Prince Edward Island Curriculum
1.1.4: perform an experiment to investigate and collect data on the nervous system (reflexes) and identify specific variables involved
1.4.6: perform an experiment to investigate and collect data on the nervous system (sense organs) and identify specific variables involved
1.6.2: explain how the endocrine system helps maintain homeostasis
1.6.2.a: identify the location and function of principal endocrine glands in the human organism
1.6.2.a.vii: pancreas (Islets of Langerhans)
2.5.1: explain the processes of fertilization and development in human reproduction
2.5.1.b: explain how fraternal and identical offspring are produced
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
3.1.1: demonstrate an understanding of Mendelian genetics
3.1.1.a: define the terms heredity and genetics
3.1.1.b: explain Mendel?s concept of unit characters and describe the unit theory of inheritance
3.1.1.c: explain the meaning of the relevant terms
3.1.1.c.x: gene
3.1.1.c.xi: allele
3.1.1.c.xii: homozygous
Chicken Genetics
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
3.1.1.c.xiii: heterozygous
Chicken Genetics
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
3.1.1.c.xiv: product rule
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Microevolution
3.1.1.c.xv: Punnett square
3.1.1.c.xvi: genotype
Chicken Genetics
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
3.1.1.c.xvii: phenotype
Chicken Genetics
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
3.1.4: demonstrate an understanding of Mendelian genetics
3.1.4.a: explain the meaning of relevant terms
3.1.4.a.i: incomplete dominance
Chicken Genetics
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
3.1.4.a.ii: co-dominance
3.1.4.a.iii: multiple alleles
3.1.6: interpret patterns and trends in genetic data
3.1.6.d: use a test cross to determine the unknown genotype of a dominant organism
3.2.1: summarize the main scientific discoveries that led to the modern concept of the gene
3.2.1.d: explain the influence of polygenic traits on inheritance patterns
3.2.2: describe and illustrate the role of the chromosomes in the transmission of hereditary information from one cell to another
3.2.2.e: outline, in general terms, the gene-chromosome theory of inheritance
3.3.6: interpret patterns and trends in genetic data
3.3.6.a: draw and interpret the patterns of inheritance shown on pedigree charts
3.4.3: explain how a major scientific milestone revolutionized thinking in the scientific communities
3.4.3.a: describe the Watson and Crick double helix model of DNA
3.4.4: identify and describe the structure and function of important biochemical compounds such as nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)
3.4.4.a: compare and contrast the structure of DNA and RNA
3.4.8: explain the role of DNA and RNA (mRNA, tRNA, rRNA) in protein synthesis
3.4.8.i: transcription
3.4.8.ii: transaction
3.4.9: predict the effects of mutations on protein synthesis, phenotypes, and heredity
3.4.9.a: explain the meaning of mutation and what causes it
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
3.4.9.d: distinguish between the two types of point mutations (gene mutations)
3.4.9.d.i: substitution
3.4.9.d.i.a: silent
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
3.4.9.d.i.b: mis-sense
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
3.4.9.d.i.c: nonsense
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
3.4.10: describe factors that may lead to mutations in a cell?s genetic information
3.4.10.a: describe how McClintock?s jumping genes contribute to genetic variation
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
3.4.10.b: distinguish among the different types of chromosome mutations
3.4.10.b.ii: duplication
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
3.4.10.b.iii: inversion
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
3.4.10.b.iv: translocation
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
3.4.10.b.v: nondisjunction (monosomy, trisomy)
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
4.2.1: evaluate current evidence that supports the theory of evolution and that feeds the debate on gradualism and punctuated equilibrium
4.2.1.a: fossil record
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis
4.2.1.g: identify the conditions necessary to maintain a Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
4.2.4: analyse evolutionary mechanisms such as natural selection, genetic variation, genetic drift, artificial selection, and biotechnology, and their effects on biodiversity and extinction
4.2.4.iv: non-random mating
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
4.2.4.v: natural selection
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Microevolution
Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric
4.2.4.vi: sexual selection
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
4.2.6: identify questions to investigate that arise from practical problems and issues
4.2.6.a: analyse the role of sexually produced genetic variations and mutations on the process of natural selection
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
4.3.5: use library and electronic research tools to collect information on a given topic
Correlation last revised: 9/16/2020