9th Grade Honors Biology I CAN's 08-09

Classification and Biodiversity I CAN’s

                       
1. I CAN demonstrate how scientist classify and organize living things.

2. I CAN explain how classifying organisms reflect evolutionary linage.

3. I CAN explain how Earths biodiversity is essential for life as we know it.

4. I CAN describe the difference between modern and traditional classification.

5.  I CAN use keys to classify different living things (arthropods, plants etc.)

6. I CAN create classification tools to assist in the identification of living things.(dichotomous keys etc.).

KEY TERMS:  biodiversity, classification, taxonomy, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, dichotomous key, animal, plant, protista, fungi, eubacteria, archebacteria, insect orders, traditional classification, modern classification

Cell I CAN’s

Cells are the basic unit of life. All living things are composed of one or more cells that come from other living (preexisting) cells. Cells perform a variety of functions necessary to maintain homeostasis and life. The structure and function of a cell determines the cell's role in an organism. Living cells are composed of chemical elements and molecules that form large, complex molecules. These molecules form the basis for the structure and function of cells.

1. I CAN describe the Cell Theory and relate the nature of science to development of cell theory.

2. I CAN describe the relationship between the organelles in a cell and the functions of that cell.

3. I CAN differentiate between autotrophic and heterotrophic cells.

4. I CAN describe the characteristics of life.

5. I CAN explain the flow of energy and matter in cellular functions (photosynthesis, cellular respiration.

6. I CAN describe how materials enter and leave the cell.

7. I CAN explain how cells divide from existing cells.

8. I CAN give examples of organisms maintaining homeostasis

9. I CAN list the major chemical elements in the cell.

10. I CAN identify the structure and functions of the four major macromolecules.

11. I CAN explain the structure of enzymes and why they are so important to living things.

12. I CAN explain the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction.

13. I CAN describe why some materials are acidic and others basic and how these substances affect living things.

14. I CAN describe the unique properties of water.

15. I CAN identify the proper use of the scientific method.

 Key Terminology:  organelles, photosynthesis, respiration, cellular respiration, osmosis, diffusion, active transport, homeostasis, cell theory, organic, carbohydrate, fermentation, protein, fat, nucleic acid, enzyme, chlorophyll, cell membrane, nucleus, cell wall, solvent, solute, adhesion, cohesion, microorganism

Genetic I CAN’s

Information passed from parent to offspring is coded in DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules. The fundamental DNA structure is the same for all living things; the sequence of DNA differs between each organism and each species. Changes in the DNA sequence may alter genetic expression. The genetic information in DNA provides the instructions for assembling protein molecules in cells. The code used is virtually the same for all organisms. There are predictable patterns of inheritance. Sexual reproduction increases the genetic variation of a species. Asexual reproduction provides offspring that have the same genetic code as the parent

1. I CAN explain and diagram the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction.

2. I CAN describe how scientists predict and interpret patterns of inheritance in sexually reproducing organisms (punnett squares).

3. I can use and construct human pedigrees to predict patterns of genetics.

4. I CAN describe and diagram the substance responsible for the genetic code in all living things.

5. I CAN explain how sexual reproduction increases genetic diversity and survival over time.

6. I CAN explain how the genetic code differs between different kinds of organisms.

7. I CAN describe how the structure and replication of the genetic code is essential to heredity and protein synthesis.

8. I CAN explain the importance of genetic engineering to our modern society.

9. I CAN explain how Mendelian Principles are used in modern plant and animal breeding.

10. I CAN identify the proper use of the scientific method.

11. I CAN explain how modern genetics can be used to identify disease and improve the overall quality of life.

KEY TERMS:  DNA, replication, fertilization, dominant trait, recessive trait, genetic engineering, gene splicing, phenotype, genotype, sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, chromosome, gene, mutation, cloning, inheritance, bioethics, pedigree

Evolution and Diversity of Life I Can's

Evolution is central to modern science’s understanding of the living world. The basic idea of biological evolution is that Earth’s present day species developed from earlier species. Evolutionary processes allow some species to survive with little or no change, some to die out altogether, and other species to change, giving rise to a greater diversity of species. Science distinguishes itself from other ways of knowing and from other bodies of knowledge through the use of empirical standards, logical arguments, and skepticism, as science strives for explanations of the world.

1. I CAN explain how biological diversity is a result of change over time (evolutionary process).

2. I CAN describe how the following are used as evidence of evolutionary change: fossils, structural similarities, homologous and vestigial structures and biochemical similarities.

3. I CAN explain the role of genetics, mutations and sexual reproduction in evolution.

4. I CAN explain the difference between natural selection and artificial selection (selective breeding).

5. I CAN describe how plate tectonics and natural selection can be a force for evolutionary change.

6. I CAN describe how natural selection can be used to explain evolutionary change.

7. I CAN describe how populations of living things can change over time.

8. I CAN demonstrate how scientists classify and organize living things.

9. I CAN explain how classifying organisms can reflect evolutionary linage?

KEY TERMS:  evolution, fossil record, geologic record, molecular, homologous, vestigial structures, mutation, recombination, hierarchy, classification scheme, theory, natural selection, adaptation, evidence, inference, speciation, biodiversity, taxonomy, kingdom, virus, protist, fungi, plant, animal, dichotomy

Structure and Function of Organs and Systems, I CAN’s

 Structure relates to function.  Organs and organ systems function together to provide homeostasis in organisms.  The functioning of organs depends upon multiple organ systems.

1.  I can illustrate the levels of organization in a living thing.

2. I CAN describe the structure and function of various organs and their corresponding systems.

3. I CAN Explain how organs and systems are similar between different organisms (plant, animal).

4. I CAN describe how organs and systems work together to maintain homeostasis.

 KEY TERMS:organ, organ system, organism, hormonal modification, stomata, tissue, homeostasis, structure, function

            “I Can” Ecosystems

 Ecosystems are shaped by interactions among living organisms and their physical environment. Ecosystems change constantly, either staying in a state of dynamic balance or shifting to a new state of balance.  Matter cycles in ecosystems, and energy flows from outside sources through the system.  Humans are part of ecosystems and can deliberately or inadvertently alter an ecosystem. Matter cycles in ecosystems, and energy flows from outside sources through the system.  Humans are part of ecosystems and can deliberately or inadvertently alter an ecosystem.

1.  I CAN explain why it is important to understand how living organisms interact with each other and their environment?
2. I CAN explain how energy flows through an ecosystem?
3. I CAN explain how organisms balance expended and gained energy.
4. I CAN compare the food production practices of our species (industrialized and non industrialized Nations) to other living things. 
5. I CAN describe how the cycling of matter affects living organisms.
6. I CAN explain how the interactions among organisms and their environment help shape ecosystems.

 KEY TERMS: predator-prey, symbiosis, competition, ecosystem, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, oxygen cycle, population, diversity, energy pyramid, consumers, producers, limiting factor, competition, decomposers, food chain, biotic, abiotic, community, variable, evidence, inference, quantitative, qualitative