Standard
Benchmark
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3
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The student will develop an understanding of the cell, molecular basis of heredity, biological evolution, interdependence of organisms, matter, energy, and organization in living systems, and the behavior of organisms.
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3.1
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The student will demonstrate an understanding of the structure and function of the cell.
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3.1.1
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The student understands cells are composed of a variety of specialized structures that carry out specialized structures that carry out specific functions.
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3.1.2
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The student understands cell functions involve specific chemical reactions.
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3.1.3
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The student understands cells function and replicate as a result of information stored in DNA and RNA molecules.
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3.1.4
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The student understands some plant cells contain chloroplasts, which are the sites of photosynthesis.
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3.1.5
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The student understands cells can differentiate, thereby enabling complex multicellular organisms to form.
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3.2
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The student will demonstrate an understanding of chromosomes, genes, and the molecular basis of heredity.
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3.2.1
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The student understands living organisms contain DNA or RNA as their genetic material, which provides the instructions that specify the characteristics of organisms.
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3.2.2
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The student understands organisms usually have a characteristic number of chromosomes; one pair of these may determine the sex of individuals.
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3.2.3
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The student understands hereditary information is contained in genes, located in the chromosomes of each cell.
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3.2.4
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The student understands gametes carry the genetic information to the next generation.
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3.2.5
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The student understands expressed mutations occur in DNA at very low rates.
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3.3
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The student will understand biological evolution.
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3.3.1
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The student understands biological evolution, descent with modification, is a scientific explanation for the history of the diversification of organisms from common ancestors.
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3.3.2
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The student understands populations of organisms adapt to environmental challenges and changes as a result of natural selection, genetic drift and various mechanisms of genetic change.
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3.3.3
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The student understands biological evolution is used to explain the earth's present day biodiversity: the number, variety and variability of organisms.
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3.3.4
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The student understands organisms vary widely within and between populations. Variation allows for natural selection to occur.
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3.3.5
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The student understands the primary mechanism acting on variation is natural selection.
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3.3.6
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The student understands biological evolution is used as a broad, unifying theoretical framework for biology.
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3.4
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The student will understand the interdependence of organisms and their interaction with the physical environment.
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3.4.1
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The student understands atoms and molecules on the earth cycle among the living and nonliving components of the biosphere.
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3.4.2
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The student understands energy is received, transformed and expended in ecosystems.
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3.4.3
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The student understands the distribution and abundance of organisms and populations in ecosystems are limited by the carrying capacity.
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3.4.4
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The student understands organisms cooperate and compete in complex, interdependent relationships.
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3.4.5
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The student understands human beings live within and impact ecosystems.
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3.5
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The student will develop an understanding of matter, energy, and organization in living systems.
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3.5.1
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The student understands living systems require a continuous input of energy to maintain their chemical and physical organization.
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3.5.2
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The student understands the sun is the primary source of energy for life through the process of photosynthesis.
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3.5.3
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The student understands food molecules contain biochemical energy, which is then available for cellular respiration.
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3.5.4
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The student understands the structure and function of an organism serve to acquire, transform, transport, release, and eliminate the matter and energy used to sustain the organism.
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3.6
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The student will understand the behavior of animals.
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3.6.1
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The student understands animals have behavioral responses to internal changes and to external stimuli.
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3.6.2
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The student understands most multicellular animals have nervous systems that underlie behavior.
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3.6.3
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The student understands behaviors are often adaptive when viewed in terms of survival and reproductive success.
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3.7
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The student will demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of structure and function in organisms.
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3.7.1
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The student understands differences in structure and function among organisms and can identify the characteristics of relevant organisms and can identify the characteristics of relevant life forms.
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3.7.2
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The student understands that homeostasis is the dynamic regulation and balance of an organisms internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for survival.
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3.7.3
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The student understands that living things change following a specific pattern of developmental stages called life cycles.
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3.7.4
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The student understands that in complex organisms there is a division of labor into specific body systems i.e., respiration, digestions, nervous endocrine, excretion, circulatory, reproductive, immune, skeletal and muscle.
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3.7.5
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The student understands taxonomy is the systematic way in which organisms are placed into a hierarchical classification system, according to their physical and genetic characteristics and their evolutionary history.
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