Course+Syllabus

**Textbook:** __Modern Biology__. Postlethwait & Hopson. Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc. 2006. || Biochemistry || 2  || 2: Chemistry of Life 3: Biochemistry || 5: Homeostasis and Transport 6: Photosynthesis and Respiration 7: Cellular Respiration 8: Cell Reproduction || 10: DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis 11: Gene Expression 12: Inheritance Patterns and Human Genetics 13: Gene Technology || 15: Theory of Evolution 16: Population Genetics and Speciation 17: Classification of Organisms ||  24: Viruses 25: Protists 26: Fungi || 29: Plant Structure and Function 30: Plant Reproduction 31: Plant Responses || 33: Sponges, Cnidarians, and Ctenophores 34: Flatworms, Roundworms, and Rotifers 35: Mollusks and Annelids 36: Arthopods 37: Insects 38: Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates || 40: Amphibians 41: Reptiles 42: Birds 43: Mammals 44: Animal Behavior || 46: Circulatory and Respiratory Systems 47: Body’s Defense Systems 48: Digestive and Excretory Systems 49: Nervous System and Sense Organs 50: Endocrine System 51: Reproductive System || 19: Populations 20: Community Ecology 21: Ecosytems ||
 * Accelerated Biology **
 * Syllabus **
 * Semester 1 **
 * ** Unit ** || =** Weeks **= || ** Chapters ** ||
 * Introduction to Biology || 1.5  || 1: The Science of Life
 * Chemistry/
 * == Cell Biology == || 3.5  || 4: Cell Structure and Function
 * Genetics and Biotechnology || 7  || 9: Fundamentals of Genetics
 * Evolution || 3  || 14: History of Life
 * Mid Term Exam || 1  || Preparation, review, and administration ||
 * Semester 2 **
 * ** Unit ** || =** Weeks **= || ** Chapters ** ||
 * Microbes, Protists, and Fungi || 3  || 23: Bacteria
 * Plants || 2.5  || 28: Plant Evolution and Classification
 * == Invertebrates == || 2  || 32: Introduction to Animals
 * Vertebrates || 2  || 39: Fishes
 * Human Biology || 5  || 45: Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems
 * Ecology || 2.5  || 18: Introduction to Ecology
 * Final Exam || 1  || Preparation, review, and administration ||