CP/Honors Biology Syllabus
Text: Biology by Miller and Levine, Prentice Hall
Publishers, copyright 2004
Fall Semester
Unit One The Nature of Life
Chapter 1---The Science of Biology
Chapter 2---The Chemistry of Life
Organic Compounds Lab
Investigating Catalysts and Enzymes Lab
Unit Two Cells
Chapter 7---Cell Structure and Function
Chapter 8---Photosynthesis
Chapter 9---Cellular Respiration
Chapter 10---Cell Growth and Division
Cell Microscopy Lab
Diffusion and Osmosis Lab
Chromatography Lab
Molasses and Yeast Lab and CAPT Lab Prompt
CAPT Persuasive Essay on Stem Cell Funding
Unit Three Genetics
Chapter 11---Introductions to Genetics
Chapter 12---
Chapter 13---Genetic Engineering
Chapter 14---The Human Genome
Lego Investigation into Critter Genetics
Paper Plasmid Biotechnology Lab
Using Gel Electrophoresis to Solve a Crime Lab
Unit Four Evolution
Chapter 15---
Chapter 16---Evolution of Populations
Chapter 17---The History of Life
Modeling a Gene Pool Lab
Simulation of Evolutionary Processes Lab
*******Departmental Mid-term*********
Spring Semester
Unit Five Population
Biology
Chapter 5---Populations
CAPT Lab Prompt on Human Population Dynamics
Unit Six
Microorganisms
Chapter 19---Bacteria and Viruses
Bacterial Scavenger Hunt Lab
Investigating Staph aureus Lab
Outbreak Simulation
Unit Seven The Human Body
Chapter 35—The Nervous System
Chapter 36---Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary
Systems
Chapter 37---Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
Chapter 38---Digestive and Excretory Systems
Chapter 39---Endocrine System
Chapter 40---The Immune System and Disease
Reaction Lab
Taste Lab
Muscles, Bones and Joints Lab
Transdermal Patch Lab
Lung Volume Lab
The Effect of Exercise on the Rate of Cellular Respiration
Lab
Digestion Lab
Comparative Anatomy Lab
Human Body Project
**********Departmental Final Exam*********