10th Grade Biology Curriculum Outline TOPSFIELD

Defining Life

Levels of organization Introduction to the Six Kingdoms of Life

The Molecules of Life

The Water Molecule Four types of organic compounds- carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids

Cell Theory

History of cell theory Parts of the cell and their functions Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes Endosymbiont Theory Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis

Cell Growth and Division

Chromosomes Mitosis and Meiosis The evolution of sexual reproduction Introduction to Biodiversity

Genetics

DNA structure and function Mutation Mendel’s Laws of Segregation Dominant and Recessive traits

Evolution

Charles Darwin Darwin’s Theory Natural Selection

The Fossil Record

Geologic time Punctuated equilibrium Classifying organisms Taxonomy

Ecology

Cycles of Matter Food Webs Symbiosis- Commensalism, Mutualism, Parasitism, Predation

Human Evolution

Human Anatomy