Exploring Creation With Biology Semester 1 2013 Daily Plan Class The Class on will be a Lab Section where homework, lab reports and tests will be collected and labs will be performed. DATE DAY PAGE Topic List and Subject Headings 8/28 iv Student Notes in Textbook iv Teacher's Notes in Solution Manual Visit Apologia Website MODULE #1: Biology: The Study of Life 1 Introduction 1 What Is Life? 1 DNA and Life 2 Energy Conversion and Life 6 Sensing and Responding to Change 7 All Life Forms Reproduce 8 Life s Secret Ingredient 9 The Scientific Method 12 Limitations of the Scientific Method Friday 15 Spontaneous Generation: The Faithful Still Cling to It! 16 Biological Classification 18 Characteristics Used to Separate Organisms into Kingdoms 20 The Definition of Species 21 Biological Keys 24 Experiment 1.1: Using a Biological Key PERFORM THIS LAB AT HOME ON YOUR OWN Tuesday 27 Naming Organisms Based on Classification 27 Alternate Forms of Taxonomy 30 The Microscope READ ABOUT MICROSCOPES WE WILL PERFORM THE LAB IN CLASS 30 Experiment 1.2: Introduction to the Microscope Wednesday 35 Module #1 Study Guide 9/4 Class 1 NOTE: Work should be completed by DUE date but will not be collected until after test completion DUE: Module #1 Study Guide Friday Take TEST 1 MODULE #2: Kingdom Monera 37 Introduction 37 Bacteria 41 The Eating Habits of Bacteria Tuesday 44 Asexual Reproduction in Bacteria 47 Genetic Recombination in Bacteria 49 Transformation and Transduction
50 Endospore Formation Wednesday 50 Bacterial Colonies 9/11 Class 2 NOTE: Work should be completed by DUE date but will not be collected until after test completion DUE: On Your Owns TURN IN: OYOs and Study Guide for Module 1 for Module 1 TEST 1 Friday 52 Experiment 2.1: Pond Life, Part A 53 Classification in Kingdom Monera 54 Classes in Kingdom Monera 56 A Few Words on Other Classification Systems 56 Specific Bacteria Tuesday 58 Conditions for Bacterial Growth 59 Preventing Bacterial Infections 60 Take a Look at the Microscopic World 60 Experiment 2.2: Pond Life, Part B Wednesday 65 Module #2 Study Guide 9/18 Class 3 DUE: Module #2 Study Guide Friday Take TEST 2 MODULE #3: Kingdom Protista 67 Introduction 67 Experiment 3.1: Pond Life, Part C 68 Classification in Kingdom Protista Tuesday 71 Subkingdom Protozoa 71 Phylum Sarcodina 73 Other Sarcodines Wednesday 74 Phylum Mastigophora 75 Other Mastigophorites 78 Phylum Ciliophora 79 Other Members of Phylum Ciliophora 80 Phylum Sporozoa 9/25 Class 4 DUE: On Your Owns TURN IN: OYOs and SG for Module 2 TEST 2 Friday 82 Experiment 3.2: Subkingdom Protozoa 84 Subkingdom Algae 85 Phylum Chlorophyta 87 Phylum Chrysophyta 88 Phylum Pyrrophyta 89 Phylum Phaeophyta 91 Phylum Rhodophyta Tuesday 91 Experiment 3.3: Subkingdom Algae 92 Summing Up Kingdom Protista Wednesday 95 Module #3 Study Guide
10/2 Class 5 DUE: Module #3 Study Guide Friday Take TEST 3 MODULE #4: Kingdom Fungi 97 Introduction 97 General Characteristics of Fungi 101 Reproduction in Kingdom Fungi 102 Classification in Kingdom Fungi Tuesday 103 Phylum Basidiomycota 106 Other Members of Phylum Basidiomycota Wednesday 107 Experiment 4.1: Phylum Basidiomycota 10/9 Class 6 DUE: OYOs TURN IN: OYOs and SG for Module 3 Test 3 Friday 109 Phylum Ascomycota 109 Yeasts 110 Experiment 4.2: Yeast and the Fermentation Process 111 Other Members of Phylum Ascomycota 112 Phylum Zygomycota 114 Experiment 4.3: Molds 115 Phylum Chytridiomycota 115 Phylum Deuteromycota: The Imperfect Fungi Tuesday 116 Optional Experiment 