Living Environment NOTES
Unit 1 - Intro
Unit 1 - Intro
- Safety
- Tools
- Measurement
- Graphing
- Scientific Method
- Making Connections -NYS lab
- Life Functions
Unit 1 continued - Ecology
Unit 1 continued - Ecology
- What is Ecology?
- Abiotic vs Biotic
- Food Webs/Pyramid
- Predator/prey relationships
- Carrying capacity
- Population growth
- Ecological succession
Unit 2 - Human Impact
Unit 2 - Human Impact
- Human population clocks
- Renewable vs Nonrenewable
- Biodiversity
- Trade-offs
- Human Impact:
- Global Warming
- Ozone depletion
- Acid Rain
Unit 3 - BIOCHEMISTRY
Unit 3 - BIOCHEMISTRY
- States of matter, periodic table
- Organic vs. inorganic
- Four organic Compounds
- Carbohydrate
- Lipids
- Proteins
- Nucleic Acid
- DNA & RNA
- Hydrolysis & Dehydration Synthesis
- Enzymes
UNit 4 - Microscope & Cell
UNit 4 - Microscope & Cell
- Cell Organelles
- Microscope Letter "e"
- Plant vs Animal Cell
- Passive vs Active Transport (Diffusion)
Unit 5 - Photosynthesis & Respiration
Unit 5 - Photosynthesis & Respiration
- Photosynthesis equation
- Internal & external structures of leaf
- Guard cells and stomata
- Respiration equation
- Aerobic vs Anaerobic
Unit 6 - Mendelian Genetics
Unit 6 - Mendelian Genetics
- Inherited traits
- Mendel
- Law of dominance
- Exceptions:
- Incomplete dominance
- Co-dominance
- Multiple alleles
Unit 6 continued - Modern Genetics
Unit 6 continued - Modern Genetics
- Structure of DNA & RNA
- Protein Synthesis
- Gene expression
- Relationships & Biodiversity
- Sex-linked traits"
- Hemophilia
- Colorblindness
- Genetic Disorders
- Biotechnology:
- Selective breeding
- Genetic engineering
- Gene splicing
- Cloning
Unit 7 - classification & Evolution
Unit 7 - classification & Evolution
- Classification system
- Taxonomy
- Kingdoms/Domains
- Dichotomous key
- Evolution
- Fossil evidence
- Comparative anatomy, embryology, biochemistry
- Lamarck "Use & Disuse"
- Darwin "Natural selection"
- Variations
- Species extinction
- Beaks of Finches - NYS lab
Unit 8 - reproduction
Unit 8 - reproduction
- Asexual reproduction
- Homoeostasis/Feedback systems
- Meiosis/Mitosis
- Male/Female reproductive systems
- Fertilization, implantations and stages of development
- External vs Internal reproduction
- Human reproduction
unit 9 - Body Systems
unit 9 - Body Systems
- Digestive system
- Circulatory system
- Immune system
- Respiratory system
- Excretory system
- Nervous system
- Endocrine system
Regents Review
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