2013 Areas of Focus (Topics) Ecological Changes Genetics Adaptation Biological Systems Nutrition Supplemental notes for each area of focus will be available via the website

2013 Areas of Focus (Topics) Ecological Changes Vocabulary Primary and Secondary Succession Habitats Climate and Cyclic Succession Population Change, Density, Crash, and Growth Carrying Capacity and Limiting Factors

2013 Areas of Focus (Topics) Genetics Vocabulary Mitosis/Meiosis DNA/RNA Heredity and Mendelian Genetics Dominant and Recessive Traits Using Punnett Squares to Predict Genotypes and Phenotypes Sex-Linked Traits Mutations and Genetic Variability

2013 Areas of Focus (Topics) Adaptations Vocabulary Natural Selection, Selective Breeding, Evolution Structural, Behavioral, and Physiological Adaptations Food Chains, Webs, Pyramids

2013 Areas of Focus (Topics) Biological Systems Vocabulary Human Systems: Circulatory or Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Immune, Digestive, Excretory, Reproductive, Nervous, Endocrine Respiration and Photosynthesis Cell Biology

2013 Areas of Focus (Topics) Nutrition Vocabulary Biological Macromolecules Energy Transformations Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration