Course title

5030

Pre-requisite

Pass Earth Science with A;exceed 8th grade AIMS science, 8th grade teacher recommendation

Course description

This course is designed for the accelerated student to become aware of major concepts in Biology. A major emphasis is the teaching of the scientific method and inquiry. Laboratory experience leads to many open-minded investigations and class discussions. This course covers all content from both Biology 1 and Biology 2 and thus pacing is for the advanced students only. The main curricular focus of semester 1 will be on mastery of content associated with the performance objectives from the Arizona State Science Standards.

Advanced Biology course content
The science of Biology
• What is science
• How scientists work
• Studying life
• Tools and procedures
The chemistry of life
• Nature of matter
• Properties of water
• Carbon compounds
• Chemical reactions and enzymes
The biosphere
• What is ecology?
• Energy flow
• Cycles of matter
Ecosystems and communities
• Role of climate
• What shapes an ecosystem
• Biomes
• Aquatic ecosystems
Populations
• How populations grow
• Limits to growth
• Human population growth
Humans in the biosphere
• Changing landscape
• Renewable and nonrenewable resources
• Biodiversity
• Looking to the future
Cell structure and function
• Life is cellular
• Eukaryotic cells
• Cell boundaries
• Diversity of cellular life
Photosynthesis
• Energy and life
• Photosynthesis overview
• The reactions of photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
• Chemical pathways
• Krebs cycle and electron transport
Cell growth and division
• Cell growth
• Cell division ( mitosis)
• Regulation of the cell cycle
Intro to genetics
• Work of Gregor Mendel
• Probability and Punnett squares
• Exploring Mendelian genetics
• Meiosis
• Linkage and gene maps
DNA and RNA
• DNA
• Chromosomes and DNA replication
• RNA and protein synthesis
• Mutations
• Gene regulation
Genetic engineering
• Changing the living world
• Manipulating DNA
• Cell transformation
• Applications of genetic engineering
Human genome
• Human heredity
• Human chromosomes
• Human molecular genetics
Darwin’s theory of evolution
• Puzzle of life’s diversity
• Ideas that shaped Darwin’s thinking
• Darwin presents his case
Evolution of populations
• Genes and variation
• Evolution as genetic change
• The process of speciation
History of life
• Fossil record
• Earth’s early history
• Evolution of multicellular life
• Patterns of evolution
Classification
• Finding order in diversity
• Modern evolutionary classification
• Kingdoms and domains

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 / district 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