Honors Biology Mr. Berkheimer Room 116-C [email protected].

Honors Biology

Mr. BerkheimerRoom [email protected]

Classroom Expectations Follow Directions Every student in class, on time,

every day Have appropriate materials every

day (notebook, text book, pencil/pen, composition book and calculator for some labs)

Use appropriate language Stay alert, and involved with the

lesson Student electronic devices will not

interfere with the classroom Check Calendar Daily for assignments

Evaluations Quarter grades will be determined by

percentages of the total points earned in the following categories: Tests, Quizzes, homework, Labs, Projects, notebook and Reports. Grades are posted on Powerschool.

Lab Experience Students will be asked to perform

laboratory experiments following safety precautions during Honors Biology

Some labs will be directly followed, while others will be student created

Students will write several formal lab reports following the WHS lab report format for Honors Biology

Textbook

Unit 1 The Nature of Life

1. The Science of Biology

2. The Chemistry of Life

Unit 2 Ecology

3. The Biosphere4. Ecosystems and

Communities5. Populations 6. Humans in the Biosphere

Unit 3 Cells7. Cell Structure and Function 8. Photosynthesis 9. Cellular Respiration and

Fermentation10. Cell Growth and Division

Unit 4 Genetics11. Introduction to Genetics12. DNA13. RNA and Protein

Synthesis14. Human Heredity15. Genetic Engineering

Unit 5 Evolution16. Darwin’s Theory of

Evolution17. Evolution of Populations18. Classification19. History of Life

Unit 6 From Microorganisms to Plants

20. Viruses and Prokaryotes

21. “Protists” and Fungi22. Introduction to Plants

Unit 7 Animals25. Introduction to Animals26. Animal Evolution and

Diversity