Honors+Biology

=Welcome to Honors Biology= **BIOLOGY EOC TEST - THURS. MAY 26 - AFTERNOON** = Bring your EOC Review Packet to class each day!!!! = = **CHECK OUT THE EOC REVIEW LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE!!**! =

BIOLOGY CLASS CALENDAR


 * BIOLOGY USEFUL LINKS**

McDougle-Littell CLASSZONE []


 * __ FOURTH QUARTER DATES: QUIZZES, TESTS, ASSIGNMENTS AND DEADLINES __**


 * Mon. April 4 - Review packets due - Mitosis/Meiosis and Cell Review**
 * Wed. April 13 - Test on Protists, Fungi and Plants - Workbook chapters are due. Hand in study guide.**
 * Thurs. April 14 - Student notes for "Kingdom Animalia" and "Animal Behavior" are due**
 * Mon. April 18 - Biology common assessment test (study guide is due day of test)**
 * Mon. May 9 - Begin EOC review - packets must be completed by this time**
 * Thurs. May 26 - Biology EOC Test in afternoon**

__**EOC PRACTICE TEST ANSWER KEY**__ 1. B 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.A 11.A 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.C 16.C 17.B 18.D 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.C 23.D 24.A 25.B 26.B 27.A 28.A 29.D 30.B 31.D 32.A 33.D 34.B 35.D 36.C 37.B 38.A 39.D 40.C 41.D 42.A 43.B 44.C 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.D 49.D 50.B 51.D 52.C 53.A 54.C 55.C 56.C 57.A 58.B 59.B 60.B


 * __ THIRD QUARTER DATES: QUIZZES, TESTS, ASSIGNMENTS AND DEADLINES __**

**Mon. Feb. 21 - Chapter 15 assessment due** **Thurs, Feb, 24 - Biochemistry review packet is due.** **Mon. Mar. 7 - Workbook Chapters 15 and 16 are due.** **Mon. Mar. 7 - EVOLUTION TEST**
 * Fri. Mar. 18 - Case Study is due: "Predicting Evolutionary Relationships"**

__** SECOND QUARTER DATES: QUIZZES, TESTS, ASSIGNMENTS AND DEADLINES **__
 * Mon. Dec. 6 - Mitosis Flip Book is due**
 * Mon. Dec. 13 - Personal nutrition and exercise paper (from FitDay data you entered) is due**
 * Mon. Jan. 3 Genetics TEST (Workbooks are due on this day)**
 * Thurs. Feb. 3 - DNA, RNA and Proteinsynthesis Test. Workbook chapters 12, 13 and 14 are due**


 * __ FIRST QUARTER DATES: QUIZZES, TESTS, ASSIGNMENTS AND DEADLINES __**
 * Tues Aug 31 - First case study is assigned**
 * Tues Sept 7 - Cell phone health risk experiment is due**
 * Mon Sept 13 - First case study is due**
 * Mon Sept 27 - Tues Sept 28 - Enzyme testing lab**
 * Fri Oct 1 - Biochemistry test**
 * Wed Oct 6 - Second case study assigned**
 * Mon Oct 18 - Second case study is due**
 * Thurs Oct 21 - Final test of the 1st quarter**
 * Thurs Nov 4 - Photosynthesis Quiz**
 * Thurs Nov 18 - Cellular Respiration Quiz**

Thanks so much for checking out this new Wiki for the 2010-2011 school year. As you can see, it is still "under construction." Other than my Google account (email) and Snapgrades (grades and class calendar), this will be the major way information about the class is communicated. Updates will occur constantly, so feel free to check in as often as you like.

What does it mean to a scientist? How do cells work? What is DNA and how does it do? How do plants grow? What is evolution? How do our genes and environment affect our health? How are animals related? Are viruses living creatures? How does the environment support animal and plant life? How do humans affect the planet? These questions will be answered and so much more through this course called BIOLOGY!
 * __Did you ever wonder?__ **

This class will investigate the topics and principles of first year biology. Biology is the study of life and in this course students will investigate life through discussion, cooperative learning, written reflection, laboratory work and scientific inquiry. In this class is an **End of Course (** ** EOC ** ** ) exam ** where students are tested upon the North Carolina standard course of study objectives. These objectives can be viewed at the following website [] Because of the importance of this state exam, it is crucial that students review their notes daily, be organized, keep up with their assignments, and be prepared for class **every day**. The way my class is designed is not for students to passively study the subject of biology, but receive the training and preparation of true scientists. My hope is for this class to be __technology, problem-solving and product based__. Meaning students will gain scientific literacy and have options in their education by using 21st century skills in order to create projects that are relevant, meaningful and engaging. After all, by DOING science is how science is truly developed and performed! A list of topics is outlined in the textbook as well as on my web page.
 * __Overview of Class__ **


 * __Textbook__ ** : __Biology__ by Ken Miller and Joe Levine. 2005 Prentice Hall North Carolina Edition [|www.phsuccessnet.com]

INTRODUTION TO BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

CELL THEORY PARTS 1 & 2 - PROKARYOTES AND EUKARYOTES

EVOLUTION OF CELLS - TRANSPORT, DIVISION (MITOSIS) AND COMMUNICATION

**CELLULAR ORGANELLES, FORM AND FUNCTION**

PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND AUTOTROPHS

ANAEROBIC CELLULAR RESPIRATION AND DECOMPOSERS

AEROBIC CELLULAR RESPIRATION AND HETEROTROPHS

MICROSCOPES

GENETICS

DNA, RNA AND PROTEINSYNTHESIS

__IMMUNOLOGY AND DISEASE __

__EVOLUTION __

__TAXONOMY __

__PLANTS, ANIMALS, FUNGI AND PROTISTS __

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ECOLOGY __

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">ECOLOGY 2011 __

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">EOC REVIEW __