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Life Science Course Outline
Unit 1- Life Science through InquiryTextbook 1 – Science Explorer: Cells and Heredity
Unit 2 – Cell Theory and Cell ProcessesTextbook 1 - Science Explorer: Cells and Heredity
Unit 3 – GeneticsTextbook 1 - Science Explorer: Cells and Heredity
Unit 4 – Adaptations and Natural Selection Textbook 1 - Science Explorer: Cells and Heredity
Unit 5 - ClassificationTextbook 2 – Science Explorer: From Bacteria to Plants
Unit 6 – Simple OrganismsTextbook 2 – Science Explorer: From Bacteria to Plants
Unit 7 – Animal Kingdom – InvertebratesTextbook 3 – Science Explorer: Animals
Unit 8 – Animal Kingdom – VertebratesTextbook 3 – Science Explorer: Animals
Unit 9 – Plant KingdomTextbook 2 – Science Explorer: From Bacteria to Plants
Unit 10 – Ecology and Environmental ScienceTextbook 4 – Science Explorer: Environmental Science
Life Science Detailed Course OutlineUnit 1- Life Science through Inquiry
What is Life Science/Biology? ● laboratory safety ●laboratory equipment ● metric System
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● scientific methodUnit 2 – Cell Theory and Cell Processes
Microscopes ● characteristics of living things ● the cell ●photosynthesis ● respiration● cell transport
Unit 3 – GeneticsDNA structure ● genes and inheritance ● Punnett squares ● biotechnology ● DNA fingerprinting
Unit 4 – Adaptations and Natural SelectionAdaptations ● natural selection ● artificial selection ● evolution
Unit 5 - Classification Phylogeny ● levels of taxonomy ● scientific names ● dichotomous keys ● field guides
Unit 6 – Simple OrganismsViruses ● archaea ● bacteria ● protozoa ● algae ● fungus-like protists ● fungi
Unit 7 – Invertebrate AnimalsKingdom Animalia ● biological symmetry ● sponges ● cnidarians ● flatworms ● roundworms ● segmented worms ● mollusks ● echinoderms ● arthropods ●insect ecology ● integrated pest management
Unit 8 – Vertebrate AnimalsPhylum Chordata ● fish ● amphibians ● reptiles ● birds ● mammals
Unit 9 – PlantsCharacteristics of plants ● mosses and liverworts ● ferns and horsetails ● gymnosperms ● flowering plants ● agricultural technology
Unit Ten – Ecology and Environmental ScienceInteractions between organisms ● populations and ecosystems ● biomes ● ecological succession ● cycles of matter ● invasive species ●biodiversity
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