COURSE ID: SC558V
Biology
Students will explain the characteristics of life, identify and summarize hierarchical relationships and construct an explanation for how cellular organelles support life giving processes. Students will explain and summarize the ecological processes present in a balanced ecosystem, including modeling how energy flows and nutrients cycle. Students will identify the role of DNA in passing on heritable characteristics and analyze evidence in earth’s historical record to explain evolution and speciation. Lastly, students will evaluate human impact on these biological processes.