COMMON COURSE SYLLABUS ASSESSMENT
OVERVIEW

BIOLOGY

Common Core Assessment Syllabus

 

First Quarter Topics:

Topic 1:   Biochemistry 3.1(no standard, basic overview of importance of
water only), 3.2, 3.3

Topic 2:   Circulation and Digestion- 47.1(basic functions of heart and blood
vessels only- especially capillaries) 49.1, 49.2 (basic nutrients and digestive
system structures and functions; relate to major organic molecules from Topic
1)

Topic 3    Cell Structure and Function 4.1,4.2, 4.3

Topic 4:   Cell Transport 5.1, 5.2 (Relate again to digestion, particularly
nutrient absorption)

Quarterly Common Exam

 

Second Quarter Topics:

Topic 1:  Photosynthesis 6.1, 6.2 Basic summary of purposes of the light
reactions and Calvin Cycle; skip alternative pathways

Topic 2:  Respiratory System 47.3  Basic structures and functions only-
relate to cell transport and circulatory system for gas exchange

Topic 3: Cellular Respiration 7.1, 7.2 Basic summary of the three stages of
aerobic respiration and fermentation (relate to circulatory and respiratory
systems and cell transport)

Topic 4: Cell Division: Chromosomes, Cell Cycle, Mitosis 8.1, 8.2

Midterm Common Exam

 

Third Quarter Topics:

Topic 1: Cell Division and Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis 8.3

Topic 2: Fundamental Genetics: Mendel’s Experiments and Genetic Crosses 9.1,
9.2 (Relate to meiosis and reproduction)

Topic 3: Inheritance Patterns and Human Genetics: 12.1, 12.2 (Relate to
meiosis and reproduction)

Topic 4: DNA Replication, Transcription, and Translation 10.1, 10.2, 10.3

Quarterly Common Exam

 

Fourth Quarter Topics:

Topic 1: Evolution of Populations and Speciation 16.1, 16.2, 16.3

Topic 2: The Immune System 48.1, 48.2 (Relate to cell structure, circulatory
system)

Topic 3: The Endocrine System- Refer to Ch. 51 basic function, define
hormone, define gland, provide a few examples (Relate to circulatory system)

Topic 4: The Nervous Systems- basic structures and their functions, function
of a nerve impulse

Topic 5: Review Species Interactions 21.1 and Energy Transfer/Food Webs 22.1
(Must do this before MCAS- might consider doing ahead of organ systems if
necessary)

Final Common Exam

Common Grading Parameters

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