Topics Covered
Week
Corresponding
Chapter in text
DNA Mutations
What evidence exists
that inheritable genetic variations may result
from mutations caused by environmental
factors?
Review Jan13-30
Chapters 15-17
Genetics Mendelian
How do concepts of
statistics and probability explain the variation
and distribution of
expressed traits in a population?
Review Jan13-30
Chapters 15-17
Genetics
What is the relationship between the role of
DNA and chromosomes in coding the
instructions for characteristic traits passes
from parents to offspring?
Review Jan13-30
Chapters 15-17
Genetics
How can variation in a population be
explained?
Review Jan13-30
Chapters 15-17
Natural Selection
How does natural selection lead to adaptation of
populations?
Jan 15/2-6
What is the role of genetic variation in natural
selection?
Chapters 15-19
Evidence for Evolution
What are the four factors upon which the process of
evolution is based?
2/2-2/6
Chapters 15-17
Evidence for Evolution
What scientific information supports common
ancestry and biological evolution?
2/2-2/6
Chapters 15-17
Adaptation
2/9-2/12
How can statistics and probability be used to support
the idea that organisms with advantageous heritable
traits tend to increase in proportion to organisms
lacking this trait?
Chapters 15 and 19
Speciation/Extinction
What are the results of changes in environmental
condition over time?
2/9-2/12
Chapters 15-17
Mutations/Biodiversity
How can the adverse impacts of human activity on
biodiversity be mitigated?
2/17-2-20
Chapter 18
Human Impact on Biodiversity and Biological
Solutions
2/23-2/27
Chapter 6
3/2-3/6
Chapters 35-40
3/9-3/13
Chapters 35-40
How can the adverse impacts of human activity on
biodiversity be mitigated?
Human Body Systems
How do systems of cells function together to support
life’s processes?
How do feedback mechanisms maintain
homeostasis?
How do systems of cells function together to support
life’s processes?
How do feedback mechanisms maintain
homeostasis?
Benchmark 3
3/11-3/12
Ecosystems Organization
What factors affect iodiversity and populations in
ecosystems?
3/16-3/20
Chapter 3
Ecosystems Diversity Relationships
What factors affect biodiversity and populations in
ecosystems?
3/23-3/27
Chapter 4
Ecosystem Energy
How does energy flow among organisms in an
ecosystem?
3/30-4/3
Chapter 4
Biomes
What are the biotic and abiotic factors that define a
biome?
4/13-4/17
Chapter 4
4/20-4/24
Chapter 3-4
What are the major terrestrial and aquatic biomes
found in the biosphere and how are they related to
biodiversity?
Nutrient Cycles
What evidence exists for the cycling of matter and
the flow of energy in aerobic and anaerobic
conditions?
How does matter cycle among organisms in an
ecosystem?
Succession
4/27-5/1
Why do ecosystems maintain relatively consistent
numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions,
while new ecosystems may result from changing
conditions?
Populations
5/4-5/8
What is the role of group behavior on individual and
species’ chances to survive and reproduce?
What factors affect the carrying capacity of
populations?
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Communities/Ecosystems
What factors affect the carrying capacity of
ecosystems?
5/11-5/15
Chapter 4
Human Environmental Impact
How can the impacts of human activities on the
environment and biodiversity be reduced?
5/18-5/22
Chapter 6
Global Solutions
How can the impacts of human activities on the
environment and biodiversity be reduced globally?
5/26-5/29
Chapter 6