Accelerated Biology

Biology: Concepts and Connections 5^th edition

Pacing Guide

Semester I

Curriculum Unit Chapter(s)

Unit #7

Ecology

34- Biosphere: An Introduction to Earth’s Diverse Environments

35- Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment

36- Population Dynamics

37- Communities and Ecosystems

38- Conservation Biology

Unit #1:

The Life of the Cell

1- Biology Exploring Life

2- The Chemical Basis of Life

3- The Molecules of Cells

4- A Tour of the Cells

5- The Working Cell

6- How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy

7- Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food

Unit #2:

Cellular Reproduction and Genetics

8- The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance

9- Patterns of Inheritance

10- Molecular Biology of the Gene

11- The Control of Gene Expression

12- DNA Technology and Genomics

Unit #3

Concepts of Evolution

13- How Populations Evolve

14- The Origin of Species

15- Tracing Evolutionary History

Midterm Exam Week

Semester II

Unit #4

The Evolution of Biological Diversity

16- The Origin and Evolution of Microbial Life: Prokaryotes and Protists

17- Plants, Fungi, and the Colonization of Land

18- The Evolution of Animal Diversity

19- Human Evolution

Unit #5

Animals: Form and Function

20- Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function

21- Nutrition and Digestion

22- Gas Exchange

23- Circulation

24- The Immune System

25- Control of the Internal Environment

26- Chemical Regulation

27- Reproduction and Embryonic Development

28- Nervous System

29- The Senses

30- How Animals Move

Unit #6

Plants: Form and Function

31- Plant Structure, Reproduction, and Development

32- Plant Nutrition and Transport

33- Control Systems in Plants

Final Exam Week