Instructor: Cheryl Massengale
Textbook: Modern Biology by Holt, Reinhart, & Winston
Updated April 10, 2006
| First Semester | ||
| Subject | Weeks of Instruction | Chapters |
| Chemistry of Life | 2.5 | |
| Cells | 6.5 | |
| Genes | 6.5 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Mechanics of evolution | 2 | |
| Biological Diversity | 2.5 | |
| Plant Form & Function | 3.5 | |
| Animal Form & Function | 7.0 | |
| Ecology | 2.0 | |
| Date | Topic of Study | Chapters to read | Labs | Tutorial Links | |
| 8/21
to 9/12 |
Chemistry & Biochemistry |
Chapter 1
Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 |
Lab 2: Enzyme Catalysis
Organic Models |
Periodic Table | |
| Unit one Test – Biochemistry | |||||
| 9/13
to 10/6 |
Cells | Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 |
Lab 1: Osmosis & Diffusion
Microscopy Lab
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Cell Size | |
| Unit 2 Test over Cells (chapters 7,8,11,12,13) | |||||
| 10/9
to 10/24 |
Cellular Energetics | Chapter 6
Chapter 9 Chapter 10 |
Lab 5: Cell Respiration
Lab 4: Plant Pigments & Photosynthesis |
Photosynthesis Problem Set 1 | |
| Unit 3 Test over Cellular Energetics (chapters 6, 9, & 10) | |||||
| Second Nine Weeks – Genetics | |||||
| 10/25
to 11/14 |
Heredity | Chapter 14
Chapter 15 |
Lab 3: Mitosis & Meiosis
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The Cell Cycle & Mitosis Tutorial
Online Onion Root Tip Activity Cell Division Laboratory Tutorial |
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| Unit 4 Test over Heredity (chapters 14 & 15) | |||||
| 11/15
to 12/20 |
Molecular Genetics | Chapter 16
chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 |
Lab 6: Molecular Biology
|
J. Watson bio | |
| Unit 5 Test over Molecular Genetics (chapters 16 – 21) | |||||
| Third Nine Weeks – Evolution, Taxonomy, Plants | |||||
| 1/9
to 1/30 |
Evolutionary Biology | Chapter 22
Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 |
Lab 7: Genetics of Drosophila | The Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) | |
| Unit 6 Test over Evolution (chapters 22-25) | |||||
| 1/31
to 2/13 |
Diversity of Organisms | Chapter 26
Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 31 |
Lab 8: Population Genetics & Evolution
Gram Staining Lab |
Introduction to Viruses | |
| Unit 7 Test over Taxonomy, Prokaryotes, & Simple Eukaryotes (chapters 26, 27,28, and 31) |
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| 2/14
to 3/13 |
Structure & Function of Plants | Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 |
Lab 9: Transpiration
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Angiosperm Structure and Function | |
| Units 8A & 8B Tests over Plants ( Chapters 29 & 30, 35 – 39 ) | |||||
| Fourth Nine Week – Animals & Ecology | |||||
| 3/14
to 4/17 |
Invertebrates & Vertebrates | Chapter 32
Chapter33 Chapter34 |
Invertebrate/Vertebrate Dissections | Interactive Animal Diversity Test | |
| Unit 9A & 9B Test over Vertebrates & Invertebrates (chapters 32-34) | |||||
| 4/18
to 4/30 |
Structure & Function of Animals | Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 |
Lab 10: Physiology of Circulatory System
|
Arteriosclerosis | |
| Units 10A & 10 B Tests over Animal Systems ( Chapters40 – 49 ) | |||||
| 5/1
to 5/11 |
Ecology | Chapter 50 Chapter 51Z Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 |
Lab 11: Behavior
Lab 12: Dissolved Oxygen & Aquatic Primary Productivity |
Tall-grass prairie | |
| Unit 11 Test over Ecology ( Chapters 50 – 55 ) | |||||
| AP Exam – May 14 | Final Exam – May 23 | ||||