Class Overview  Biology Course Description 

The Biology Georgia Standards of Excellence are designed to continue the student investigations of the life sciences and provide students the necessary skills to be proficient in biology.  Topics in biology include: interdependence of organisms, the relationship of matter, energy, and organization in living systems, the behavior of organisms, and biological evolution. Examples of these include the chemical, microscopic, and macroscopic components of life, and analysis and categorization of biological processes and life forms that the students may encounter on an almost daily basis. Other examples include comparison of the various types of cellular structures and structures found within and among the various types of multicellular organisms. 

Students will be able to apply their knowledge and skills learned to analyze and evaluate components of the biological world, through experiences in laboratories, field work, inquiry, and predictions that can be applied to the biological world around them.

Students should be able to explain and make conclusions about the interactions of life forms with their environment and synthesize these conclusions into explanations of abstract observations.