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GRADE 10 HONORS BIOLOGY
UNIT I: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
EMPHASIZED
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SKILLS
EXPECTATIONS:
"By the end of this unit
students will be able to”
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KEY CONCEPTS
BS10-2 Cell Biology
Central Concepts: Cells
have specific structures
and functions that make
them distinctiDeve.
Processes in a cell can be
classified broadly as
growth, maintenance, and
reproduction.
1.1
Distinguish between
biotic and abiotic
things by describing the
features that characterize
living things
BS10-3. Genetics
Central Concepts: Genes
allow for the storage and
transmission of genetic
information. They are a set
of instructions encoded in
the nucleotide sequence of
each organism. Genes code
for the specific sequences
of amino acids that
comprise the proteins
characteristic to that
organism.
1.3
Summarize the importance
of living systems, giving
specific examples.
Adaptation
Respiration
ATP
Cell
DNA
Energy
Stimulus
Responds
Evolution
Homeostasis
Hypothesis
Metabolism
Photosynthesis
Reproduction
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Growth
Development
BS10-4. Anatomy and
Physiology
Central Concepts: There is
a relationship between the
1.
Construct a hierarchy of
biological organization.
1.4
Identify the six kingsoms
of living things. And
demonstrate the binomial
system of nomenclature.
1.5
Summarize the flow of
energy through an
ecosystem.
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organization of cells into
tissues and the
organization of tissues into
organs. The structures and
functions of organs
determine their
relationships within body
systems of an organism.
Homeostasis allows the
body to perform its normal
functions.
1.6
Design an experiment to
test a given hypothesis
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GRADE 10 HONORS BIOLOGY
UNIT II: CLASSIFICATION
EMPHASIZED
STANDARDS /
SKILLS
EXPECTATIONS:
"By the end of this unit
students will be able to”
VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS
BS10-2. Cell Biology
Central Concepts: Cells
have specific structures
and functions that make
them distinctive. Processes
in a cell can be classified
broadly as growth,
maintenance, and
reproduction.
2.1
Describe the three domains
and six kingdoms based on
cell type.
2.2
Given distinguishing
characteristics, classify an
organism.
Classify
Trait
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Fungi
Plant
Animal
Protist
Archaebacteria
Eubactria
Eukaryotic cells
Prokaryotic cells
BS10-5. Evolution and
Biodiversity
Central Concepts:
Evolution is the result of
genetic changes that occur
in constantly changing
environments. Over many
generations, changes in the
genetic make-up of
populations may affect
biodiversity through
speciation and extinction.
2.3
Identify methods of
molecular biology used by
taxonomists to show
evolutionary relationships
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GRADE 10 HONORS BIOLOGY
UNIT III: ECOLOGY
EMPHASIZED
STANDARDS /
SKILLS
BS10-2. Cell Biology
Central Concepts: Cells
have specific structures
and functions that make
them distinctive. Processes
in a cell can be classified
broadly as growth,
maintenance, and
reproduction.
6. Ecology
Central Concept: Ecology
is the interaction among
organisms and between
organisms and their
environment.
EXPECTATIONS:
"By the end of this unit
students will be able to”
3.1
Identify the reactants,
products, and basic
purposes of
photosynthesis and
cellular respiration.
3.2
Explain the important
role that ATP serves
in metabolism.
3.3
Use a food web to
identify and distinguish
producers, consumers,
and decomposers, and
explain the transfer of
energy through
trophic levels. Describe
how relationships among
organisms (predation,
parasitism, competition,
commensalism,
VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS
Commensalism
Emigration
Energy pyramid
Food Chain / Web
Habitat
Immigration
Limiting Factor
Niche
Parasitism
Mutualism
Autotroph
Heterotroph
Consumer
Decomposer
Succession
Transpiration
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mutualism) add to the
complexity of biological
communities.
3.4
Explain how water,
carbon, and nitrogen
cycle between abiotic
resources and organic
matter in an ecosystem.
Be able to precisely
draw out each of the
cycles with complete
understanding.
3.5
Explain how birth,
death, immigration, and
emigration influence
population size and
problem solve ways to
prevent overpopulation
in a population.
3.6
Analyze changes in
population size and
biodiversity
that result from: natural
causes, changes in
climate, human activity,
and the introduction of
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invasive, non-native
species and be able to
problem solve a means
to prevent these
disastrous results.
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GRADE 10 HONORS BIOLOGY
UNIT IV: CHEMISTRY
EMPHASIZED
STANDARDS /
SKILLS
BS10-1. The Chemistry
of Life
Central Concept:
Chemical elements form
organic molecules that
interact to perform the
basic functions of life.
BS10-4. Anatomy and
Physiology
Central Concepts: There is
a relationship between the
organization of cells into
tissues and the
organization of tissues into
organs. The structures and
functions of organs
determine their
relationships within body
systems of an organism.
Homeostasis allows the
body to perform its normal
functions.
EXPECTATIONS:
"By the end of this unit
students will be able to”
4.1
Recognize that biological
organisms are composed
primarily of very few
elements. The six most
common are C, H, N, O, P,
and S.
