BIO: Biology Core

BIO.1: Select appropriate laboratory glassware, balances, time measuring equipment, and optical instruments to conduct an experiment.

BIO.1.1: Describing the steps of the scientific method

Diffusion
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Effect of Temperature on Gender
Pendulum Clock
Real-Time Histogram
Seed Germination
Sight vs. Sound Reactions

BIO.1.2: Comparing controls, dependent variables, and independent variables

Diffusion
Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Pendulum Clock
Real-Time Histogram
Seed Germination

BIO.1.3: Identifying safe laboratory procedures when handling chemicals and using Bunsen burners and laboratory glassware

Diffusion
Effect of Temperature on Gender
Seed Germination

BIO.3: Identify the reactants and products associated with photosynthesis and cellular respiration and the purposes of these two processes.

Cell Energy Cycle
Photosynthesis Lab

BIO.4: Describe similarities and differences of cell organelles, using diagrams and tables.

BIO.4.2: Distinguishing between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

Cell Structure
RNA and Protein Synthesis

BIO.7: Apply Mendel's law to determine phenotypic and genotypic probabilities of offspring.

BIO.7.1: Defining important genetic terms, including monohybrid cross, phenotype, genotype, homozygous, heterozygous, dominant trait, recessive trait, incomplete dominance, codominance, and allele

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

BIO.7.2: Interpreting inheritance patterns shown in graphs and charts

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

BIO.7.3: Calculating genotypic and phenotypic percentages and ratios using a Punnett square

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

BIO.8: Identify the structure and function of DNA, RNA, and protein.

BIO.8.1: Explaining relationships among DNA, genes, and chromosomes

Human Karyotyping

BIO.8.4: Relating ways chance, mutagens, and genetic engineering increase diversity

Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection

BIO.8.5: Relating genetic disorders and disease to patterns of genetic inheritance

Human Karyotyping

BIO.9: Differentiate between the previous five-kingdom and current six-kingdom classification systems.

BIO.9.2: Identifying organisms using a dichotomous key

Dichotomous Keys

BIO.10: Distinguish between monocots and dicots, angiosperms and gymnosperms, and vascular and nonvascular plants.

BIO.10.1: Describing the histology of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers

Pollination: Flower to Fruit

BIO.12: Describe protective adaptations of animals, including mimicry, camouflage, beak type, migration, and hibernation.

BIO.12.2: Describing natural selection, survival of the fittest, geographic isolation, and fossil record

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

BIO.13: Trace the flow of energy as it decreases through the trophic levels from producers to the quaternary level in food chains, food webs, and energy pyramids.

BIO.13.1: Describing the interdependence of biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem

Pond Ecosystem

BIO.13.2: Contrasting autotrophs and heterotrophs

Forest Ecosystem

BIO.13.3: Describing the niche of decomposers

Forest Ecosystem

BIO.14: Trace biogeochemical cycles through the environment, including water, carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen.

BIO.14.1: Relating natural disasters, climate changes, nonnative species, and human activity to the dynamic equilibrium of ecosystems

Coral Reefs 2 - Biotic Factors
Food Chain