BIOLOGY 327 Level 3
Chapter 1: Biology and You
- Biology
- Scientific Method
- Controlled Experiments
- Sample Size
- Metric System units
- Pseudoscience
- Data and Graph analysis
- Observation vs. Inference
- Scientific Observations Lab
- A mechanism for evolution
- Theory of Natural Selection
- Darwin vs. Lamarck
- Natural Selection
- Variation Lab
- Computer Graphing
Chapter 3: Energy, Life and the Biosphere
Chapter 26: Interrelationships
- Characteristics of life
- Are Corn Seeds Alive? Lab
- Energy flow through an ecosystem
- Food chains/Food Webs
- Biological Pyramids
- 10% Rule of Energy Transfer
- Biological Magnification
- Symbiosis
- Types of Symbiosis w/ example
- Evolution of symbiotic relationships Competition
- Predator/Prey Relationship Lab
- Biotic vs. Abiotic Factors
- Levels of Organization (organism----> ecosystem)
- Biomes and Characteristics
- Climatographs
Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Life
- Biochemistry
- Organic vs. inorganic molecules
- Structural and molecular formulas
- Water characteristics and their importance to living things
- CHONPS
- Monomer/polymer
- Dehydration synthesis/hydrolysis
- Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids
*monomer name, monomer structure, biological importance, etc.
- Indicator solutions
- Standard Tests to Determine Food Stuffs Lab
- Enzymes Enzyme activity Enzyme Lab
Chapter 5: Diversity and Variation
- Classification Aristotle vs. Linnaeus
- Dichotomous Keys Dichotomous Key Lab
- Species definition
- Common names and Binomial Nomenclature
- KPCOFGS
- Prokaryotic / eukaryotic
- 2 Kingdoms ------> 5 Kingdoms
- Characteristics of the 5 Kingdoms.........I'm Thinking of an Organism
- Symmetry
Chapter 6: Organization of Cells
*Proper use, diagrams, measuring, etc.
- Cell membranes; structure and function
- Fluid Mosaic Model
- Division of Labor Organelles; structure and function
- Movement of molecules
*diffusion, osmosis
- Movement of molecules through membranes
- Passive vs. Active Transport
- Movement of Materials into/out of Cells Lab
- Osmosis and Cells
*hypo, hyper, isotonic. plasmolysis, turgor, etc.
- Bulk transport
- Cells Size and Diffusion Rate Lab
Chapter 7: Photosynthesis: Harvesting Light Energy
- Overview
- Experiments used to discover photosynthesis
- Light Reactions
- Calvin Cycle
- Structure vs. Function
- Structure vs. Function in a Leaf Lab
Chapter 8: Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy
- Overview
- Anaerobic vs. Aerobic Respiration
- Anaerobic; glycolysis, fermentation, lactic acid fermentation
- Aerobic: Glycolysis, Krebs, E.T.S
Chapter 9: The Cell Cycle
- Mitosis and Cytokinesis
- DNA structure DNA replication
- Stages of mitosis
- Identifications of the stages of mitosis
Chapter 10. Information Transfer and Protein Synthesis
- DNA and Protein Synthesis
- Transcription Translation
- Mutation
Chapter 11: Reproduction
- Stages of meiosis
- Crossing over
- Asexual vs. Sexual reproduction
- Internal vs. External fertilization
- Flower parts
- Human gamete formation
- Pollenation and seed dispersal
Chapter 12: Patterns of Inheritance
- Probability and deviation
- Gregor Mendel's principles
- Monohybrid crosses
- Dihybrid crosses
- Multiple alleles
- Polygenetic traits
- Codominance
- Incomplete dominance
- Sex linked traits
Chapter 13: Advances in Genetics
- Human Genetics
- Karyotypes
- Non-disjunction
- Genetic diseases
- Population genetics
- Hardy-Weinberg
- Lethal alleles
Chapters 18-24: Life Processes: Regulation and Homeostasis
Body Systems:
- Nervous system
- Circulatory system
- Digestive system
- Excretory system
- Endocrine system
- Muscular system
- Skeletal system
- Immune system
- Respiratory system