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Learners will demonstrate understanding of the scientific method. Students will:
- identify the process of how science works
- use the scientific method for objective decision making
- Identify that science is a process, in which knowledge changes through time, and that science is not an absolute
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Learners will describe criteria for defining life and the organization of matter and energy. Students will:
- identify the hierarchical organization of living systems
- demonstrate understanding of basic atomic structure and how atoms combine to form molecules
- identify the most abundant atoms forming living systems
- identify the first and second law of thermodynamics
- describe the importance of water in living systems
- identify the four biological classes of macromolecules
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Learners will classify and identify cell types. Students will:
- describe a typical Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cell
- compare and contrast bacterial, plant and animal cells
4.
Students will describe cell structure and function. Students will:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the function of organelles
- Recognizing prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
- Interpreting and understanding cell metabolism
- Differentiating among the processes of diffusion and osmosis through classroom and laboratory means
- Describe the participants in metabolic pathways of cellular metabolism
- Outline the stages of respiration and photosynthesis
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Students will describe the process of cell division. Students will be expected to:
- Define the cell cycle
- Differentiate the processes of mitosis and meiosis
- Explain the many phases of mitosis and meiosis
- Compare and contrast the roles of sexual and asexual reproduction
- Identify the structure of eukaryotic chromosomes and describe their importance in living matter
- Differentiate among the biological terms: diploid, haploid, and crossover
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Students will describe chromosomes and genes. Students will:
- Define Homologous pairs, histones, nucleosomes, and scaffold proteins
- Describe the following biological terms: dominant and recessive traits, multiple alleles, polygenic, and phenotype
- Describe the difference between autosomes and sex chromosomes
- Differentiate among sex linked disorders in humans
- Classify disorders associated with aneuploidy
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Learners will explain the fundamentals of human genetics. Students will:
- Use Punnett squares to solve genetics problems
- Describe Mendelian traits
- Differentiate among the biological terms: heterozygous and homozygous
- Demonstrate an understanding of the complexities associated with human inheritance as compared to Mendelian traits
- Recognize the biological term mutation and how important mutation is the evolution of life
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Learners will explain the fundamentals of DNA technology. Students will:
- Describe the foundational work of Franklin, Watson, and Crick.
- Describe the implications of biotechnology on society
- Outline the methods of cloning
- Define various aspects of gene therapy
- Define significant advances resulting from mapping the human chromosomes
- Describe the production of transgenic organisms
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