Biology I

Course Outline

Unit Topics are followed by the numbers of the Michigan Benchmarks addressed.

Unit I :Scientific Background in Biology (I.1,II.1, III.2)

Topics: Scientific Method

Steps of the Scientific Method

Experimental Reporting

Themes of Biology

Presentation Project

Characteristics of Life

Laboratory Techniques in Biology

General Lab Procedures

Care and Use of the Microscope

Chemistry in Biology (I.1, II.1, III.2, IV.1, IV.2)

Inorganic

Atomic Structure

Bonding

Covalent

Ionic

Hydrogen

Organic

Special Properties of Water

Chemistry of Carbohydrates

Chemistry of Proteins

Chemistry of Lipids

Unit II: Cell Parts and Processes (I.1, II.1, III.1, III.2)

Topics: Cellular organelles

Discovery of Cells

Structure

Function

Levels of Organization

Cell Processes

Homeostasis and Transport

Passive Transport

Diffusion

Osmosis

Active Transport

Endocytosis

Exocytosis

Energy Transfer

Photosynthesis

Respiration

Cell Division

Mitosis

Meiosis

Biosynthesis

Nucleic Acids

DNA

RNA

Protein Synthesis

Unit III: Genetics (I.1, II.1, III.3)

Topics: Mendelian Genetics

Mendel's Concepts

Punnett Squares

Monohybrid Crosses

Dihybrid Crosses

Human Genetics

Non-Mendelian Inheritance

Multiple Alleles

Incomplete Dominance

Polygenes

Genetic Applications

Human Genome Project

Genetic Engineering

Cloning

Unit IV: Diversity of Life (I.1, II.1, III.2,III.3, III.4, III.5)

Topics: Taxonomy

Systematics

Kingdoms:

Archaebacteria

Eubacteria

Protista

Fungi

Plantae

Animalia

Ecology

Ecosystems

Interdependence

Evolution

Variation

Adaptation

Selection

Comparative Anatomy of Animal Kingdom

Porifera - Sponges

Cnidaria - Jellyfish

Platyhelminthes - Flatworms

Nematoda - Roundworms

Mollusca – “Shellfish”

Annelida – Segmented Worms

Arthropoda – Crustaceans/Insects

Chordata - Mammals