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Welcome to Mrs. Lafferty's Wikispaces == =Zoology = ===In Zoology, students survey the animal kingdom from simple invertebrate to complex vertebrate species. Topics for study include knowledge of animal anatomy and physiology, distinguishing characteristics of invertebrate phyla and vertebrate classes, life cycles and metamorphosis, biodiversity as it relates to habitat distribution, the basis for species endangerment, theories of extinction, vertebrate development, evolution as it relates to the development of various animal groups or species, adaptive behaviors, various structural and feeding adaptations, animal identification, and techniques use in capture, release, census taking and field study. === = Marine Biology = ===In Marine Biology, students will utilize a college level text with reading and writing at the advanced level. Students are exposed to scientific principles that govern the organization and perpetuation of organisms and associations through discussion and laboratory of the following concepts: oceanography, plankton and plankton communities, open ocean organisms, deep sea biology, subtidal and benthic communities, intertidal ecology, estuaries and salt marshes, tropical communities, symbiotic communities and human intervention in the sea. ===

=Supplemental Instruction for Biology (SI) = ===This course is designed to provide supplemental instruction to improve the knowledge and skills taught in Biology. The course includes the study of: cell growth & reproduction; cell structure & organization; ecosystems & biomes; homeostasis &transport; the nature of science; organic molecules & water; the theory of evolution; cellular energy; DNA & genetics; energy flow in ecosystems; enzymes; the mechanisms of evolution; scientific inquiry; heredity; organism interactions & population dynamics; Earth's cycles; mutations & genetic variability; biotechnology; and environmental change. === =Human Anatomy and Physiology (HA&P) =  === In Human Anatomy and Physiology, students will focus on an integrated study of the human body including the histology, anatomy, and physiology of each system. Topics of study include molecular, cellular, and tissue levels of organization plus integument, skeletal, muscular, along with several other body systems. ===

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