BIOLOGY
FALL 2008
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DATES/ (# of Days) |
TOPIC/GOAL |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES |
CHAPTER(S) |
QUIZ TOPICS |
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8/25-8/29 (5) |
Introduction to Biology |
Characteristics
of Life Scientific
Method Lab
Safety and Skills |
1 |
QUIZ: Characteristics of Life QUIZ: Scientific Method |
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9/2-9/8 (5) |
GOAL 4 Unity & Diversity of Life |
Taxonomy
(Classification System, Dichotomous Key, Cladogram, Compare & Contrast
the 6 Kingdoms) |
14,
17 |
QUIZ: Classification |
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9/9-9/24 (12) |
Representative
Organisms and their Characteristics Protists Annelid Insects Amphibians Mammals Plants Non-vascular Gymnosperms Angiosperms Adaptations |
25 19 27.2 28 30.2 32 21,
22, 23, 24 21,
23.3, 25 |
Quizzes on
Organisms Protists Annelid
Worms Insects Amphibians Mammals Plants
QUIZ: Adaptations |
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9/25-9/26 (2) |
Animal
Behavior |
33 |
QUIZ: Animal Behavior |
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9/30-10/6 (5) |
Health
& Disease |
18,
37 |
QUIZ: Health & Disease |
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GOAL
4 TEST on Wednesday 10/8 |
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10/7-10/13 (5) |
GOAL 5 Ecology |
Interrelationships Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors Limiting Factors Symbiosis Predator-Prey Relationships Field Ecology Techniques |
2.1,
3 |
QUIZ: Interrelationships |
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10/14-10/16 (3) |
Cycles Carbon Cycle & Photosynthesis Food Chains & Food Webs Pyramids of Energy, Biomass, &
Numbers |
2.2 |
Quiz: Cycles |
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10/17-10/22 (4) |
Human
Impact Population Growth Graphs Human Impact on Local Ecosystems &
Global Environments |
4,
5 |
Quiz: Human Impact |
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GOAL
5 TEST on Friday 10/24 |
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DATES/ (# of Days) |
TOPIC/GOAL |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES |
CHAPTER(S) |
QUIZ TOPICS |
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END of 1st NINE WEEKS 10/30 |
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10/27-10/30 (4) |
GOAL 2 Physical,
Chemical, & Cellular Basis of Life |
Organic
Molecules Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, &
Nucleic Acids Enzymes |
6 |
QUIZ: Organic Molecules |
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11/3-11/6 (4) |
Cells Cell Organelle Structures & Functions Cell Transport Cell Cycle & Mitosis |
7 8.1 8.2 |
Quiz: Cell Organelles QUIZ: Cell Transport QUIZ: Mitosis |
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11/7-11/12 (3) |
Bioenergetic
Reactions Photosynthesis Cellular Respiration Chemosynthesis |
9 |
QUIZ: Bioenergetic Reactions |
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GOAL
2 TEST on Friday 11/14 |
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11/17-11/21 (5) |
GOAL 3 Genetics & Evolution |
DNA
& RNA DNA
Replication Protein
Synthesis Gene
Regulation |
11 |
QUIZ: DNA & Protein Synthesis |
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11/24-11/25 (2) |
Asexual
vs. Sexual Reproduction Mitosis vs. Meiosis |
8.2,
10.2 |
QUIZ: Mitosis vs. Meiosis |
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12/1-12/10 (8) |
Patterns
of Inheritance Dominant vs. Recessive Multiple Alleles Polygenic Traits Sex-Linked Traits Mendel’s Laws of Heredity Pedigrees Punnett Squares |
10,
12 |
QUIZ: Patterns of Inheritance |
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12/11-12/17 (5) |
Biotechnology |
13 |
QUIZ: Biotechnology |
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12/18-1/6 (4) |
Evolution |
14,
15 |
QUIZ: Evolution |
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GOAL
3 TEST on Wednesday 1/7 |
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1/8-1/16 |
EOC
REVIEW AND EOC FINAL EXAM |
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END OF SEMESTER Friday 1/16 |
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