General Biology

Physiological, genetic, ecological, and evolutionary processes and relationships among plants and animals. Requirement for General Program only

This High School Course is also offered as part of the General Correspondence Diploma program.

Credits: 1 Unit

Course ID: SC13

Course Area: Science

Course Type: General

Study Method: Correspondence

Key Topics:
What is biology; ecology; communities and biomes; biological diversity; the life of a cell; cellular transport and the cell cycle; genetics; Mendel and meiosis; DNA and genes; patterns of heredity and human genetics; change through time; the theory of evolution; organizing life's diversity; viruses, bacteria, protists, and fungi; plants; plant structure, function, and reproduction; invertebrates; sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, and roundworms; mollusks and segmented worms; arthropods; echinoderms and invertebrate chordates; vertebrates; fishes and amphibians; reptiles and birds; mammals; animal behavior; the human body; the digestive and endocrine systems; the nervous system; respiration, circulation, and excretion; reproduction and development; immunity from disease.

Text:
Biology, The Dynamics of Life, Glencoe