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Standards |
Description |
Lessons |
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1 |
Describe characteristics common to living things,
including growth and development, reproduction, cellular
organization, use of energy, exchange of gases, and response to
the environment. |
5 |
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1.1 |
Identifying
homeostasis as the process by which an organism responds to its
internal or external environment. |
4 |
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1.2 |
Identify unicellular
organisms, including bacteria and protists, by their methods of
locomotion, reproduction, ingestion, excretion, and effects on
other organisms. |
7 |
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1.3 |
Identify the structure of a virus. |
5 |
|
2 |
Identify functions of organelles found in
eukaryotic cells, including the nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall,
mitochondria, chloroplasts, and vacuoles. |
6 |
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2.1 |
Identify components of the cell theory. |
5 |
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2.2 |
Identify cells as prokaryotic or eukaryotic. |
4 |
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2.3 |
List the sequence of the mitotic cell cycle. |
5 |
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3 |
Relate major tissues and organs of the skeletal
circulatory, reproductive, muscular, respiratory, nervous, and
digestive systems to their functions. |
7 |
|
3.1 |
Arrange in order the organizational levels of the
human body from the cell through organ systems. |
3 |
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3.2 |
Relate major tissues and organs of the skeletal
system to their functions. |
7 |
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3.3 |
Relate major tissues and organs of the circulatory
system to their functions. |
10 |
|
3.4 |
Relate major tissues and organs of the reproductive
system to their functions. |
4 |
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3.5 |
Relate major tissues and organs of the muscular
system to their functions. |
4 |
|
3.6 |
Relate major tissues and organs of the respiratory
system to their functions. |
5 |
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3.7 |
Relate major tissues and organs of the nervous
system to their functions. |
6 |
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3.8 |
Relate major tissues and organs of the digestive
system to their functions. |
5 |
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3.9 |
Describe how the senses provide information about
the outside environment to the nervous system. |
9 |
|
3.10 |
Describe the endocrine system's role in regulating
body conditions. |
6 |
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3.11 |
Describe the urinary system's role in maintaining
homeostasis. |
3 |
|
4 |
Describe organisms in the six kingdom
classification system by their characteristics. |
7 |
|
4.4 |
Describe organisms in the Fungi Kingdom. |
5 |
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4.5 |
Describe organisms in the Plantae Kingdom. |
14 |
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4.6 |
Describe organisms in the Animalia Kingdom. |
12 |
|
5 |
Identify major differences between plants and
animals, including internal structures, external structures,
methods of locomotion, methods of reproduction, and stages of
development. |
6 |
|
5.1 |
Describe the processes of photosynthesis and
cellular respiration. |
4 |
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5.2 |
Identify major internal structures, external
structures, methods of locomotion, methods of reproduction, and
stages of development of plants. |
12 |
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5.3 |
Identify major internal structures, external
structures, methods of locomotion, methods of reproduction, and
stages of development of animals. |
8 |
|
6 |
Describe evidence of species variation due to
climate, changing landforms, interspecies interaction, and genetic
mutation. |
5 |
|
7 |
Describe biotic and abiotic factors in the
environment. |
6 |
|
8 |
Describe the function of chromosomes. |
6 |
|
9 |
Identify the process of chromosome reduction in the
production of sperm and egg cells during meiosis. |
9 |
|
10 |
Identify differences between deoxyribonucleic acid
(DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). |
14 |
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10.1 |
Identify the mechanisms through which DNA can be
mutated. |
7 |
|
11 |
Identify Mendel's laws of genetics. |
12 |
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11.1 |
Recognize Down's syndrome and sickle cell anemia as
inherited disorders. |
8 |
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11.2 |
Use a monohybrid Punnett square to predict the
probability of traits passed from parents to offspring. |
5 |
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11.3 |
Recognize and define components of a Pedigree Chart. |
8 |
