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Unit 3 Biochemistry
9A
9C
9D
Compare the structure (shape) and function (what it does) of different biomolecules in including carbohydrates,
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
 Organic vs. inorganic molecules
 Formation/breakdown of macromolecules: dehydration synthesis/hydrolysis
 For each biomolecules list: atoms present, examples of monomers and polymers, and all functions
 Chemical structure of the biomolecule and how the structure relates to its function
 Properties of water
Identify the role of enzymes
 Predict how enzymes affect the rate of reaction
 Illustrate the effect of temperature, pH, and substrate concentration on enzymes using graphs
Describe the evidence regarding the formation of key macromolecules (biomolecules) essential to life.
 Formation of prebiotic organic molecules
 Miller-Urey experiment
Biomolecules
Enzymes
9A
9C
Miller-Urey/
Forming Polymers
9D
Unit Test
6 Wks Exam
Unit 4 Cells and Transport
4A
10C
4B
7G
Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
 Identify structures and processes common to both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
 Recognize structures and processes unique to eukaryotic cells
Analyze the levels of organization in biological systems and relate the levels to each other and to the whole system
 atoms → molecules → organelles → cells → tissues → organs → organ systems → organism → population →
community → ecosystem → biome → biosphere
 Investigate and explain cellular processes
 Homeostasis (see bullets below)
 Energy conversion (photosynthesis, cellular respiration, fermentation)
 Transport of molecules (all types of diffusion, osmosis, active transport, bulk transport)
 Synthesis of new molecules (glucose, ATP) including the cell structures used to make them (membranes,
chloroplasts, and mitochondria)
Analyze and evaluate scientific explanations concerning the complexity of the cell.
 Endosymbiosis
 Origin of mitochondria and chloroplast
Cells
Levels
4A/7G
10C
Processes:
transport only
4B
Unit Test
6 Wks Exam
* SE’s that are bolded are readiness standards. These will be emphasized on the STAAR biology end of course exam.
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Unit 5 Cell Energy Conversion
4B
9B
Investigate and explain cellular processes
Homeostasis (see bullets below)
 Energy conversion (photosynthesis, cellular respiration, fermentation)
 Transport of molecules (all types of diffusion, osmosis, active transport, bulk transport)
 Synthesis of new molecules (glucose, ATP) including the cell structures used to make them (membranes, chloroplasts, and mitochondria)
Compare the reactants (what you start with) and products (what you end with) of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in terms of energy and matter
 Describe the reactants, products and purpose of the light reactions and Calvin cycle in photosynthesis
 Describe the reactants, products and purpose of glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain in
cellular respiration
 Compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic respiration
 Describe ATP and its importance as an energy carrier molecule
Energy
Conversion
4B/9B
Unit Test
6 Wks Exam
Unit 6 Cell Cycle—Tested 3rd Six Weeks
5A
5D
6A
6B
Describe the stages and importance of the cell cycle to the growth of organisms
 Interphase: G1, S, G2
 S phase: DNA Helicase, replication fork, DNA polymerase, complementary strand, lagging/ leading strand,
parent/daughter strand
 Mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
 Cytokinesis
 Relate replication to nuclear division
 The importance of the cell cycle for growth and repair of tissue
Recognize that disruptions of the cell cycle lead to diseases such as cancer
 Checkpoints
Identify components of DNA, and describe how information for specifying the traits of an organism is carried in
the DNA
 Structure of a nucleotide (deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogen base)
 Structure of a DNA molecule (double helix, hydrogen bonds, complementary base pairing)
 DNA → RNA → polypeptide (protein) → trait
Recognize that components that make up the genetic code are common to all organisms.
Cell Division &
DNA Replication
5A
Cancer
Genetic Code
5D/6B
DNA
6A
Unit Test
6 Wks Exam
* SE’s that are bolded are readiness standards. These will be emphasized on the STAAR biology end of course exam.