Biology Syllabus
Teacher: A. Boyd
CORRECT HEADING is required on every assignment that you turn in to me...
in the upper RIGHT-hand corner.
Name – Date:
Biology - Block #
Materials Needed: Loose leaf paper, Colored Notebooks (according to
block (red for 1st, blue for 2nd and green for 3rd) - Composition
notebooks, pencil, blue or black (no pink or red or green etc,) glue
stick, scissors, ruler(this is a must), markers or colored pencils, graph
paper, TONS OF NOTECARDS and other supplies listed on my website and
Textbook. NO SPIRAL NOTEBOOKS ALLOWED!!!!
The following concepts will be covered. Students must satisfactorily master
these concepts to be promoted to the next level and to receive credit for
the course.
Scientific Study
-Scientific Method -Study of Biological Science - Use of Inquiry
Energy
-Forms -Transformations
Living Organisms
-Insects, characteristics, nomenclature, examples
Characteristics of Living Organisms
-Basic Chemistry
-Macromolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins & nucleic acids)
The Cell
-Role of Water molecule in the life of a cell
-Structure and function of cell membrane
-Types of Cells
-Transport of substances in a cell
-Structure and function of cell organelles
Cell Metabolism
-Photosynthesis -Mitosis
-Cellular Respiration -Meiosis
Heredity
-Structure and function of genes, chromosomes, DNA, and RNA
-DNA replication -Protein Synthesis
-Genetic Mutations -Genetic Engineering and Research
-Natural Selection
Environment
-Ecosystems -Trophic and Energy Levels
-Nutrient Cycles -Interaction within Ecosystems
-Human disruption of Ecosystems
Biological Change
-Fossil and Geological Review -Historical Review of Scientist
-Dichotomous Keys -Species Change over Time
-Species Diversity - Species Adaptations
