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This course is a survey of general biology. Stressed is the study of life processes from the molecular level through the level of the biosphere. The major topics covered include ecology, human anatomy, cell biology, genetics, and evolution. Students will use methods of scientific inquiry to investigate these topics.

• Grades:10-12
• Units:10
• UC Requirements: Fulfills Section D Requirement
• CSU Requirements: Fulfills Science Requirement
• Prerequisites:Sophomore standing and Algebra I with a grade of “C” or better.

This course is an intensive study of the concepts of biology. Being an honors course, the content presented is very rigorous and is covered at an accelerated pace. Molecular and cellular biology are stressed, though human physiology, evolution, and ecology are also emphasized. Considerable time will be spent exploring these concepts through observation, experimentation, and research.

• Grades:9-12
• Units:10
• UC Requirements: Fulfills Section D Requirement
• CSU Requirements: Fulfills Science Requirement
• Prerequisites:Geometry with a grade of “C” or better or teacher recommendation.

The exploration of the origin of the sea, the geology of the ocean floor, tectonic plate theory, currents and wave action, the biology of the marine environment, taxonomy and identification of marine plants and animals, ecology of the sea, the future of the ocean, exploration, mariculture, minerals and deposits. Students will be expected to conduct field research on beaches, tide pools, and mud flats.Additionally, students will learn: (1) the correct use of a research library, (2) writing term papers on a U.C./Stanford format.

• Grades:10-12
• Units:10
• UC Requirements: Fulfills Section D Requirement
• CSU Requirements: Fulfills Science Requirement
• Prerequisites:Biology I. This is a very rigorous course of study.

This class will provide students with an introduction to basic research methods used to gather data in the shallow, subtidal marine environment of Carmel Bay. The objective of this course is to enable students to learn new skills and to use their background in the sciences to participate in long-term kelp forest monitoring and a student-authored marine research project. Students will help propose experiments that can be conducted by the class at SCUBA depth in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). Experience gained in this course will give students an idea of how scientific research is conducted in the academic environment, as well as in the government and private sectors. Lecture topics featured in the course will include physical oceanography, ecology, phycology, invertebrate and vertebrate zoology, sampling techniques, imaging equipment, data analysis (statistics), scientific paper analysis, writing, and presentation.

• Grades:12 (by teacher permission)
• Units:10
• UC Requirements: Fulfills Section D Requirement
• CSU Requirements: Fulfills Science Requirement
• Prerequisites:This is an upper division life science (Biology II) course designed for students who would like to integrate the life and physical sciences with mathematics in a culminating science course. The course provides an excellent compliment to AP Biology when the two are taken in tandem. Students must be strong swimmers, comfortable in the ocean, and be in excellent physical condition. Students must be of senior standing and have completed Biology I, Physics, Chemistry, and Algebra II with a B or better.