Belleville Mennonite School Scope and Sequence

 

Biology                                     Textbook:         Biology: The Dynamics of Life

Grade level: 9-10                                                          McGraw Hill Glencoe, c 2005

                                    Supplemental Textbook:           Biology for Christian Schools

                                                                                    Bob Jones University Press, c 1994                 

 

                                               

Biology: The Study of Life

What is biology?

The Methods of Biology

The Nature of Biology

Principles of Ecology

Organisms and Their Environment

Nutrition and Energy Flow

Communities and Biomes

Communities

Biomes

Population Biology

Population Dynamics

Human Population

Biological Diversity and Conservation

Vanishing Species

Conservation and Biodiversity

The Chemistry of Life

Atoms and Their Interactions

Water and Diffusion

Life Substances

A View of the Cell

The Discovery of Cells

The Plasma Membrane

Eukaryotic Cell Structure

Cellular Transport and the Cell Cycle

Cellular Transport

Cell Growth and Reproduction

Control of the Cell Cycle

Energy in the Cell

The Need for Energy

Photosynthesis: Trapping the Sun’s Energy

Getting Energy to Make ATP

Mendel and Meiosis

Mendel’s Laws of Heredity

Meiosis

DNA and Genes

DNA: The Molecule of Heredity

From DNA to Protein

Genetic Changes

Patterns of Heredity and Human Genetics

Mendelian Inheritance of Human Traits

When Heredity Follows Different Rules

Complex Inheritance of Human Traits

Genetic Technology

Applied Genetics

Recombinant DNA Technology

The Human Genome

Creationism

Theories of Evolution

Biblical Creationism

Theories of Biological Evolution

The History of Life

The Record of Life

The Origin of Life

The Theory of Evolution

Natural Selection and the Evidence for Evolution

Mechanisms of Evolution

Primate Evolution

Primate Adaptations and Evolution

Human Ancestry

Organizing Life’s Diversity

Classification

The Six Kingdoms

Viruses and Bacteria

Viruses

Archaebacteria and Eubacteria

Protists

The World of Protists

Algae: Plantlike Protists

Slime Molds, Water Molds, and Downy Mildews

Fungi

What is a fungus?

The Diversity of Fungi

What is a plant?

Adapting to Life on Land

Survey of the Plant Kingdom

The Diversity of Plants

Nonvascular Plants

Non-Seed Vascular Plants

Seed Plants

Plant Structure and Function

Plant Cells and Tissues

Roots, Stems, and Leaves

Plant Responses

Reproduction in Plants

Life Cycles of Mosses, Ferns, and Conifers

The Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant

What is an animal?

Typical Animal Characteristics

Body Plans and Adaptation

Sponges, Cnidarians, Flatworms, and Roundworms

Sponges

Cnidarians

Flatworms

Roundworms

Mollusks and Segmented Worms

Mollusks

Segmented Worms

Arthropods

Characteristics of Arthropods

Diversity of Arthropods

Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates

Echinoderms

Invertebrate Chordates

Fishes and Amphibians

Fishes

Amphibians

Reptiles and Birds

Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Mammal Characteristics

Diversity of Mammals

Animal Behavior

Innate Behavior

Learned Behavior