Honors Advanced Biology Syllabus Hartford Union High School Instructor: Mr. Kevin Martin Email: kevin.martin@huhs.org Phone: 670-3281 (Work) or 673-5964 (Home before 10pm) Office Hours: M- F (6:50 – 7:20am) or by appointment Prep Periods: 2nd, 3rd, and 6th ***This is a tentative schedule and will likely change as the year evolves*** Semester 1 Unit 1: Ecology and Behavior Chapter 47: Social Interactions Chapter 49: Ecosystems LAB: Termites (AP LAB #11: Animal Behavior) LAB: AP Lab #12 Dissoloved Oxygen) Chapter 46: Population Ecology Chapter 50: The Biosphere Chapter 48: Community Interactions Chapter 51: Human Impact Bottle Biology throughout Unit 1 Unit 2: Biochemistry Chapter 2: Atoms, water, pH Chapter 6: Metabolism and Enzymes AP LAB #2: Enzyme Catalysis (modified) Chapter 3: Carbon Compounds in Cells Chapter 42: Digestion Unit 3: The Cell – Structure and Function Chapter 4: Cell Structure and Function Chapter 43: Urinary System Chapter 5: Closer look at the cell membrane AP LAB #1: Diffusion and Osmosis Unit 4: Nervous and Endocrine Systems Chapter 34: Info Flow and the Neuron Chapter 36: Sensory Reception LAB: Sensory Olympics Chapter 35: Nervous Systems Chapter 37: Endocrine Control Unit 5: Cell Energetics Chapter 7: How Cells Acquire Energy Chapter 8: How Cells Release Energy AP LAB #4: Photosynthesis AP LAB #5: Cellular Respiration *****Semester 1 Finals Week Tuesday Jan. 17th to Friday Jan. 20th***** Semester 2 Unit 6: Evolution and Taxonomy Chapter 17: Evolutionary Thought Chapter 21: Origin and Evolution of Life Activity: Look Who Came To Dinner Chapter 19: Speciation LAB: Lizard Lab Chapter 20: Macroevolutionary Puzzle Chapter 22: Bacteria and Viruses Chapter 23: Protistans Chapter 24: Fungi Unit 7: Animals Reproduction and Development Chapter 9: Cell Division and Mitosis Chapter 44: Principles of Reproduction AP LAB #3A: Mitosis in Plant and Animal Cells Chapter 45: Human Reproduction and Development Chapter 10: Meiosis Unit 8: Plant Structure and Function Chapter 25: Evolutionary Trends Among Plants Chapter 31: Plant Reproduction Chapter 29: Plant Tissues Chapter 30: Plant Nutrition and Transport Chapter 32: Plant Growth and Development Plant X Project throughout Unit 7 AP LAB #9: Transpiration Unit 9: Animal Systems Not Yet Covered Chapter 33: Tissues, Organs, and Systems Chapter 38: Skeletal/Muscular Systems Chapter 39: Circulatory System Chapter 41: Respiratory System Chapter 40: Immune System AP LAB #10: Physiology of the Circulatory System ****The AP Biology Exam is on Monday May 8th, 2006**** After the AP Biology Exam Watch GATTACA Labs we did not have time for during the year End of the Year Project with Symposium (Final Week of School) Whatever else time permits ****Semester 2 Finals Week is Tuesday June 6th to Friday June 9th ****