Unit 1: Chemistry of Life
Learn about water's role as the basis of life and the functions of macromolecules like lipids and proteins
Chemistry
Liquid
Compounds
Atoms
Elements
Macromolecules
Molecules
Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function
What are cells composed of?
Cells
Unit 3: Cellular Energetics
Learn how cells interact with their environment and how fundamental biological processes work at the cellular level
Physics
Chemistry
Cells
Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
How do cells grow, reproduce, and communicate?
Hormones
Cell Division
Cell Communication
Unit 5: Heredity
Learn how traits are passed down from one generation to the next
Meiosis
Non-Mendelian Genetics
Pedigrees
Haploid/Diploid
Non-Mendial Genetics (2)
Mendel
Disorders
Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation
How is hereditary information passed from parent to offspring? How is that information expressed?
DNA Replication
Mutations
RNA Processing
Gene Regulation
Cell Specialization
Virus Genetics
DNA Transcription
Biotechnology
RNA Translation
Bacteria Genetics
Telomeres
Other
Unit 7: Natural Selection
Learn about Darwin’s theory, natural selection, and evolution
Evolution
Unit 8: Ecology
Learn about biological concepts at a broader organism level and how populations interact within an ecosystem
Humans
Behavior
Ecology
Survival