Introduction to Biology

• Safety

• Scientific Method

• Designing Solutions based on criteria and constraints

• Drawing and interpreting models

• Interpreting Graphs

• Ecological organization

• niche, habitat, competition

• limiting factors and carrying capacity

• nutritional relationships, food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids

• succession

• symbiotic relationships

• Climate Change (Global Warming)

• Ozone Depletion

• Acid Precipitation

• Coral Bleaching

• Ocean Acidification

• Invasive Species

• Deforestation

• Pesticides

• Fertilizers

• Poaching/Direct Harvesting

• Trade-offs/ Drawbacks

• Levels of organization

• Organic vs. Inorganic

• Dehydration Synthesis Vs. Hydrolysis

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

• Enzymes

• Water

• Levels of organization

• Passive vs. Active Transport

• Diffusion vs. Osmosis

• Organelles involved

• The steps involved in both processes

• Starting energy vs. Ending Energy

• Raw materials

• Products

• How oxygen and carbon dioxide are recycled in nature

• Mendelian Genetics

• DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis

• Mutations, Diseases, Detection of Diseases

• Human Heredity

• Biotechnology 

• Selective Breeding

• Cloning

• Recombinant DNA

• CRSPR

• Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection

• Modern Theory of Natural Selection

• Classification

• Dichotomous Keys

• Group Behaviors 

• Microevolution

• Macroevolution

• Coevolution

• Reproduction

• Immune

• Digestive

• Respiratory

• Excretory

• Endocrine

• Nervous