LHS Biology 2013
Mr. Zahm
Syllabus for Unit 1 – Basic Biology Principles
Chapters
1 – Biology in the 21’st Century
2 – The Chemistry of Life
3 – Cell Structure and Function
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Class Periods
7
5
7-10
(total 19-22)
LHS Biology 2013
Mr. Zahm
CHAPTER 1 (“Biology in the 21’st Century”): ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
- and Vocabulary List
Chapters
1 – Biology in the 21’st Century
2 – The Chemistry of Life
3 – Cell Structure and Function
Class Periods
7
5
7-10
(total 19-22)
--------------Essential (Most important) Questions
1. How do we know something is alive?
2. What traits do all living things share?
3. How do a living thing’s (organisms’) structures support it’s functions (necessary
activities)?
Essential Ideas (Concepts)
1. All living things share the same basic characteristics/traits.
2. Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes have similarities and differences.
3. Living things are organized from a simple level (organelle) to more complex (a
multicellular organism)
4. An organism’s form is related to its function.
Essential Skills (to Be Able to Perform)
1. Describe the common characteristics exhibited by all living things-both
prokaryotic and eukaryotic
2. Compare cellular structures (parts) and their functions (jobs) in prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells
3. Describe and explain the relationships between the structures and the functions
at all levels of organization:
o the organelle,
o cell,
o tissue,
o organ,
o organ system,
o and multicellular organism.
Vocabulary (31 words)
Vocab #1 (Matter & Life)
1-15: atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism,
prokaryotic, eukaryotic, unicellular, multicellular, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA),
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
Vocab #2 (Scientific Process) – on separate sheet
Vocab #3 (Cell Structure)
16- 31: chromosome, chromatin, cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondrion,
chloroplast, vacuole, Golgi apparatus, lysosome, cell wall, centriole, nucleus,
plasma membrane, vesicle, nucleolus, endosymbiosis
LHS Biology 2013
Mr. Zahm
CHAPTER 2 (“The Chemistry of Life”): ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
- and Vocabulary HW’S #3 & 4
Chapters
1 – Biology in the 21’st Century
2 – The Chemistry of Life
3 – Cell Structure and Function
Class Periods
7
5
7-10
(total 19-22)
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Essential (Most important) Questions
1. How is a life a product of the organization and interaction of matter?
Big Ideas (Concepts)
1. The chemical structure of water is unique and essential to life (make it possible)
2. Examples of how the properties of water make life on Earth possible
3. The levels of biochemical organization (atoms, molecules, macromolecules)
4. The Chemical characteristics (properties) and structural shapes of carbon atoms
and organic molecules
5. Enzymes and substrate interaction
Essential Skills to Be Able to Perform
1. Describe the importance of water on Earth.
2. Describe the importance of carbon in organic molecules.
3. Compare the structure and function of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and
nucleic acids in living things
4. Explain the structure and function of enzymes
Vocabulary
Vocab #3 (Chemistry 1 – More Matter & Carbon-based Molecules) – 22 words
compound, ionic bond, covalent bond, mixture, solution, solute, solvent,
concentration, capillary action, adhesion, cohesion, macromolecule, carbohydrate,
lipid, nucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA), monomer,
polymer, amino acid, protein (polypeptide), enzyme
Vocab #4 (Carbon Chemistry 2) – 18 words
substrate, catalyst, active site, buffer, activation energy,
dehydration synthesis (condensation), hydrogen bond, hydrolysis,
monosaccharide, nucleotide, pH, polarity, reaction rates, specific heat,
surface tension, biochemical conversion, denature, temperature
LHS Biology 2013
Mr. Zahm
CHAPTER 3 (“Cell Structure and Function”): ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
- and Vocabulary List
Chapters
1 – Biology in the 21’st Century
2 – The Chemistry of Life
3 – Cell Structure and Function
Class Periods
7
5
7-10
(total 19-22)
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Essential (Most important) Questions
1. How do organisms maintain a biological balance between their internal and external
environments?
Big Ideas (Concepts)
1. Chemical structure and function of the plasma membrane
2. Active versus passive transport mechanisms
3. Vesicle transport system within the cell Mechanisms of regulation
Essential Skills to Be Able to Perform
1. Describe how the structure of the plasma membrane allows to function as a
regulatory structure and/or protective barrier for a cell
2. Compare and contrast active versus passive transport mechanisms
3. Describe how membrane-bound cellular organelles facilitate intracellular transport
of materials
4. Explain mechanisms organisms use to maintain homeostasis
Vocabulary
1-16: equilibrium, permeability, selectively/semi-permeable, impermeable,
phospholipid bilayer, passive transport, active transport, osmosis, diffusion,
hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic, concentration gradient, homeostasis, extracellular,
intracellular
17-28: endocytosis, exocytosis, facilitated diffusion, endoplasmic reticulum,
Golgi apparatus, intracellular transport, pumps (ion, molecular), vesicles,
carrier/transport protein, ATP, homeostatic mechanism (feedback loop)