Student Resources
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Course Outline
Below is an outline of the main topics of the course. This is the most likely order in which the course will taught. Please click on the topic you wish to investigate further in the navigation section on the left side of the screen. You will find some learning tools to help you along your bio-academic journey. Enjoy the trip!
I - Scientific Inquiry and Skills
II - Similarities and Differences Among living Organisms
- Basic chemistry of Life (Elements, Compounds, pH, and Enzymes)
- The Cell
- Transport - Diffusion/Active Transport
- Basic Biochemical Processes in Living Things (Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis)
III - Human Systems
- Nutrition and Digestive System
- Circulatory System
- Disease as a Failure of Homeostasis - Immunity
- Respiratory System
- Excretory System
- Nervous System
- Endocrine System
IV- Reproduction and Development
- Asexual Reproduction (Mitosis)
- Making Sex Cells Cell (Meiosis)
- Human Reproduction and Development
- Applications of Reproductive Technology
V - Genetics
- DNA Structure and Function (19)
- Genes and Gene Action (20)
- Blood Typing
- Patterns of Inheritance (21)
- Human Genetics (22)
- Biotechnology/Genetic Engineering (23)
VI - Evolution
- The Theory of Evolution
- The Mechanics of Evolution
- Patterns of Change
VII - Ecology
- What is Ecology?
- Levels of Organization
- Organisms and Their Environment
- Population Interactions
- Energy Flow Through an Ecosystems
- Benefits of Diversity Species and Habitats
- Environmental Changes
VIII - Human Impact on the Environment
- New Technologies
- Our Environment
- People and the Environment
- The Negative Impact of Industrialization
- Individual Choices and Societal Actions
- The Future
IX - Laboratory Skills
- Tools for Measurement
- Microscopic Skills
- Additional Laboratory Techniques
- Observing Plant and Animal Specimens
- Laboratory Safety