Course Description
The goal of the biology course is to
provide a learning environment that enables students to develop understanding of
the principal concepts in biology. The course and the examinations will stress
the basic facts and the synthesis of these facts into major concepts and themes.
I. The World Of Life
A. The Nature of Science
B. Biology as a Science
C. Introduction to Chemistry
D. The Chemical Basis of Life
II. Cells: The Basic unit of Life
A. Cell Structure and Functions
B. Cell Energy; Photosynthesis and Respiration
C. Nucleic Acids and protein Synthesis
D. Cell Growth and Division
III. Continuity of Life
A. Introduction to Genetics
B. Genes and Chromosomes
C. Human Heredity
D. Genetic Engineering
IV. Life on Earth: Monerans,
Protists and Fungi
A. The Origin of Life
B. Viruses and Monerans
C. Protists
D. Fungi
V. Life on Earth: Plants
A. Multicellular Algae
B. Mosses and Ferns
C. Plants with Seeds
D. Roots, Stems, and Leaves
E. Plant Growth and Development
F. Reproduction in Seed Plants
VI. Life on Earth: Invertebrate
Animals
A. Sponges, Cnidarians, and Unsegmented Worms
B. Mollusks and Annelids
C. Arthropods
D. Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates
VII. Life on Earth: Vertebrate
Animals
A. Fishes and Amphibians
B. Reptiles and Birds
C. Mammals