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College Prep Biology Syllabus
Text: Biology: The Study of Life
Prentice Hall, 1999

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY

Chapter 1: The Nature of Life
Chapter 2: Biology as a Science
Chapter 3: Basic Chemistry
Chapter 4: Chemical Compounds of Life
Chapter 5: The Cell
Chapter 6: Cellular Respiration
Chapter 7: Classification of Living Things

UNIT 2: ANIMAL MAINTENANCE

CHapter 8: Nutrition
Chapter 9: Transport
Chapter 10: The Blood and Immunity
Chapter 11: Gas Exchange
Chapter 12: Excretion
Chapter 13: Support and Locomotion
Chapter 14: Nervous Regulation
Chapter 15: The Human Nervous System
Chapter 16: Chemical Regulation

UNIT 3:PLANT MAINTENANCE

Chapter 17: Plant Nutrition
Chapter 18: Plant Structure
Chapter 19: Plant Function

UNIT 4: REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 20: Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction
Chapter 21: Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Chapter 22: Animal Development
Chapter 23: Human Reproduction
Chapter 24: Sexual Reproduction in Plants

UNIT 5: GENETICS

Chapter 25: Menedelian Genetics
Chapter 26: Modern Genetics
Chapter 27: Applied Genetics

UNIT 6: EVOLUTION

Chapter 28: Evidence of Evolution
Chapter 29: The Modern Theory of Evolution

UNIT 7: DIVERSITY OF LIVING THINGS

Chapter 30: Bacteria, Protists, and Viruses
Chapter 31: Fungi and Plants
Chapter 32: Invertebrates: Sponges to Mollusks
Chapter 33: Vertebrates: Arthropods and Echionoderms
Chapter 34: Fishes to Reptiles
Chapter 35: Vertebrates: Birds and Mammals
Chapter 36: Behavior

UNIT 8: ECOLOGY

Chapter 37: Organization in the Biosphere
Chapter 38: Biomes of the Earth
Chapter 39: Human Ecology

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