Units Covered
First Semester
Unit 1: Lab Equipment & Techniques (5 days)
1. Lab Safety
2. Lab Equipment & Usage
3. Microscopes
Unit 2: Scientific Method (10 days)
1. Scientific Method
2. Variables
3. Scientific Process
4. Metric System
Unit 3: Cell Organelles & Transport (40 days)
1. Cell Organelles
2. Cell Membrane
3. Diffusion
4. Osmosis
Unit 4: Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis ( 16 days)
1.Cellular Respiration
a. aerobic respiration
b. anaerobic respiration
2. Photosynthesis
a. Light Dependent Reaction
b. Light Independent Reaction
c. Chloroplasts Structure & Function
d. Photo respiration
e. C4 Pathway
f. CAM Plants
3. ATP & Function
4. Enzyme Functions, Shapes, Factors Affecting Activity
Unit 5: DNA, RNA, Transcription (10 days)
1. DNA & RNA Structure and Function
2. Protein Synthesis
3. Biotechnology Techniques
4. Mutations
Second Semester
Unit 6: Genetics (11 days)
1. Mendel Genetics
2. Mitosis
3. Meiosis
Unit 7: Viruses & Bacteria (7 days)
1. Viruses
2. Prokaryotes
3. Protozoans
4. Fungi
Unit 8: Animal Science (55 days)
1. Invertebrates: Sponges, Cnidarians, Worms, Mollusks, Annelids, Arthropods,
Echinoderms
2. Vertebrates: Chordates, Fish, Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
3. Animal Behavior
4. Animal Classification
Unit 9: Ecology ( 20 days)
1. Population Ecology
2. Biological Communities
3. Energy Flow
Unit 10: Evolution & Natural Selection (3 days)
1. Natural Selection & Types of Selection
2. Types of Evolution & Evidence of Evolution
3. Taxonomy
4. History of Life