Biology curriculum

A.M.S.A.
BIOLOGY
CURRICULUM OUTLINE
Revised December 6, 2005

BIOLOGY CURRICULUM OUTLINE

GRADE 6. INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY.
Biology as a science. The unity of life. The cellular basis of life. Diversity: microbial life.

GRADE 7. GENETICS. BOTANY.
Heredity and genetics. How unity and diversity connect. Mechanisms of evolution. Diversity: the plant kingdom (Plantae).

GRADE 8. ZOOLOGY AND ECOLOGY.
Diversity: the animal kingdom (Animalia). Mammalian organ systems. Ecology.

GRADE 9. EVOLUTION OF LIFE.
The origin of life. Life's early history on Earth. Paleontology: life's history as documented by fossils.

GRADE 10. HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.
Hierarchy of organization. Tissues. Systematic study of all organ systems.

GRADE 11. ADVANCED PLACEMENT BIOLOGY.
Advanced topics and selective review: cell biology, organic diversity, neurobiology, advanced genetics, and more.

GRADE 12. ADVANCED BIOLOGY/CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE.
Student research projects, biological chemistry, cell physiology, cancer, viruses.

BIOLOGY LAB NOTES.

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