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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