BIOLOGY FALL 2008

DATES/

(# of Days)

TOPIC/GOAL

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

CHAPTER(S)

QUIZ TOPICS

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

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

9/9-9/24

(12)

Representative Organisms and their

Characteristics

Protists

Annelid Worms

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

9/25-9/26

(2)

Animal Behavior

33

QUIZ:  Animal Behavior

9/30-10/6

(5)

Health & Disease

18, 37

QUIZ:  Health & Disease

GOAL 4 TEST on Wednesday 10/8

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

 

 

10/14-10/16

(3)

Cycles

Carbon Cycle & Photosynthesis

Food Chains & Food Webs

Pyramids of Energy, Biomass, & Numbers

2.2

Quiz:  Cycles

10/17-10/22

(4)

Human Impact

Population Growth Graphs

Human Impact on Local Ecosystems & Global Environments

4, 5

Quiz:   Human Impact

GOAL 5 TEST on Friday 10/24

DATES/

(# of Days)

TOPIC/GOAL

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

CHAPTER(S)

QUIZ TOPICS

END of 1st NINE WEEKS 10/30

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

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

11/7-11/12

(3)

Bioenergetic Reactions

Photosynthesis

Cellular Respiration

Chemosynthesis

9

QUIZ:   Bioenergetic Reactions

GOAL 2 TEST on Friday 11/14

11/17-11/21

(5)

GOAL 3

Genetics

&

Evolution

DNA & RNA

DNA Replication

Protein Synthesis

Gene Regulation

11

QUIZ:  DNA & Protein Synthesis

 

11/24-11/25

(2)

Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

Mitosis vs. Meiosis

8.2, 10.2

QUIZ:  Mitosis vs. Meiosis

 

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

 

12/11-12/17

(5)

Biotechnology

13

QUIZ:  Biotechnology

 

12/18-1/6

(4)

Evolution

14, 15

QUIZ:  Evolution

GOAL 3 TEST on Wednesday 1/7

1/8-1/16

EOC REVIEW AND EOC FINAL EXAM

END OF SEMESTER Friday 1/16