Welcome to General Biology!
Each week we will study a new and exciting topic in Biology.
1st 9 Weeks
Test 1/ Packet 1: The Scientific Method, Characteristics of Life
Test 2/ Packet 2: Water, Biological Molecules, Enzymes
Test 3/ Packet 3: Microscope, Cell Theory, Cell Structure,
Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes
Interim and Test 4/ Packet 4: Cell Membrane Structure, Diffusion, Osmosis,
Active and Passive Transport
Test 5/ Packet 5: Energy and ATP, Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration,
Fermentation,Chemosynthesis
Test 6/ Packet 6: DNA Structure, DNA Replication, Protein Synthesis,
Mutations
Test 7/ Packet 7: The Cell Cycle, Mitosis, Meiosis
Midterm: All above topics
2nd 9 Weeks
Test 8/ Packet 8: Gregor Mendel, Monohybrid Crosses, IncompleteDominance
Codominance, Multiple Alleles, Polygenic Traits, Sex
Linkage, Test Cross
Test 9/ Packet 9: Human Genetics, Pedigrees, Karyotypes, Nondisjunction,
Biotechnology
Test 10/ Packet 10: Principles of Evolution, History of the Earth
Interim andTest 11/ Packet 11: Classification, Characteristics of 6 Kingdoms
Test 12/ Packet 12: Life Functions,Immunity and Disease
Test 13/ Packet 13: Ecology, Population Biology/ Animal Behavior
Test 14/ Packet 14: EOC Reviews of all topics
North Carolina End of Course Test in Biology: Proficient = 80%
Biology Class---with EOC=25%: Passing= 70%