4.4: Imperfect Fungi 117 Phylum Myxomycota 119 Symbiosis in Kingdom Fungi 120 Summing Up Kingdom Fungi Wednesday 123 Module #4 Study Guide 10/16 Class 7 DUE: Module #4 Study Guide Friday Take TEST 4 MODULE #5: The Chemistry of Life 125 Introduction 125 Atoms: The Basic Building Blocks of Matter 128 Elements 130 Molecules 132 Changes in Matter Tuesday 133 Physical Change 134 Experiment 5.1: Diffusion 135 Experiment 5.2: Osmosis Wednesday 139 Chemical Change 140 Photosynthesis 10/23 Class 8 DUE: OYOs TURN IN: OYOs and SG for Module 4 Test 4 Friday 142 Organic Chemistry
142 Carbohydrates 146 Organic Acids and Bases Tuesday 148 Lipids 149 Proteins and Enzymes 152 Experiment 5.3: The Fragility of an Enzyme 154 DNA Wednesday 159 Module #5 Study Guide 10/30 Class 9 DUE: Module #5 Study Guide Friday Take TEST 5 MODULE #6: The Cell 161 Introduction 161 Cellular Functions 164 Cell Structure 165 The Cell Wall 165 The Plasma Membrane Tuesday 166 The Cytoplasm 167 The Mitochondrion Wednesday 167 The Lysosome 168 Ribosomes 168 The Endoplasmic Reticulum 168 The Plastids 11/6 Class 10 DUE: On Your Owns TURN IN: OYOs and SG for Module 5 Test 5 Friday 169 Vacuoles and Vesicles 171 Golgi Bodies 172 Centrioles 172 The Nucleus 173 The Cytoskeleton 174 As If This Isn t Already Complicated Enough! 175 Experiment 6.1: Cell Structure I 176 How Substances Travel In and Out of Cells Tuesday 181 Experiment 6.2: Cell Structure II 182 How Cells Get Their Energy 186 ATP and ADP Wednesday 188 Module #6 Study Guide 11/13 Class 11 DUE: Module #6 Study Guide Friday Take TEST 6 MODULE #7: Cellular Reproduction and DNA 195 Introduction 195 Genes, Chromosomes, and DNA 197 Experiment 7.1: DNA Extraction 198 Protein Synthesis Part 1: Transcription 201 Protein Synthesis Part 2: Translation
Tuesday 205 Mitosis: Eukaryotic Asexual Reproduction 210 Experiment 7.2: Mitosis 211 Diploid and Haploid Cells 213 Meiosis: The Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction 218 Viruses Wednesday 225 Module #7 Study Guide 11/20 Class 12 DUE: On Your Owns TURN IN: OYOs and SG for Module 6 Test 6 Friday Module #7 Test MODULE #8: Mendelian Genetics PERFORM MODULE 8 LABS AT HOME 227 Introduction 227 Gregor Mendel 228 Mendel s Experiments Tuesday 233 Updating the Terminology 236 Punnett Squares 238 Pedigrees 241 Experiment 8.1: Making Your Own Earlobe Pedigree Wednesday 242 More Complex Crosses 12/4 NO Class TURN IN: OYOs and SG for Module 7 Module #7 Test Friday 246 Experiment 8.2: A Dihybrid Cross 247 Sex and Sex-Linked Genetic Traits 249 Experiment 8.3: Sex-Linked Genetic Traits 250 A More Complete Understanding of Genetics 252 Genetic Disorders and Diseases Tuesday BEGIN LAB 8.4 AT HOME, IT TAKES SIX DAYS 255 Experiment 8.4: Environmental Factors and Their Effect on Radish Leaf Color 255 Summing Up Wednesday 259 Module #8 Study Guide Module #8 Test 12/11 NO Class DUE: Module #8 Study Guide Module #8 Test Friday MODULE #9: Evolution: Part Scientific Theory, 261 Part Unconfirmed Hypothesis 262 Charles Darwin 264 Darwin s Theory 267 Microevolution and Macroevolution 270 Inconclusive Evidence: The Geological Column 273 The Details of the Fossil Record: Evidence Against Macroevolution 280 The Cambrian Explosion 282 Structural Homology: Formerly Evidence for Macroevolution,
Now Evidence against It 285 Molecular Biology: The Nail in Macroevolution s Coffin Tuesday 289 Macroevolution Today 293 Why Do So Many Scientists Believe in Macroevolution? Wednesday 297 Module #9 Study Guide Module #9 Test