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Biology 1 Honors (Period 1)

Course Description

Credit: 1
Prerequisite: Academic Performance or 80 or above in Math and Science the previous year.

This course is for above average college bound students who wish to study concepts beyond the introductory level. It is a rigorous course providing an enriched, lab-oriented experience including a research component. The SC End of Course exam counts as 20% of the student’s final grade.

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Ecology

Biotic and Abiotic Factors (1:54) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/7034/1093
 
Ecosystem Relations (2:59)
 
Intraspecific Competition (1:28) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/4939/898
 
Relations Between Organisms (3:44) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/4939/137
 
 
 
Factors Affecting Ecosystems (1:12) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/7034/1161 
 
Carrying Capacity and Limiting Factors (1:12) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/4939/1156
 
 
Human Environmental Impact (3:13) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/4939/1984
 
 
Greenhouse Gases (2:27)
 
 
 

Ecological Succession

Discussion of how an ecological system can go through changes, especially after disasters have occurred.

Energy Within Systems

Discussion of how materials, such as Carbon Dioxide, are recycled within an ecological system.

Ecology: Introduction and Terminology

Introduction to Ecology and the organisms found within an ecological system.

The Cell Cycle (Mitosis vs Meiosis)

Animation How The Cell Cycle Works
 
 
 
 
Mitosis: Splitting Up Is Complicated - Crash Course Biology #12
 
 
 
 
Meiosis and Independent Assortment (2:34) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/4938/109
 
Law of Independent Assortment (2;10)  https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/4938/463
 
 

Energy Transfer

Energy Transfer videos for 10-24-19 through week of 10-25-19.
 

Cell Videos for Week of 10/7/19

Cells:  Theory, Microscopes, Types, Structures, and Their Functions, and Transport.
 
Video Topics for 10/7/19 - 10/11/19
 
Monday 10/7/19
Watch the Microscopes and Cell Theory Videos (above) on my webpage and the below USAtestprep videos on Microscope: Safety and Major Tenets of Cell Theory.
 
 
 
Videos for Wednesday (10/9/19) - Monday (10/14/19):
Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals:  Characteristics:  https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/4936/1160
 
 
Biology: Cell Structure Nucleus Medical Media (youtube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URUJD5NEXC8
 
General Cell Structure (Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic):  https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/4936/159
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Types of Solutions, Examples:  https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/4936/1236

Videos to Watch for Honors Biology

Video Topics for Week of 2/17/2020:
 
Monday 2/17/2020
Atoms, Molecules, Ionic & Covalent Bonds, and pH 
Basic Atomic Structure:  A Look Inside the Atom (7:44):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6LPAwAmnCQ
What's the Difference between an Atom and a Molecule? (5:16)
Ionic vs. Molecular aka Covalent: (8:51):
The pH Scale Explained (5:54):
Characteristics of Living Things (USAtestPrep 4:18) 3 Questions
 
 
Tuesday 2/18/2020
Watch the below USAtestprep videos on Organic Molecules, Carbohydrates, and Organic Compounds: Carbohydrates.  Then go to the MHS webpage click on the About icon then go to Staff Directory go down to Laura Lovelace then click on Videos and watch the video on Water (if you haven't already) and the one on Carbohydrates.
 
Wednesday 2/19/2020
Watch the below USAtestprep videos on Lipids, Organic Compounds: Lipids, Nucleic Acids, Bases of DNA, and Bases of RNA.  Then go to the MHS webpage click on the About icon then go to Staff Directory go down to Laura Lovelace then click on Videos and watch the video on Lipids and Nucleic Acids.
 
Thursday 2/20/2020
Watch the below USAtestprep videos on Proteins and Organic Compounds: Proteins.  Then go to the MHS webpage click on the About icon then go to Staff Directory go down to Laura Lovelace then click on Videos and watch the video on Proteins and the one on Enzymes.
 
USA test prep videos
Organic Molecules: Carbon-Based Molecules in Life (1:59) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/7034/107
Organic Compounds: Carbohydrates (02:04) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/7034/468
Organic Compounds: Lipids (1:43) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/7034/462
Organic Compounds: Proteins (2:30) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/4936/458
 
 
 
 
USAtestprep Videos
Scientific Method:  Hypothesis (1 of 3) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/7034/771
Scientific Method:  Data (2 of 3) https://www.usatestprep.com/movies/984/7034/770
Scientific Method:  Conclusion (3 of 3)
Complete the Questions with each video.