DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Subject: Biology II/Anatomy _____ Semester

Grade: X Year

	TOPIC	ESSENTIAL QUESTION
AUGUST	Reproduction --Asexual --Plant --Human Development --Embryonic --External --Internal --Human	1. What is reproduction? 2. How does the type of environment of an organism affect its method of reproduction? 3. How has technology impacted human reproduction? 4. Why is reproduction essential for evolution? 1. What changes do organisms undergo as they develop? 2. Why do organisms develop differently?
SEPTEMBER	Genetics -Genes and alleles -Genetic mutations and karotypes	1. Why are individuals different? 2. How can the differences between individuals be identified? 3. How has technology impacted society? 4. Who should decide how and when they new genetic technologies should be used? 5. How is society using the advances in genetic engineering? 6. How do the advances in genetic engineering create moral dilemmas?
OCTOBER	1. Microbiology 2. –Viruses 3. –Viruses and disease	1. How do microorganisms affect man? 2. How does the body defend itself against disease? 3. Why is life on earth dependent on microorganisms?
NOVEMBER	1. Plants -characteristics -Bryophyta -Tracheophyta -Structue --Organs --Tissues --Root --Stem --Leaf	1. What is a plant? 2. How did plants adapt to survive on land? 3. How are root, stem, and leaf interdependent? How are roots essential to plant life? How are materials transported in plants? Why are leaves essential for plants?
DECEMBER	Energetics (Botanical Systems) -Leaf adaptation for photosynthesis -Light Rxs of photosynthesis -Calvin Cycle -Alternate forms of photosynthesis -Cellular respiration	1. How does the sun regulate life on earth? 2. How is energy transferred through a living system? 3. How are plants and animals co-dependent?
JANUARY	Human Anatomy -Skeletal System --Bone Structure --Joints --Diseases	1. How is the infrastructure of the body similar to the support system of a building? 2. How has technology impacted modern health care? 3. How is movement created? 4. Why do muscles operate in pairs?
FEBRUARY	-Circulatory --Parts/functions --Path of blood --Blood pressure --Cardiovascular fitness -Respiratory --Components --Gas exchange --Disease/environment -Digestive System --Components/functions	1. How can materials be moved efficiently within a system? 2. How does lifestyle affect health? 3. How does the carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange affect life? 4. How does the environment affect health? 1. How does altering the form of a substance change its usefulness? 2. How does nutrition affect health?
MARCH	--Nutrition and health Intersession
APRIL	-Nervous System --Nerves --Impulse transmission --Effect of drugs and alcohol on nerves --Central Nervous System --Peripheral Nervous System --Sense organs	1. How do organisms respond and react to their environment? 2. How do organisms maintain homeostasis? 3. How does the brain regulate the activities within the human body?
MAY	-Endocrine Gland System --Hormone Action --Types	1. How do organisms maintain homeostasis?
MAY/JUNE	Immune System -Parts/functions -Defects/diseases	1. How does the body defend itself against disease? 2. What problems occur when the body cannot defend itself?