Students will explain how the nervous system controls physiological processes.
Students will explain how the endocrine system contributes to homeostasis.
Use Your Brain! Research a neurological disorder in order to create a presentation and handout defining what you have discovered.
Students will explain how survival of the human species is ensured through reproduction.
Students will explain how human reproduction is regulated by chemical control systems.
Students will explain how cell differentiation and development in the human organism are regulated by a combination of genetic, endocrine and environmental factors.
Students research the effects of a known teratogen on fetal development. They create a pamphlet to inform women about prevention and treatment of various birth defects.
Students will describe the processes of mitosis and meiosis.
Students will explain the basic rules and processes associated with the transmission of genetic characteristics.
Students will explain classical genetics at the molecular level.
Students will describe a community as a composite of populations in which individuals contribute to a gene pool that can change over time.
Students will explain the interaction of individuals in a population with one another and with members of other populations.
Students will explain, in quantitative terms, the change in populations over time.