ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL

ADVANCED BIOLOGY

COURSE OUTLINE

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The evolutionary and ecological relationships of living organisms are the two major unifying threads of biology today.

TOPIC

PAGES^*

LAB(S)

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LIFE

Some Major Generalizations of the Biological Sciences

Molecular Basis for Life

CELLULAR ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

Cells and Tissues

Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis

GENETICS AND HEREDITY

Mitosis and Meiosis

Introduction to Embryology

Molecular Genetics

Classical Genetics

Population Genetics

EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS

Evidence 422 – 426, 464 – 473

Mechanism 414 – 422, 445 – 462

Evolutionary History of Biodiversity 488 - 500

Taxonomic Classification 473 – 485 15

Biodiversity 502 - 665 16

PLANT ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

General Properties of Green Plant Cells 668 – 692, 751 – 773 17

Procuring and Distributing Nutrients in Seed Plants 695 – 727 18

Reproductive Processes in Plants 730 – 748 19

ANIMAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

Anatomy & Physiology 776 – 790 20

Digestive Systems & Nutrition 792 – 808 21

Respiratory Systems 826 – 834 22

Circulatory Systems 811 – 826, 834 – 861 23

Excretory Systems & Homeostasis 865 – 890 24

Endocrine Systems 893 – 910 25

Sensory Systems 992 – 1009 26

Nervous Systems 960 – 989

Behavior 1053 – 1079 27

Skeletal and Muscular Systems 1009 – 1020

Reproductive Systems 913 – 933

Animal Embryology 936 – 957

ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS

Introduction to Ecology 1024 – 1050 28

Populations & Communities 1082 – 1128

Ecosystems and Life Zones 1131 – 1172

^*BIOLOGY:Concepts & Connections, 3^th ed., Campbell, Reece, & Mitchell, 1999

INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Jim Moore

ROOM: Welder Hall, Room 4

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