Biology 1 Units Covered

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