Collierville High School

2007-2008 Biology/ Gateway Syllabus

First Nine Weeks
Introduction:
Ch. 1
Lab Safety
Scientific Method
Metrics
Properties of Life
Ch. 7 Microscope
Interactions:
Ch. 2
Symbiosis
Abiotic/ Biotic Factors
Trophic Levels of the Energy Pyramid
Cycles in Nature
Ch. 3
Organisms in the Energy Pyramid
Biomes
Ch. 4
Environmental Effects on Population Growth Curves
Analyze and Interpret Population Growth Curves
Ch. 33 Innate and Learned Behaviors
Ch. 5 Human Activities on Ecosystems
Cells:
Ch. 6 Biomolecules
Ch. 7
Identify Organelles
Plant and Animal Cells

Second Nine Weeks:

Ch. 8
Mitosis/Cell Cycle
Ch. 10
Meiosis/Genetic Variability
Chromosomal Number in Meiosis and Mitosis
Ch. 8
Movement of Water
Homeostasis
Respiration/Photosynthesis:
Ch. 9
Active and Passive Transport
Products and Reactants
The Cholorplast
Carbon/Oxygen Cycle
Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration
Interdependence of Photosynthesis and Respiration
Transfer of Energy from Respiration to Cellular Work
Genetics/Biotechnology:
Ch. 11
DNA Structure
Replication
Protein Synthesis
Ch. 10
Reproduction (Sexual/Asexual)
Dominant and Recessive Genes
Phenotype/ Genotype

3rd Nine Weeks:
Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses
Ch. 11 Mutations
Ch. 12 Genetic Diseases
Ch. 13
Genetic Technology
Genetic Engineering/Gel Electrophoresis/
DNA fingerprinting/DNA Changes Related to Mutations

Evolution:
Ch. 14 Fossils
Ch. 15
Theory of Evolution
Speciation
Divergent Evolution
Homologous Structures
Natural and Artificial Selection

Fourth Nine Weeks:
Diversity:
Ch. 17
Classification
Dichotomous Key
Ch. 18 Viruses and Bacteria
Ch. 19 Protist
Ch. 20 Fungi
Ch. 24 Plant Reproduction - Alternation of Generations
Ch. 25 Symmetry
Ch. 28/30 Life Cycles
Gateway Review
Ch. 27-38 Organ Structure and Functions/Dissections
Ch. 39 Immunity / AIDS curriculum