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Club History

	The  Skyline Biology Club was founded in 2004 as the "Skyline Biological Society" with 10 founding members.
	The club constitution (doc) describes the governance of the club.
	Biology club members pay a $10 lab fee to cover the expenses of the  Olympiad, labs and dissections performed by members.
	The club has had two National Biology Olympiad semifinalists.
	Skyline High School was a founding member of the National Bio Club organization run through the National Association of Biology Teachers. Click to read the bylaws of the NABT biology club (doc).

Meeting Schedule

Each year Skyline participates in the USA Biology Olympiad.  We have had a semifinalist for the past two years.  The exam takes place in February.  The open and semifinal exams are based on the official text book:

 

Biology (8th edition) Authors: Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece
To access the textbook on-line, click here.

 

The USABO National Finals includes two exams – theoretical (written) and practical (laboratory). Both the theoretical and practical exams may differ from your typical IB Biology exams in depth and breadth and in content and context.

 

Each of the seven topics is covered in each of the four exams:

1. Animal anatomy and physiology: 25%
2. Cell Biology: 20%
3. Genetics and Evolution: 20%
4. Plant anatomy and physiology: 15%
5. Ecology: 10%
6. Ethology: 5%
7. Biosystematics: 5%