Biology for Life

  Skyline High School IB Biology

 
 

 

  Units of Study

Science of Biology
Prokaryotic Cells
Eukaryotic Cells
Basics of Biochemistry
DNA and Electrophoresis
Cell Cycle & DNA Replication
Protein Synthesis & Mutations
Protein Structure & Function
Genetic Technology
Viruses
Classification & Phylogenies
Diversity of Life
Theoretical Genetics
Meiosis and Reproduction
Variation and Evolution
Origins and Speciation
Human Evolution
Ecosystems & Energy Flow
Circulatory system
Respiratory system
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
Digestion
The Kidney 
The Liver
Skeletal System
Immune System
Endocrine System
The Nervous System
Nutrient Cycles
Human Effects
Communities & Succession
Earth's Biomes
Diversity and Conservation
Population Dynamics
Population Genetics
Plant structure and Growth
Plant Transport
Angiosperm Reproduction
Enzyme Action
Muscles and Movement
Behavior

 

 

 

 

 

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Assessment Statements:

F.4.1

 Explain the use of Saccharomyces in the production of beer, wine and bread.

 

F.4.2

 Outline the production of soy sauce using Aspergillus oryzae

 

F.1.9

Outline the diversity of microscopic eukaryotes, as illustrated by Saccharomyces, Amoeba, Plasmodium, Paramecium, Euglena and Chlorella. Click here for answer!

 

F.6.9

Describe the cause, transmission and effects of malaria, as an example of disease caused by a protozoan.

 

5.5.3

 

Distinguish between the following phyla of plants, using simple external recognition features: bryophyta, filicinophyta, coniferophyta and angiospermophyta.      

9.1.2

Outline three differences between the structures of dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants.   

 

5.5.5

Apply and design a key for a group of up to eight organisms.   (just write that you did this in class)

     

5.5.4 Distinguish between the following phyla of animals, using simple external recognition features: porifera, cnidaria, platyhelminthes, annelida, mollusca and arthropoda.

 

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What You Should Be Able to Do

 

 

 

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Class Activities:

 

Diversity of Life notes

Protist drawings and dichotomous keys

 

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"When we tug at a simple thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world."  John Muir