A P Biology Mrs. Roberts
Text: Biology by Raven and
Johnson
First Semester: Topics LABS Chap.
Ecology and Behavior #11 Animal Behavior 24-28
Population dynamics #12 Dissolved Oxygen 54,55
Ecosystems
Animal behaviors
Biomes
Global issues
Molecules and Cells 1-3,8
Chemistry of Life
Water
Organic molecules
Energy changes
Enzymes #2 Enzyme Catalysis
Cellular Energetics 9,10
Cellular respiration #5 Cell Respiration
Photosynthesis #4 Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis
Cells 5-7
Prokaryotic,Eukaryotic
Membranes #1 Osmosis and Diffusion
Subcellular Organization #3 Mitosis
Heredity and Evolution 11-13
Heredity #7 Genetics of Organisms
Meiosis and gametogenesis #3 Meiosis Simulation
Eukaryotic chromosomes
Inheritance patterns
Molecular Genetics 14-19
DNA and RNA structure and function
Gene regulation
Mutation
Viral structure and replication
Nucleic Acid technology and #6 Molecular Biology
Applications
Evolutionary Biology 4,20-23
Early evolution of life
Evidence for evolution
Mechanisms for evolution #8 Population Genetics
Semester 2: Topics
Organisms and Populations 29-32
Diversity of organisms #9 Transpiration
Evolutionary patterns #10 Physiology of the
Survey of diversity of life Circulatory System
Phylogenetic classification
Evolutionary relationships
Structure and Function of Plants and Animals 33-55
Reproduction, growth and development
Structural, physiological and behavioral
Adaptations
Response to the environment
Tests will be averaged numerically and count 80 % of the quarter grade. There will usually be 3 per quarter. Labs, quizzes and homework count for 20 % of the grade.