Biology

**Attention Biology Students:  Check out the PowerPoint presentations listed below!  (PPT's may be added, deleted, or changed throughout the school year.)

 

Biology Course Calendar (The calendar may change.   Lesson in Life - Be Flexible!)

Semester I

Process of Science & Classification Unit

BioChem Unit

Cell Unit

Genetics Unit  

 

Semester II

Physiology & Anatomy Unit

Ecology Unit

Botany Unit

Evolution Unit

 

Helpful Web Sites

BioChem Activity

Periodic Table Web Site

Cell Parts (Structure & Function)

Cell Review

Volvox, One of the Seven Wonders of the Microscopic World!

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/main.html  (Mitosis)

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/meiosis/main.html    (Meiosis)

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html (Karyotyping Activity)

http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/geneprob.htm (Genetics Practice Problems)

http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu  (Genetics)

http://www.ygyh.org/index.htm (Genetic Disorders)

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html (Evolution - Timeline)

http://www.whitman.edu/biology/vpd/main.html (Virtual Pig Dissection)

 

Modern Biology               

                               

PowerPoint Notes

Process of Science Unit

Characteristics of Living Things

 

Ecology Unit

Intro to Ecology

Ecology of Organisms

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

 

BioChem Unit

Periodic Table Groups

Energy in Organisms

Acids & Bases

Functional Groups

Carbs, Fats, Proteins, Nucleic Acids

 

Cell Unit

Cell Theory

Cell Structure & Function

Cell Transport

ATP Notes

Photosynthesis: Light & Pigments

Cell Respiration

Cell Respiration: Glycolysis & Fermentation

Cell Respiration: Aerobic Respiration

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis II

Chromosomes

Mitosis

 

Genetics Unit

 Meiosis

Mendel

DNA Notes #1

DNA Notes #2

RNA

Gene Expression

Inheritance Patterns

 

Evolution Unit

Human Origins

Theory of Evolution

Geologic Timeline Notes

Ch. 14 Objectives

Ch. 15 Objectives

Evolution of Populations & Speciation (Ch. 16)

 

Anatomy & Physiology Unit

Human Body Intro

Skeletal System

Muscular System

The Integumentary System (Skin)

Circulatory System

Heart

Respiratory System

Immune System

Nutrients

Nervous System

Endocrine System

Brain

 

Plant Unit

Plant Concepts...my thoughts!