4.2
Describe the basic
molecular structures
and primary functions
of the four major
categories of organic
molecules (carbohydrates,
lipids, proteins, nucleic
acids)
4.3
Identify organic
macromolecules through
chemical testing
4.4
Explain the role of
enzymes as catalysts
that lower the
activation energy of
VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS
Atom
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Valance electron
Ionic bond
Covalent bond
Element
Monomer
Polymer
Lipid
Protein
Nucleic Acid
Carbohydrate
Enzyme
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Peristalsis
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biochemical reactions.
4.5 Identify factors, such
as pH and temperature,
that have an effect on
enzymes.
4.6
Design a lab to show how
these factors effect
enzymes.
4.7
Explain generally how the
digestive system (mouth,
pharynx, esophagus,
stomach, small and large
intestines, rectum)
converts macromolecules
from food into smaller
molecules that can be used
by cells for energy and for
repair.
4.8
To identify the functional
groups that
macromolecules have and
what affect they have on
the molecules interaction
with its environment.
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GRADE 10 HONORS BIOLOGY
UNIT V: CELLS
EMPHASIZED
STANDARDS /
SKILLS
BS10-2. Cell Biology
Central Concepts: Cells
have specific structures
and functions that make
them distinctive.
EXPECTATIONS:
"By the end of this unit
students will be able to”
5.1
Relate cell parts/organelles
(plasma membrane, nuclear
envelope, nucleus,
nucleolus, cytoplasm,
mitochondrion, endoplasmic
reticulum, Golgi apparatus,
lysosome, ribosome,
vacuole, cell wall,
chloroplast, cytoskeleton,
centriole, cilium, flagellum,
pseudopod, plastids mitotic
organizing certer) to their
functions.
5.2
Explain the role of cell
membranes as a highly
selective barrier (diffusion,
osmosis, facilitated
diffusion, active transport).
5.3
Compare and contrast, at the
cellular level, the general
structures and degrees of
complexity of prokaryotes
and eukaryotes
VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS
Plasma membrane
Nuclear membrane
Nucleus
Chromosomes/chromatin
Nucleolus
Endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi Body
Lysosome
Vacuole
Cell Wall
Cytoplasm/Cytosol
Ribosomes
Phospholoipid Bilayer
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Cytoskeleton
Microtuble
Microfilament
Flagella
Cilia
Pigment
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GRADE 10 HONORS BIOLOGY
UNIT VI: CELL REPRODUCTION
EMPHASIZED
STANDARDS /
SKILLS
BS10-2. Cell Biology
Processes in a cell can be
classified broadly as
growth, maintenance, and
reproduction.
BS10-4. Anatomy and
Physiology
Central Concepts: There is
a relationship between the
organization of cells into
tissues and the
organization of tissues into
organs. The structures and
functions of organs
determine their
relationships within body
systems of an organism.
Homeostasis allows the
body to perform its normal
functions.
EXPECTATIONS:
"By the end of this unit
students will be able to”
VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS
6.1
Describe the cell
cycle and the process
of mitosis.
Asexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Sister chromatid
Centormere ,Cell cycle
Interphase, Mitotic phase
Mitosis
Cytokinesis
Spindle
Centrosome
Prophase, Anaphase
Metaphase, Telophase
Cell plate
Cleavage furrow
Benign tumor
Malignant tumor
Cancer, Metastasis
Meiosis,
Homologous chromosome
Sex chromosome
Diploid, Haploid
Gamete
Feritilization
Zygote, Tetrad
Crossing over
6.2
How check points prevent
uncontrolled cell growth in
normal cells. Explain the
role of mitosis in the
formation of new cells,
and its importance in
maintaining chromosome
number during asexual
reproduction.
6.3
Describe how the process
of meiosis results in the
formation of haploid cells.
Explain the importance
of this process in sexual
reproduction, how this
processl increases the
genetic variation among
organisms, and how
gametes form diploid
zygotes in the process
of fertilization.
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6.4
Compare and contrast a
virus and a cell in terms of
genetic material and
reproduction.
6.5
Recognize that the sexual
reproductive system allows
organisms to produce
offspring that receive half
of their genetic
information from their
mother and half from their
father, and that sexually
produced offspring
resemble, but are not
identical to, either of their
parents.
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GRADE 10 HONORS BIOLOGY
UNIT VII: GENETICS
EMPHASIZED
STANDARDS /
SKILLS
BS10-3. Genetics
Central Concepts: Genes
allow for the storage and
transmission of genetic
information. They are a set
of instructions encoded in
the nucleotide sequence of
each organism. Genes code
for the specific sequences
of amino acids that
comprise the proteins
characteristic to that
organism.
EXPECTATIONS:
"By the end of this unit
students will be able to”
7.1
Describe the basic
structure (double helix,
sugar/phosphate backbone,
linked by complementary
nucleotide pairs,
7.2
Understrand the
importance of
complementary base
pairing in Chargaff’s rule.
