
- The Carbon Cycle
- Food Chains and Food Webs (Energy Transfers of the Bay)
- Food Pyramids
- Habitats & Biomes
- Humans & Interactions
Unit 3: Ingredients for Life l Biochemistry (Ch 2, 38)
- What is an atom?
- Water
- Diffusion
- pH
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Nucleic Acids
- Proteins
- Homeostasis
Unit 4: The Basic Unit of Life l Cells & Cell processes (Ch 7, 8, 9, 10)
- Cell Classification (Eukaryotes vs Prokaryotes)
- Viruses & Bacteria
- Parts of a cell <cell powerpoint here!
- Enzymes
- Photosynthesis
- Cellular Respiration
- Mitosis
- Meiosis
- DNA Replication <powerpoint here!
- Protein Synthesis <powerpoint here!
Unit 5: Building Complexity l Diversity of Life (Ch 7, 10, 12)
- Asexual Reproduction
- Cancer & Cellular Transport
- Feedback Loops
Unit 6: Variation Among Organisms l Genetics (Ch 11, 12,13, 14)
- Genetics Vocabulary / Mendelian Genetics
- Sex-linked traits
- Punnet Squares (powerpoint here!)
- Codominance & Incomplete Dominance (note this is an outside site)
- Pedigrees
- Mutations
Unit 7: Change Over Time (Ch 15, 16, 18)
- Adaptations
- Natural Selection
- Evidence for Evolution
- New & Extinct Species
Unit 8: H.S.A. Biology Review (Ch 1-18, 35-40)
^^Full Content HSA Review Here!
- Biology Curriculum Standards Practice Questions here!
- HSA Review Montgomery County
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