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1a. Atoms and molecules cycle among the living and non-living
components of our biosphere.
1b. Demonstrate how energy flows through ecosystems.
1c. Living systems require energy to maintain their
chemical and physical organization.
1d. Cellular respiration makes energy available.
2a. Photosynthesis and plant chloroplasts
2b. Sun's importance to photosynthesis |
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1. Energy, Life, and the Biosphere
2. Autotrophy: Collecting Energy from the Nonliving
Environment |
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1. Explain: characteristics of organisms, energy and nutrients,
energy and ecosystems, energy conversions, energy
and entropy, enzymes and energy, chemical reactions
in organisms, energy transfer and ATP (a-S3B4I1,
b-S3B4I2, c-S3B5I1, d-S3B5I3)
2. Investigate: autotrophs, photosynthesis, calvin
cycle, photorespiration, chemoautotrophs (a-S3B1I4,
b-S3B5I2) |
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3. Chemical reactions in cell functions
4. Cell structure and specific functions
5a. Cell function and replication as a result of DNA
and RNA
5b. DNA and RNA instructions to specify organisms
characteristics
5c. Biological, diversity, ecological, and medical
effects on microbiological agents
6. Biology, diversity, anatomy, ecology, and medical
aspects of animal groups |
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3. Cell Respiration: Releasing Chemical Energy
4. Cell Strucutures and Their Functions
5. Cell Cycle and Genetic Information
6. Animal Growth and Development |
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3. Explain: metabolism, cell respiration, aerobic respiration,
glycolysis, Krebs cycle, electron transport system.
(S3B1I2)
4. Discuss: cell types, prokaryotic, eurkayotic.
(S3B1I1)
5. Investigate: eukaryotes cell division, DNA
structure, DNA synthesis, DNA repair, mitosis, RNA
synthesis, RNA processing, translation, genetic
information, viruses. (a-S3B1I3, b-S3B2I3, c-S3B7I1)
6. Discuss: embryo, growth, differentiation,
development, defects. (S3B7I4) |
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7. Biology, diversity, ecology of plants
8a. Cell differentiation allows for multicellular
organisms to form.
8b. Structure and processes of development and
reproduction
9a. Heredity and its relationship to genes
9b. Chromosome characteristics |
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7. Plant Growth and Development
8. Reproduction
9. Patterns of Inheritance |
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7. Investigate: seed germination, primary growth, secondary
growth, auxins, gibberellins and cytokinins (growth
stimulators), abscisic acid and ethylene (growth
inhibitors), photoperiodism. (S3B7I3)
8. Describe: asexual reproduction, chromosome
numbers, meiosis, sexual reproduction, egg
production, menstrual cycle, sperm production,
inferility and contraception. (a-S3B1I5, b-S3B7I6)
9. Explain: heredity, Mendel, genes and chromosomes,
probability and genetics, inheritance of alleles,
sex determination, linked genes, x-linked traits,
nondisjunction, multigene traits. (a-S3B2I1,
b-S3B2I4) |
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10. Gametes carry the genetic information to the next generation.
11a. Living organisms contain DNA-RNA as genetic
material.
11b. Mutations can occur in DNA
12a. The theory of evolution is both the history of
descent and the ongoing adaptation of organisms.
12b. The theory of evolution used to explain Earth's
present day biodiversity.
12c. The theory of evolution is a broad, unifying
theoretical framework in biology. |
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10. Forms of Inheritance
11. Molecular Genetics
12. Origin of Life |
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10. Investigate: gene function, cytoplasmic inheritance, genomic
imprinting, epistasis, genetic anticipation,
transposable elements. (S3B2I5)
11. Explain: genome projects, functional genomics,
mutations, genetic disorders, gene therapy, ethical,
legal, social issues. (a-S3B2I2, b-S3B2I6)
12. Discuss: Big Bang, early Earth, chemical
evolution, biological evolution. (a-S3B3I1,
b-S3B3I2, c-S3B3I5) |
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13. Understand the basic biology, diversity, ecology, and medical
effects of fungi.
14. Theory of evolutions primary mechanisms are
natural selection and genetic drift.
15. What are the sources and value of variation? |
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13. Diversity and Variation
14. Changes in Species
15. Human Evolution |
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13. Investigate: species concept, classification, homologies,
linnean classification system, five kingdoms.
(S3B7I2)
14. Discuss: fossil evidence, ecology evidence,
homologies evidence, genetic evidence, molecular
evidence, process of speciation, patterns in
evolution. (S3B3I3)
15. Explain: identifying primates, skeletal
evidence, molecular evidence, dating human fossils,
early hominids, first humans, gene pools. (S3B3I4) |
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16. The nervous system underlies multicellular animal behavior.
17a. Animal behavior responses to internal and
external stimuli.
17b. Evolution of behavior through natural
selection. |
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16. Nervous System
17. Behavior |
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16. Investigate: sensory systems, motor systems, peripheral
nervous system, central nervous system, transmission
of impulses, synapses, integration, drugs and the
brain, evolutionary trends, molecular evolution.
(S3B6I2)
17. Discuss: stimulus and response, innate and
learned behaviors, biological aspects of behavior,
environmental aspects of behavior, cultural aspects
of behavior, populations and behavior, animal
communications. (a-S3B6I1, b-S3B6I3) |
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18a. Organisms cooperate and compete in ecosystems.
18b. Structure and function of an organism allows
for energy to cycle.
18c. The distribution and abundance of organisms and
populations is limited to availability.
18d. Energy flows through different levels of
organization.
19a. Environments and resources limit population
capacity.
19b. Human beings live within and impact ecosystems.
20. Complex systems of humans |
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18. Ecosystem Structure and Function
19. Change in Ecosystems
20. Digestion System, Urinary System, Circulatory
System, Reproductive System, Nervous System, Immune
System |
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18. Investigate: abiotic factors, energy in food webs,
relationships in ecosystems, nutrient cycles,
limiting factors, populations dynamics. (a-S3B4I3,
b-S3B5I4, c-S3B5I5, d-S3B5I6)
19. Explain: Terrestrial biomes, aquatic biomes,
succession , dependence dominance, sustainability.
(a-S3B4I4, b-S3B4I5)
20. Digestive system, urinary system, circulatory
system, reproductive system, nervous system, immune
system (S3B7I5) |
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questions, tests |
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