Course title

5025

Pre-requisite

Successful completion of Biology 1 #5020

Course description

This course is designed to help students become aware of the major concepts of Biology. Topics to be discussed are the major kingdoms of organisms and their unique characteristics as well as the human systems. A major emphasis is the teaching of the scientific method and inquiry. Laboratory experience leads to many open-minded investigations and class discussions. Upon completion of this course; students will understand our uniqueness as well as our similarities when compared to other organisms.

Biology 2 Syllabus
Bacteria and Viruses
• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Diseases
Protists
• Protista
• Protozoans
• Unicellular algae
• Red; brown; green algae
• Funguslike protists
Fungi
• Fungi
• Classification
• Ecology
Plant Diversity
• Intro
• Bryophytes
• Seedless vascular
• Seed plants
• Angiosperms
Roots; stems; leaves
• Specialized tissues
• Roots
• Stems
• Leaves
• Transport
Reproduction in seed plants
• Cones and flowers
• Development and germination
• Propagation and agriculture
Plant responses and adaptations
• Hormones and plant growth
• Responses (tropisms)
• Adaptations
Sponges and cnidarians
• Intro to animals
• Sponges
• Cnidarians

Worms and mollusks
• Flatworms
• Roundworms
• Annelids
• Mollusks
Arthropods and echinoderms
• Intro to arthropods
• Groups
• Insects
• Echinoderms
Comparing invertebrates
• Evolution
• Form and function
Chordates
• Chordates
• Fish
• Amphibians
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Mammals
• Primates and human origins
• Evolution of
• Controlling body temperature
• Form and function
Animal behavior
• Elements of behavior
• Patterns
The Human Body
• Nervous system
• Skeletal
• Muscular
• Integumentary
• Circulatory
• Respiratory
• Digestive
• Excretory
• Endocrine
• Reproductive
• Immune system and disease

School Country

United States

School state

Arizona

School city

Cottonwood

High school

Mingus Union High School

School Address

1801 E Fir Street

School zip code

86326

Requested competency code

Lab Science

Date submitted

11/25/2013

Approved

Yes

Approved competency code

• LBIO
• Biology

Approved date

05/22/2014

Online / Virtual

No