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GA-Biology B
DNA and Protein Synthesis
Genetic Code
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How was the genetic code discovered and what role does it play in genetics today?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore genes and forensic DNA.
Quiz Answers
DNA and RNA Structure
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What are similarities and differences between the structures of DNA and RNA?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Read about the discovery of DNA structure and types of RNA.
Quiz Answers
Protein Synthesis
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What is the purpose of proteins, and how are they synthesized?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore protein synthesis.
Quiz Answers
Lab: Building Proteins from RNA
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How are proteins built using the information provided by a molecule of RNA?
Virtual Lab
Explore the process of building proteins from the information carried by RNA.
Wet Lab
Explore the molecular process of building proteins from the information carried by RNA.
Assignment: Reflect on the Lab
Reflect on the laboratory experiment.
Assignment: Lab Report
Write your lab report.
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
DNA Mutations
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What are the causes and effects of DNA mutations?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Read about disorders associated with DNA mutations.
Quiz Answers
Chromosomes
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What is the purpose of a chromosome?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore chromosomes and chromosomal disorders.
Quiz Answers
Chromosomal Changes
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What effect do chromosomal changes have on an organism?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Write about chromosomal changes.
Quiz Answers
Unit Test
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Genetics and Heredity
Introduction to Genetics
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How has the study of genetics shaped our understanding of heredity?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice Mendelian crosses.
Quiz Answers
Probability of Inheritance
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How can inheritance be predicted?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice Punnett squares.
Quiz Answers
Laws of Inheritance
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How are traits passed from parents to offspring?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice the laws of inheritance.
Quiz Answers
Lab: Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What is the effect of the genes of the parental mice on the fur color of the offspring mice?
Virtual Lab
Explore the relationship between genotype and phenotype with a virtual experiment.
Wet Lab
Explore the relationship between genotype and phenotype with a laboratory experiment.
Assignment: Reflect on the Lab
Reflect on the laboratory experiment.
Assignment: Lab Report
Write your lab report.
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Lab: Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What is the effect of the inheritance of one trait on the inheritance of a second trait?
Virtual Lab
Explore the two traits by performing a virtual experiment.
Wet Lab
Explore the effect of the inheritance of one trait on the inheritance of a second trait.
Assignment: Reflect on the Lab
Reflect on the laboratory experiment.
Assignment: Lab Report
Write your lab report.
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Non-Mendelian Inheritance
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What other modes of inheritance are seen in organisms?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice using Punnett squares.
Quiz Answers
Sex-linked Inheritance
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How are sex-linked traits determined?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Read about sex-linked inheritance and practice pedigrees.
Quiz Answers
Acquired and Inherited Traits
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What are inherited and acquired traits, and what factors influence them?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Read about the Nature vs. Nurture controversy.
Quiz Answers
Unit Test
Unit Test Review Answers
Unit Test Answers
DNA Technology
Applied Genetics
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How is genetics used to produce desired traits in an organism?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore the origins of corn.
Quiz Answers
The Basis of DNA Technology
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What is DNA technology?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Write about recombinant DNA and genetic engineering in human beings.
Quiz Answers
Applications of DNA Technology
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How has DNA technology led to advancements in forensics, medicine, and agriculture?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Write about applications of DNA technology.
Quiz Answers
Consequences of DNA Technology
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Instruction
How can DNA technology affect our society?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Write about the consequences of using DNA technology.
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Unit Test
Unit Test Review Answers
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Natural Selection and Evolution
The History of Evolutionary Theory
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How was the theory of evolution developed, and why is it important to biology?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Read about Lamarck’s theory of evolution.
Quiz Answers
Darwin's Theory
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What was Charles Darwin’s contribution to the theory of evolution?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Quiz Answers
Lab: Natural Selection
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What is the effect of the type of food available on the frequency of different types of bird beaks?
Virtual Lab
Explore natural selection with a virtual experiment.
Wet Lab
Explore natural selection with a laboratory experiment.
Assignment: Reflect on the Lab
Reflect on the laboratory experiment.
Assignment: Lab Report
Write your lab report.
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Factors Affecting Genetic Variation
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What causes genetic variation to be preserved or eliminated and how does that affect evolution?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice factors affecting genetic variation.
Quiz Answers
Factors Affecting Biological Diversity
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What are the types of selection and how do they alter biodiversity?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Write about natural selection.
Quiz Answers
Biogeographic Isolation
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How does isolation affect speciation?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Read about geographic isolation.
Quiz Answers
Biological Evidence and the Fossil Record
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What evidence supports the theory of evolution?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Write about the evidence for evolution.
Quiz Answers
Evolutionary Relationships
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How does the evolutionary history of an organism contribute to its classification?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore evolutionary relationships on a cladogram.
Quiz Answers
Unit Test
Unit Test Review Answers
Unit Test Answers
Classifying Organisms
Methods of Classification
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How are organisms classified?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore methods of classification.
Quiz Answers
Identifying Unknown Organisms
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How can unknown organisms be identified?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice identifying unknown organisms.
Quiz Answers
Lab: Using a Dichotomous Key
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How does a dichotomous key help you identify unknown specimens based on their traits?
Virtual Lab
Explore how dichotomous keys are used to identify unknown organisms through a virtual experiment.
Wet Lab
Explore how dichotomous keys are used to identify unknown organisms through a laboratory
experiment.
Assignment: Reflect on the Lab
Reflect on the laboratory experiment.
Assignment: Lab Report
Write your lab report.
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
The Kingdoms
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How do the structures and functions of organisms vary in different kingdoms?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice identifying the six kingdoms.
Quiz Answers
Bacteria
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How does a bacterium's structure aid in reproduction and infection?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore bacteria.
Quiz Answers
Protists and Fungi
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What distinguishes a protist from a fungus?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice distinguishing between protists and fungi.
Quiz Answers
Types of Plants
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How have plants evolved over time?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice identifying plants.
Quiz Answers
Plant Structures
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What structures are important to plant life?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice identifying and understanding plant structures.
Quiz Answers
The Life Cycles of Plants
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How does the life cycle of a plant differ depending on plant type?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Practice identifying the life cycles of plants.
Quiz Answers
Viruses
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How do viruses differ from cells?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Write about viruses.
Quiz Answers
Unit Test
Unit Test Review Answers
Unit Test Answers
Understanding Ecosystems
Organizational Hierarchy
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How are populations, communities, and ecosystems related?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore the world’s biomes.
Quiz Answers
Relationships Among Organisms
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How do organisms interact with each other and the environment?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore interactions among organisms.
Quiz Answers
The Cycles of Matter
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How does the environment recycle energy and nutrients?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Write about biogeochemical cycles.
Quiz Answers
Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How is energy stored and transferred among organisms in an ecosystem?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Write about energy flow in an ecosystem.
Quiz Answers
Succession and Extinction
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How do changes in the environment influence ecosystem stability?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore ecological succession and biodiversity.
Quiz Answers
Populations and the Environment
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How do living and nonliving factors in the environment interact with each other?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Explore biotic and abiotic factors in the environment.
Quiz Answers
Population Size and Structure
Warm-Up
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Instruction
What factors determine a population's size and structure?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Write about population size and structure.
Quiz Answers
Human Impact on the Environment
Warm-Up
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Instruction
How does human activity benefit or harm the environment?
Summary
Review and connect what you learned.
Assignment
Read the article “Green Building.”
Quiz Answers
Unit Test
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Cumulative Exam
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