Biology

Honors Biology Pacing Guide – Spring 2010 D. Gaul __Topics # Days**NC Standard Course of Study Objectives**__ • Features of Living Things • Food chains and pyramids • Introduced species • Population growth • Biological magnification • Animal behaviors • Succession • Material Cycles • Animals/plants/fungi • Symbiotic relationships • Dichotomous keys • Biomes • Chemical bonds • Properties of water • Biological compounds • Enzymes • Cell structures • Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic • Viruses, Bacteria and Protists • Osmosis and diffusion • Mitosis • Energy for cells • Structure of nucleic acids • Protein synthesis • Gel electrophoresis • Mendelian genetics • Karyotes/genetic disorders • Genetic crosses • Biotechnology • Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection • Biochemical analysis • Embryological studies • Homologous structures
 * Biology Overview** **2******* 1.01, 2.06, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 5.02, 5.03
 * •** Scientific Method
 * Ecology*** **25** 1.01, 1.06, 2.06, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 5.01, 5.02, 5.04
 * Chemistry of Life** **5*** 1.01, 1.04, 1.05, 2.02, 2.03, 2.03, 2.05, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05
 * Cells** ***15** 1.02, 1.03, 1.06, 2.02
 * DNA/CSI***** 5** 1.01, 1.02, 2.01, 2.04
 * Human Genetics** **20** 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 3.05
 * Evolution*****7*** 2.06, 3.01, 5.05
 * EOC Review** **5*** All objectives