Characteristics of Life
Life's Organizational Hierarchy
Natural Selection and Evolution
Introduction to Taxonomy
Scientific Method
Experimental Design
Atoms- Smallest Unit of Matter
Isotopes
Introduction to Chemical Bonding
Covalent Bonds
Ionic Bonding
Hydrogen Bonding
Introduction to Water
Properties of Water- Cohesion and Adhesion
Acids and Bases
Introduction to Biomolecules
Monomers & Polymers
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
Microscopes
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Biological Membranes
Introduction to Membrane Transport
Passive vs. Active Transport
Concentration Gradients and Diffusion
Osmosis
Simple and Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport
Endocytosis and Exocytosis
Endomembrane System: Protein Secretion
Endomembrane System: Digestive Organelles
Mitochondria & Chloroplasts
Introduction to the Cytoskeleton
Introduction to Cellular Respiration
Review of Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration
Innate Immunity
Adaptive Immunity
Viruses
Heart Physiology
Gas Exchange