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Applied Biology Objectives
Chemistry of Life (Cells and Bioprocesses)
The student will be able to:
1. understand the functions of organic compounds (carbohydrates,
lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and enzymes).
2. review the main ideas of the cell theory.
3. review proper microscope care and microscope techniques for
investigating cells.*
4a. explain how essential components of cells function (plasma
membrane, organelles)
4b. review the differences between plant and animal cells.
5a. relate the functions of a cell to its organization and the way they
reproduce.
5b. review the cell cycle*
6. explain the need for energy and how energy is stored and released.
7. describe and relate photosynthesis and respiration.
LPS
Standard
12.1.1a
12.1.1b
12.1.2a
State
Standard
12.3.2f
12.3.3d
12.4.1c
Text
Pages
29-34
77-81
56-58
12.1.2b
12.4.1a
41-54
63-73
12.1.2c
12.4.1a
12.4.1b
101-113
12.1.3a
12.1.3b
12.4.5a
12.4.1b
12.4.5b
82-84
85-94
Thread of Life (Heredity)
The student will be able to:
1. know and analyze the structure of DNA and its role in heredity and
evolution.
2. analyze, describe, and predict experimental results (probability,
Punnett squares, pedigree charts)
LPS
Standard
12.1.4a
State
Standard
12.4.2a
Text
Pages
137-149
12.1.5a
117-126
3. investigate and explain the cause and effects of genetic variations.
4. summarize and give examples of social applications and benefits of
biotechnology and genetic advancements.
12.1.4b
12.1.5b
12.1.5c
12.1.2e
12.1.3b
12.2.1a
12.4.2b
12.6.2a,b
12.7.6c
12.8.3c
Interactions of Life (Ecology)
The student will be able to:
1. compare the different levels of biological organization and living
relationships important in ecology.
LPS
Standard
12.1.6a
State
Standard
12.4.4c
2. trace the path of energy and matter through trophic levels in an
ecosystem.
12.1.6b
3. analyze how nutrients are cycled in the biosphere.
4. explain what is meant by limiting factors.
12.1.6c
12.1.6d
12.4.4b
12.4.5b
12.7.3c
12.4.4a
12.4.5c
Text
Pages
253-258
263-266
273-277
253-258
5. relate the reproductive patterns of different populations or organisms
to models of population growth.
12.1.6e
*Optional objective
12.4.4d
12.7.2a
127-130
38-39
131-132
149-167
259-262
263-266
278-284
298-299
Textbook: Biology Visualizing Life, Johnson, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1998
Lincoln Public Schools 2007
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Applied Biology Objectives
6. use inquiry to carry out a scientific investigation.
12.1.6f
7. describe human impact on biodiversity.
12.1.7a
8. list how human health may be affected by changes in the
environment.
12.1.7b
9. identify examples of successful solutions to environmental problems.
12.1.7c
12.7.4a
12.8.3a
Diversity of Life (Evolution and Behavior)
The student will be able to:
1. examine and evaluate the criteria required for evolution to take place.
LPS
Standard
12.1.8a
State
Standard
12.4.3a
2. investigate and understand genetic variation (mutations) effects on
population.
3. explain how carrying capacity and biotic potential influence the
genetic makeup of a population.
4. describe and understand how natural selection provides a connection
between the fossil record and molecular similarities among species.
5. investigate, understand, and explain diversity.
12.1.8b
12.4.2c
12.4.3a
12.4.4d
12.1.9b
12.1.5a
12.4.3c
12.4.3b
6. understand how and why classification is used.
7. investigate the effects of homeostasis on behavior.
12.1.9c
12.1.10a
12.4.3d
12.4.6b
8. investigate how behaviors evolved through natural selection.
12.1.10b
9. discuss how biology relates to other sciences including psychology
and anthropology.
12.1.10c
12.4.6b
12.4.6c
12.4.6d
Lincoln Public Schools 2007
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12.1.8c
12.1.9a
12.1.1a,b
12.1.2a-f
12.1.3c
12.2.1a-f
12.8.1c
12.8.2b,c
12.4.4e
12.7.4a
12.8.3a
12.7.2a
12.7.4a
11-15
9, 297
289-298
308-309
498-499
300-304
Text
Pages
173-179
273-277
109, 112,
127, 140
180-185
195-208
324-326
313-323
16, 25,
620
233-235
218-220
226-228
235-239
Applied Biology Objectives