Honors Biology
Unit 1: Ecology
General Documents:
An Example Outline Provided by Mrs. Boccher:
Enduring Understandings
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• In an ecosystem, energy flows from the sun and is ultimately transformed into heat.
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• Matter is cycled within an ecosystem.
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• Living things are involved in relationships with each other and with the environment.
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• Succession causes changes in ecosystems that lead toward a greater stability.
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• Humans can cause major changes to the Earth’s ecology.
Unit 2: Chemistry of Life
Enduring Understandings
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• Water is the universal solvent.
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•The structure of molecules determines function within an organism.
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•Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids are the fundamental organic groups found in living
things.