7.2
Describe the basic process
of DNA replication and
how it relates to the
transmission and
conservation of the genetic
code.
7.3
How the process proceeds
in a specific direction and
the antiparallel nature of
DNA
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7.4
Explain the basic process
of transcription and
translation, and how they
result in the expression of
genes and what molecules
are involved (m RNA, t
RNA, r RNA)
7.5
Distinguish among the end
products of replication,
transcription, and
translation and where in
the cell they occur.
7.6
Explain how mutations in
the DNA sequence of a
gene may or may not result
in phenotypic change in an
organism.
7.7
Explain how mutations in
gametes may result in
phenotypic changes in
offspring.
7.8
Distinguish among
observed inheritance
patterns caused by several
types of genetic traits
(dominant, recessive,
codominant, sex-linked,
polygenic, incomplete
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dominance, multiple
allelesm epistasis.)
7.9
Describe how Mendel’s
laws of segregation and
independent assortment
can be observed through
patterns of inheritance
(e.g., dihybrid crosses).
7.10
Use a Punnett Square to
determine the probabilities
for genotype and
phenotype combinations in
monohybrid and dihybrid
crosses.
7.11
Understand the importance
of genetic testing for
certain inherited diseases
and the ability to select
embryos without the
presence of a life
threatening disease.
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GRADE 10 HONORS BIOLOGY
UNIT VIII: EVOLUTION
EMPHASIZED
STANDARDS /
SKILLS
EXPECTATIONS:
"By the end of this unit
students will be able to”
VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS
BS10-5. Evolution and
Biodiversity
Central Concepts:
Evolution is the result of
genetic changes that occur
in constantly changing
environments. Over many
generations, changes in the
genetic make-up of
populations may affect
biodiversity through
speciation and extinction.
8.1
Explain how evolution is
demonstrated by evidence
from the fossil record,
comparative anatomy,
genetics, molecular
biology, and examples of
natural selection.
Evolution
Adaptation
Decent with
modification
Natural selection
Fossil
Fossil record
Extinct
Homologous structure
Vestigial structure
Population
Variation
Artificial selection
Genetic drift
Gene pool
Antibiotic
Speciation
Embryology
Analogous structure
Phylogenetic tree
Geographic isolation
Biodiversity
8.2
Describe species as
reproductively distinct
groups of organisms.
8.3
Recognize that species are
further classified into a
hierarchical taxonomic
system (kingdom, phylum,
class, order, family, genus,
species) based on
morphological, behavioral,
and molecular similarities.
8.4
Describe the role that
geographic isolation can
play in speciation and what
impact humans have on the
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rate at which speciation is
occurring.
8.5
Problem solve ways that
humans can have less of an
impact.
8.6
Explain how evolution
through natural selection
can result in changes in
biodiversity through the
increase or decrease of
genetic diversity within a
population
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GRADE 10 HONORS BIOLOGY
UNIT IX: ANANTOMY
EMPHASIZED
STANDARDS /
SKILLS
EXPECTATIONS:
"By the end of this unit
students will be able to”
VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS
BS10-4. Anatomy and
Physiology
Central Concepts: There is
a relationship between the
organization of cells into
tissues and the
organization of tissues into
organs. The structures and
functions of organs
determine their
relationships within body
systems of an organism.
Homeostasis allows the
body to perform its normal
functions.
9.1
Explain how the digestive
system converts
macromolecules from food
into smaller molecules that
can be used by cells for
energy and how to eat
healthier to maintain
proper weight.
Anatomy
Physiology
Tissue
Organ
Organ system
Vertebra
Cartilage
Marrow
Joint
Ligament
Tendon
Muscle fiber
CNS
PNS
Nerve
Reflex
Motor neuron
Dendrite
Axon
Myelin
Autonomic nerves
Parasympathetic nerves
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brainstem
Retina
Pupil
9.2
Explain how the
circulatory system
transports nutrients and
oxygen to cells and
removes cell wastes.
9.3
Describe how the kidneys
and the liver are closely
associated with the
circulatory system because
they too remove wastes.
9.4
Explain how the
respiratory system
provides exchange of
oxygen and carbon
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dioxide, design a lab that
shows this relationship.
9.5
Explain how the nervous
system mediates
communication with all
parts of the body ,how it
controls both voluntary
and involuntary actions,
and what the typical cell
looks like.
9.6
Explain how the
muscular/skeletal system
works with other systems
to support the body and
allow for movement and
the effect of poor diet on
the strength of the system
9.7
Recognize that
communication among
cells is required for
coordination of body
functions.
9.8
Understand the leaps in
medicine that are being
made with stem cells to
correct errors in the
communication due to
disease or accident.
Cone
Rod
Auditory canal
Eardrum
Cochlea
Nutrition
Ingestion
Digestion
Absorption
Elimination
Alimentary canal
Artery
Vein
Lymph
Pulmonary circuit
Aorta
Atrium
Ventricle
Systolic pressure
Diastolic pressure
RBC
WBC
Platelets
Hemoglobin
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