Standards of Learning
LS.2.a: cell structure and organelles (cell membrane, cell wall, cytoplasm, vacuole, mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, nucleus and chloroplast);
Cell Energy Cycle
Cell Structure
Paramecium Homeostasis
RNA and Protein Synthesis
LS.2.b: similarities and differences between plant and animal cells;
LS.2.d: cell division (mitosis and meiosis).
LS.3.b: life functions and processes of cells, tissues, organs, and systems (respiration, removal of wastes, growth, reproduction, digestion, and cellular transport).
Cell Structure
Circulatory System
Digestive System
LS.4.a: plant needs (light and energy sources, water, gases, nutrients);
LS.6.a: energy transfer between sunlight and chlorophyll;
LS.6.b: transformation of water and carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen; and
LS.6.c: photosynthesis as the foundation of virtually all food webs.
LS.7.a: the carbon, water, and nitrogen cycles;
LS.7.b: interactions resulting in a flow of energy and matter throughout the system;
LS.7.d: energy flow in food webs and energy pyramids.
LS.9.a: the relationship among producers, consumers, and decomposers in food webs;
LS.9.b: the relationship of predators and prey;
LS.9.e: niches.
LS.10.b: characteristics of land, marine, and freshwater ecosystems; and
Pond Ecosystem
Prairie Ecosystem
LS.10.c: adaptations that enable organisms to survive within a specific ecosystem.
LS.11.b: factors that increase or decrease population size; and
LS.12.b: change in habitat size, quality, and structure;
LS.12.c: change in species competition;
LS.12.d: population disturbances and factors that threaten and enhance species survival; and
Pond Ecosystem
Rabbit Population by Season
LS.12.e: environmental issues (water supply, air quality, energy production, and waste management).
Pond Ecosystem
Water Pollution
LS.13.b: the function of genes and chromosomes;
Human Karyotyping
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.13.c: genotypes and phenotypes;
Chicken Genetics
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.13.d: factors affecting the expression of traits;
Chicken Genetics
Inheritance
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.13.e: characteristics that can and cannot be inherited;
Inheritance
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.13.g: historical contributions and significance of discoveries related to genetics.
Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
LS.14.a: the relationships of mutation, adaptation, natural selection, and extinction;
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Rainfall and Bird Beaks
LS.14.b: evidence of evolution of different species in the fossil record; and
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis
LS.14.c: how environmental influences, as well as genetic variation, can lead to diversity of organisms.
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Correlation last revised: 8/8/2016