Biology

Course summary

Biology is the natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. 3.1 Biological Molecules Students will study the biochemistry shared by all life on Earth. 3.2 Cells Students will study the structure of different types of cells, in particular, that of the cell surface membrane and its role in cell signaling, communication, recognition, and immunity. 3.3 Organisms exchange substances with their environment Students will be studying how the internal environment of a cell or organism is different from its external environment, and how they are adapted for exchange. 3.4 Genetic information, variation, and relationships between organisms Students will be examining biological diversity and how differences between species reflect genetic differences. 3.5 Energy transfers in and between organisms Students will study photosynthesis and respiration. 3.6 Organisms respond to changes in their internal and external environments Students study the nervous system and how responses to changes in the internal or external environment are coordinated. 3.7 Genetics, populations, evolution and ecosystems Students study inheritance, variation in populations, and natural selection. 3.8 The control of gene expression Students will study how cells can control their metabolic activities by regulating transcription and translation of their genome.