Biology

Unit 1:  Introduction

Biology
Classification of Life
Essential Characteristics of Life

Hierarchy of Life
Scientific Method
Three Domains of Life

Unit 2:  Chemistry of Life

Biological Molecules
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Molecules of Life
Nucleic Acids

Polymers    
Positive & Negative Feedback Loops
Proteins
Water & Life
Water - A Polar Molecule  

Unit 3:  Cells

Anaerobic Respiration
ATP:  Adenosine Triphosphate
A Tour of the Cell
Bioenergetics  
Cancer - What is It?
Cell Communication
Cell Division
Cell Membranes
Cellular Organelles
Cellular Respiration
Cellular Specialization
Cellular Variation
Compartmentalization
Coupled Reactions
Diploid vs Haploid
Effects of Changes in Pathways
Elements of a Feedback Loop
Endosymbiosis

Enzymes
Evolution of Cell Communication
Gibbs Free Energy
Homeostatic Evolution
Interstitial Fluid
Life Requires Free Energy
Meiosis  
Phases of Meiosis
Mitosis  
Phases of Mitosis  
Osmosis Demo
Photosynthesis & Respiration
Signal Transduction Pathways
Sodaria Cross
The Cell Membrane
The Importance of Oxygen
Transport Across the Cell Membranes
Water Potential
Why Are Cells Small

Unit 4:  Genetics

Advanced Genetics
Beginner's Guide to Punnett Squares
Cell Cycle, Mitosis & Meiosis
Chromosomal Genetics  
Chromosomal Inheritance
Comparing DNA Sequences
DNA & RNA - Part 1
DNA & RNA - Part 2
DNA Replication
Epigenetics
Gene Regulation
Genetics  
Genetic Recombination & Gene Mapping  
Genotype Expression
Genotypes & Phenotypes
Hardy-Weinberg Equation  
Hardy-Weinberg Punnett Squares  

Linked Genes
Mechanisms Increasing Genetic Variation
Mendelian Genetics
Meselson-Stahl Experiment
Molecular Biology
Mutations
Probability in Genetics
Secret of Life
Signal Transmission & Gene Expression
The Operon
Transcription & Translation
What is DNA?  
What are Chromosomes?
X Inactivation

Unit 5:  Evolution

Abiogenesis
Cladograms
Coevolution
Evidence for Evolution
Evidence for Evolution II
Evolution Continues
Examples of Natural Selection
Genetic Drift
Microevolution

Natural Selection
Origin of Life - Scientific Evidence
Phylogenetics
Radiocarbon Dating
Selection
Solving Hardy-Weinberg Problems
Speciation
Speciation & Extinction
Stickleback Evolution

Unit 6:  Microorganisms & Fungi

Archaea
Bacteria
Fungi

Protists
Viruses
Viral Replication

Unit 7:  Plants

Finding Stomata
Photosynthesis
Plants
Plant & Animal Defense

Plant Control
Plant Nutrition & Transport
Plant Structure

Unit 8:  Invertebrates

Animals

Eukarya

Unit 9:  Chordates

Animals

Animal Behavior

Unit 10:  Ecology

Animal Behavior
Aposematic Coloration
Biodiversity
Biogeochemical Cycling
Biotic & Abiotic Factors
Communities
Ecological Succession
Ecosystem Change  
Ecosystems
Environmental Matter Exchange

Exponential Growth  
Greenhouse Effect  
Logistic Growth
Niche
Population Modeling
Population Variation
Populations
r and K Selection

Unit 11:  Human Body

Circulatory System
Digestive System
Endocrine System
Immune System
Integumentary System
Muscular System
Nervous System
Reproductive System
Respiratory System
Sensory System
Skeletal System

Anatomy & Physiology
Blood Types
The Brain
DNA Fingerprinting
Fight or Flight Response
Homeostasis Hugs
Homeostatic Loops
Organ Systems
Osmoregulation
Plant & Animal Defense
Thermoregulation