B.2: The learner will develop an understanding of the physical, chemical and cellular basis of life.

B.2.01: Compare and contrast the structure and functions of the following organic molecules:

B.2.01.d: Nucleic acids.

RNA and Protein Synthesis

B.2.02: Investigate and describe the structure and functions of cells including:

B.2.02.a: Cell organelles.

Cell Structure
Paramecium Homeostasis
RNA and Protein Synthesis

B.2.03: Investigate and analyze the cell as a living system including:

B.2.03.a: Maintenance of homeostasis.

Paramecium Homeostasis

B.2.04: Investigate and describe the structure and function of enzymes and explain their importance in biological systems.

Digestive System

B.2.05: Investigate and analyze the bioenergetic reactions:

B.2.05.a: Aerobic Respiration.

Cell Energy Cycle

B.2.05.c: Photosynthesis.

Cell Energy Cycle
Food Chain
Photosynthesis Lab

B.3: The learner will develop an understanding of the continuity of life and the changes of organisms over time.

B.3.01: Analyze the molecular basis of heredity including:

B.3.01.b: Protein synthesis (transcription, translation).

RNA and Protein Synthesis

B.3.01.c: Gene regulation.

Chicken Genetics
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)

B.3.02: Compare and contrast the characteristics of asexual and sexual reproduction.

Pollination: Flower to Fruit

B.3.03: Interpret and predict patterns of inheritance.

B.3.03.a: Dominant, recessive and intermediate traits.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)

B.3.03.b: Multiple alleles.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

B.3.03.c: Polygenic inheritance.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

B.3.03.d: Sex-linked traits.

Human Karyotyping

B.3.03.f: Test cross.

Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)

B.3.03.h: Punnett squares.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)

B.3.05: Examine the development of the theory of evolution by natural selection including:

B.3.05.a: Development of the theory.

Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks

B.3.05.b: The origin and history of life.

Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks

B.3.05.c: Fossil and biochemical evidence.

Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis
Rainfall and Bird Beaks

B.3.05.d: Mechanisms of evolution.

Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Microevolution
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks

B.4: The learner will develop an understanding of the unity and diversity of life.

B.4.01: Analyze the classification of organisms according to their evolutionary relationships.

B.4.01.c: Similarities and differences among the eukaryotic kingdoms: Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals.

Dichotomous Keys

B.4.01.d: Classify organisms using keys.

Dichotomous Keys

B.4.02: Analyze the processes by which organisms representative of the following groups accomplish essential life functions including:

B.4.02.a: Unicellular protists, annelid worms, insects, amphibians, mammals, non vascular plants, gymnosperms and angiosperms.

Paramecium Homeostasis

B.4.02.b: Transport, excretion, respiration, regulation, nutrition, synthesis, reproduction, and growth and development.

Paramecium Homeostasis

B.4.04: Analyze and explain the interactive role of internal and external factors in health and disease:

B.4.04.a: Genetics.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)

B.4.04.d: Parasites.

Virus Lytic Cycle

B.4.05: Analyze the broad patterns of animal behavior as adaptations to the environment.

B.4.05.b: Learned behavior.

Reverse the Field

B.5: The learner will develop an understanding of the ecological relationships among organisms.

B.5.01: Investigate and analyze the interrelationships among organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems.

B.5.01.a: Techniques of field ecology.

Food Chain

B.5.01.c: Carrying capacity.

Food Chain

B.5.02: Analyze the flow of energy and the cycling of matter in the ecosystem

B.5.02.a: Relationship of the carbon cycle to photosynthesis and respiration.

Cell Energy Cycle
Photosynthesis Lab

B.5.02.b: Trophic levels - direction and efficiency of energy transfer.

Food Chain

B.5.03: Assess human population and its impact on local ecosystems and global environments:

B.5.03.b: Factors associated with those changes.

Rabbit Population by Season