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High School Integrated Biology

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Suggested Prerequisites

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Description

Discover the foundations of life science and unlock key scientific skills and thinking. In this course, you will explore the relationships between living things and their environments. By integrating life science, Earth and space science, and engineering design standards, you will develop possible solutions for major global problems with engineering design challenges. At the high school level, you are expected to engage with major global issues at the interface of science, technology, society, and the environment, and to bring to light the kinds of analytical and strategic thinking that prior training and increased maturity make possible.

Module One: Foundations of Biology

-Science vs. pseudoscience 

-Steps of the scientific method

-Analyze data and draw conclusions

-Macromolecules are essential for living things

-Structure and function of each macromolecule

-Origins of life on earth


Module Two: Life's Origins

-Properties of water

-Developments that led to the cell theory

-Differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

-Structure and function of various microscopes

-Structure and function of cell organelles

-Passive and active transport

-Function of ATP

-Relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration


Module Three: Cell Reproduction

-Phases of the cell cycle

-Structure and Function of DNA and RNA

-Process of DNA Replication

-Process of transcription and Translation

-Different mutations and their affect on phenotypes

-Monohybrid and dihybrid crosses

-Patterns of inheritance

-Benefits and disadvantages of various biotechnology

-Impact heredity and family history on health


Module Four: Earth's Diversity

-Limiting factors that affect population growth

-Interrelationship between organisms and their environments

-Different biomes in the biosphere

-Food chains and trophic levels

-Energy transfer in food webs

-Factors that affect population size

-Human impacts on the environment

-Renewable and nonrenewable resources

Module Five: Scientific Connections

-Theory of Evolution

-Natural and artificial selection

-Evolutionary relationships between humans and other primates


Module Six: Classification and Diversity

-Characteristics of each kingdom in the classification system

-Bacteria and diseases they cause

-Role protists and fungi play in the ecosystem

-Structure and function of the major plant parts

-Defining characteristics of animals

-Characteristics and diversity between vertebrates and invertebrates


Module Seven: Human Systems

-Parts of the human brain

-Structure and functions of the cardiovascular system

-Structure and functions of the reproductive system

-Structure and functions of the digestive system

-Structure and functions of muscular, skeletal, and integumentary systems

-Structure and function of the reproductive systems

-Development stages during pregnancy

-Structure and functions of the immune system

-Specific and nonspecific immune responses

-Impact heredity and family history on health


Module Eight: Life and Earth Systems

-Interactions of Earth's systems

-Factors contributing to climate

-Earth's impact on resources, biodiversity, and human populations

-Human activities impact on natural systems

-Global challenges and their possible solutions

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