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Biology is intended to expose students to the designs and patterns of living organisms that have been created by God. In preceding years, students should have developed a foundational understanding of life sciences. This biology course will expand upon that knowledge and incorporate more abstract knowledge. The student’s understanding should encompass both the micro and macro aspects of life and this biology course includes both. The major concepts covered are taxonomy, the chemical basis of life, cellular structure and function, genetics, microbiology, botany, human anatomy and physiology, and ecological principles.

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UNIT 1 – TAXONOMY: KEY TO ORGANIZATION

  1. Course Overview
  2. The History of Taxonomy
  3. Quiz 1
  4. Binomial Nomenclature
  5. Concept of Species
  6. Quiz 2
  7. Plant and Animal Classification
  8. Experiment: Fruit
  9. Activity: Ignitia Keying Plants 
  10. Activity: Ignitia Keying Animals
  11. Search For A System
  12. Quiz 3
  13. Taxonomy and Origins
  14. Models of Origin
  15. Project: Ignitia Research: Origin of Life
  16. Quiz 4
  17. ​Test
  18. Alternate Test
  19. Reference

UNIT 2 – CHEMISTRY OF LIFE

  1. Molecular Basis of Life
  2. Quiz 1
  3. Properties of Compounds
  4. Experiment: Static Electricity
  5. Covalent Bonding
  6. Experiment: Temperature Control
  7. Importance of Inorganic Compounds
  8. Quiz 2
  9. Chemical Reactions
  10. Quiz 3
  11. Organic Compounds
  12. Carbohydrates
  13. Lipids and Proteins
  14. Nucleic Acids
  15. Quiz 4
  16. Enzymes
  17. Experiment: Digestion
  18. Quiz 5
  19. Test
  20. Alternate Test
  21. Reference

UNIT 3 – CELLS

  1. The Cell-An Introduction
  2. The Microscope
  3. Experiment: Ignitia Introducing the Microscope
  4. Experiment: Plant, Animal, and Algae Cells
  5. Quiz 1
  6. Cell Design
  7. Cell Membrane Function
  8. Project: Virtual Lab – Osmosis
  9. Experiment: Osmosis
  10. Organelles
  11. Production of Needed Material
  12. Quiz 2
  13. Cells in Organisms
  14. Quiz 3
  15. Test
  16. Alternate Test
  17. Reference

UNIT 4 – CELL DIVISION AND REPRODUCTION

  1. Cell Division
  2. Meiosis
  3. Stages of Mitosis
  4. Experiment: Mitosis
  5. Quiz 1
  6. Asexual Reproduction
  7. Experiment: Asexual Regeneration
  8. Plants
  9. Practical Applications in Plants
  10. Experiment: Cuttings
  11. Quiz 2
  12. Sexual Reproduction
  13. Fertilization
  14. Quiz 3
  15. Sexual Reproduction in Animals
  16. Metamorphosis
  17. Experiment: Tissue Structure
  18. Metamorphosis
  19. Quiz 4
  20. Sexual Reproduction in Plants
  21. Life Cycles of Ferns and Pines
  22. Quiz 5
  23. Test
  24. Alternate Test
  25. Reference

UNIT 5 – GENETICS: GOD’S PLAN OF INHERITANCE

  1. Genetics: God’s Plan of Inheritance
  2. Probabilities
  3. Experiment: Ignitia Probablilities
  4. Cross Predictions
  5. Application of Mendelian Genetics
  6. Quiz 1
  7. Chromosome Basis of Heredity
  8. Chromosomes in Meiosis
  9. Sex Chromosomes
  10. Quiz 2
  11. Molecular Genetics
  12. Experiment: Molecular Genetics
  13. ​Quiz 3
  14. Human Genetics
  15. Factors Studied
  16. Inherited Diseases
  17. Quiz 4
  18. Test
  19. Alternate Test
  20. Reference

UNIT – 6 MICROBIOLOGY

  1. Microbial Taxonomy
  2. Fungi
  3. Experiment: Fungus All Around (Part 1)
  4. Experiment: Fungus All Around (Part 2)
  5. Quiz 1: Microbial Taxonomy and Fungi
  6. Animal-like Protists
  7. Quiz 2: Animal-like Protists
  8. Plant-like Protists (Algae)
  9. Fungus-like Protists
  10. Quiz 3: Plant- and Fungus-like Protists
  11. Eubacteria
  12. Activity: Pathogenic Bacteria Report
  13. Archaea
  14. Viruses, Prions, and Viroids
  15. Experiment: Algae Observations
  16. Quiz 4: Eubacteria, Archaea, Viruses, Prions, and Viroids
  17. Test: Microbiology
  18. Alternate Test: Microbiology
  19. Reference

UNIT 7 – PLANTS: GREEN FACTORIES

  1. How Is a Plant Made?
  2. Parts of the Plant Cell
  3. Anatomy and Morphology
  4. Quiz 1
  5. How do Plants Grow?
  6. Experiment: Seeds
  7. Developmental Anatomy
  8. Quiz 2
  9. How do Plants Work?
  10. Photosynthesis: A Closer Look
  11. Respiration
  12. Quiz 3
  13. How do Plants Help People?
  14. Quiz 4
  15. Test
  16. Alternate Test
  17. Reference

UNIT 8 – HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

  1. Digestive System
  2. Excretory System
  3. Respiratory System
  4. Circulatory System
  5. The Heart
  6. Experiment: Heart Rate
  7. Quiz 1
  8. Body Framework
  9. Muscular System
  10. Experiment: Muscle Types
  11. Reproductive System
  12. Quiz 2
  13. Environmental Interactions
  14. Sensory Systems: The Eye
  15. Sensory Systems: Hearing, Taste, Touch
  16. Endocrine System
  17. Immune System and Disease
  18. Quiz 3
  19. Test
  20. Alternate Test
  21. Reference

UNIT 9 – ECOLOGY, POLLUTION, AND ENERGY

  1. Principles of Ecology
  2. Environmental Factors
  3. Food Chains
  4. Quiz 1
  5. Ecological Relationships
  6. Communities and Habitats
  7. Experiment: Habitats
  8. Experiment: Biomes
  9. Experiment: Inventory
  10. Quiz 2
  11. Pollution Affects Ecology
  12. Pollution Problems
  13. Quiz 3
  14. Energy Affects Ecology
  15. Essay: Stewardship
  16. Quiz 4
  17. Test
  18. Alternate Test
  19. Reference

UNIT 10 – PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF BIOLOGY

  1. Study of Life
  2. Definition of Life
  3. Quiz 1
  4. Basic Principles of Life
  5. Control System
  6. Environment of Life
  7. Quiz 2
  8. Applications of Biology
  9. Green Revolution
  10. Quiz 3
  11. Test
  12. Alternate Test
  13. Reference
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