Elements of Biology

 
SEMESTER ONE
Chapter 1:
Lab Tools and Safety
Microscopes 
Measurements and Conversions 
Scientific Method

Chapter 2: 
Features of Life 
The Cell 
Cell organelles and their functions
Organization of living things 

Chapter 22: 
Cell Reproduction- Mitosis
Aging 
Cancer 

Chapter 28: 
Basic DNA 
How DNA works 
How DNA copies itself 

Chapters 26 and 27: 
Inheritance of Traits 
Genetics 



SEMESTER TWO: 

Chapter 3: 
Classification 
Scientific and Common Names 
Scientists and Classification Today 


Chapter 4: 
Viruses: Living or Non-Living?
Monera Kingdom 
Uses of Bacteria 


Chapter 5: 
Protist Kingdom 
Fungus Kingdom 

Supplementary Text: 
Geologic Time  
Evolution 
Adaptations of Living Things 
Fossils 

Chapter 32: 
Ecological Problems 
Resources 
Pollution 
Solutions to Ecological Issues 


Chapter 30: 
Populations 
Communities 

Chapter 31: 
Ecosystems and Biomes 
Succession 
How Living Things are Distributed?