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BIOLOGY Pre-AP Unit I: Introduction to Biology and Animal Behavior Chapters 1 and 34 |
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Unit Name and Number |
Chapters |
Lab Activities |
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| I | Introduction to Biology and Animal Behavior | 1, 34 | Scientific Method: Termite Lab Isopod Lab |
| II | Chemistry of Life | 2 | Carbon Compound Testing Chemical Reactions and Enzymes |
| III | Cell Structure and Function | 7 | Microscopy and Cells Osmosis and Diffusion |
| IV | Cell Energetics | 8, 9 | Fermentation Lab Plant Pigment Chromatography |
| V | Cell Reproduction | 10 | Cell Cycle Lab |
| VI | Introduction to Genetics | 11, 12 | DNA Isolation Protein Synthesis Paper Lab |
| VII | Biotechnology and the Human Genome | 13, 14 | DNA Fingerprinting |
| VIII | Natural Selection and Evolution | 15, 16, 17 | |
| IX | Classification, Viruses, and Bacteria | 18, 10 | Culturing Bacteria |
| X | Protists and Fungi | 20, 21 | Survey of Fungi |
| XI | The Plant Kingdom | 22-25 | Plant Structure and Function Plant Reproduction |
| XII | The Invertebrate Phyla | 26-29 | Survey of Invertebrates Invertebrate Dissection |
| XIII | The Vertebrates | 30-33 | Vertebrate Dissection |
| XIV | Ecology | 3-6 | Food Chains and Webs Estimating Populations Biomes |
| XV | Human Biology | 35-40 | Human Bio Project |
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Teacher - Karen Shumway
Conference – 12:56pm-1:42pm
Telephone – 936-709-3250
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